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THE WAY IN ONTARIO
1 Sweetness In The Belly, Producer Jennifer Kawaja 2 American Woman,
Producer Semi Chellas 3 Guest of Honour, Producer Jennifer Weiss
4 Tammy’s Always Dying, Producer Jessica Adams 5 The Rest of Us,
Producers Katie Bird Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott with actress Jodi
Balfour on set. 6 The Rest Of Us, Actress Sophie Nélisse, producer Katie
Bird Nolan, and writer Alanna Francis on set. 7 Sweetness In The Belly,
Producer Julia Sereny 8 Guest of Honour, Producer Simone Urdl.2 345 6 7 815