Montreal, July 19th, 2006: After more than two years of research and preparation, today is the first day of filming of Galafilm’s TV series THE GREAT WAR, a landmark, four-hour epic to mark the 90th anniversary of Canada’s involvement in the First World War. It will be broadcast in two episodes, on CBC and Radio-Canada, during Easter 2007.
INGRID PERITZ
The Globe and Mail
Thursday, July 13, 2006
MONTREAL — When the makers of a CBC television series about the First World War were searching for actors to play soldiers on the battlefield, they knew they faced a tough challenge for the part of war hero Talbot Papineau.
Mr. Papineau was a dashing Quebecker who was bicultural, bilingual, charism...read more
GALAFILM, founded by Arnie Gelbart in 1990, is an international renowned, independent film, television and new media production company based in Montreal. This successful organization has produced a diverse body of award-winning genres from documentary series and one-offs, children's programming, television drama and feature film.
GALAFILM has produced over 100 hours of award-winning television programs for CBC, Radio-Canada, CTV, the Global Television Network, TVOntario, History Television, YTV Canada, Discovery Channel, Showcase, A&E, PBS, Channel 4, BBC, and ITV in the United Kingdom and F2 and La Cinquième in France.
