October 29, 2014 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Starting on November 4, The Royal 22e Régiment: A Glorious Centennial commemorative DVD box set will be available for purchase online and in stores across Canada. Produced by the NFB in collaboration with the Corporation du Royal 22e Régiment, the box set contains three DVDs marking the French-speaking regiment’s centennial, a major anniversary in the country’s history coinciding with this year’s commemoration of World War I and the invasion of Normandy. Distribution is being handled by Unidisc.
For Remembrance Day: a new documentary online for free at NFB.ca
The commemorative box set features Claude Guilmain’s new documentary, The Van Doos: 100 Years with the Royal 22e Régiment. The film will be available free of charge on NFB.ca from Saturday, November 8, to Tuesday, November 11, in honour of Remembrance Day.
Films in The Royal 22e Régiment: A Glorious Centennial box set
The Van Doos: 100 Years with the Royal 22e Régiment by Claude Guilmain was produced by Anne-Marie Rocher and Maryse Chapdelaine at the NFB’s Canadian Francophonie Studio with executive producers Jacques Turgeon and Dominic Desjardins, in collaboration with Radio-Canada. The feature-length film traces the French-speaking regiment’s history with humanity and emotion, from its creation at the beginning of World War I to its exploits during World War II, the Korean War and its deployment in Afghanistan.
The commemorative box set also includes two other films about the Canadian Armed Forces directed by Guilmain and produced by the NFB: The Van Doos in Afghanistan (2011) and Front Lines (2008), inspired by letters written by soldiers who fought during World War I. Bonus items: an animated short by Claude Cloutier―The Trenches (NFB, 2010)―and an assortment of documentary vignettes from Front Lines.
Quick Facts
• To buy The Royal 22e Régiment: A Glorious Centennial:
o Online:
NFB.ca/store
Archambault.ca
HMV.ca
Amazon.ca
o In stores: at major retailers across Canada, including Renaud-Bray, Archambault, HMV, Walmart and Target.
o By phone: 1-800-267-7710 (NFB customer service).
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