The National Film Board and Galafilm Productions are going all the way to Paris, all the way back to 1919, having announced a deal to produce a two-part doc series based on the Margaret MacMillan bestseller about the peace talks held there after World War One.

‘Paris 1919 is an unparalleled account of the most significant moments in world history,’ says NFB exec producer Silvia Basmajian. ‘The National Film Board is especially pleased to be partnering on this important project with Galafilm. Their extensive production experience in historical dramas and documentaries is a perfect fit for the NFB.’

Gerry Flahive will produce for the Board, Sylvia Wilson for Galafilm.

Paris 1919 has been hailed as a landmark book and took the Governor General’s award for nonfiction in 2003. It recounts the double-dealing between France, the U.S. and Britain that led to the Treaty of Versailles, and the equally successful League of Nations.