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En pays neufs is a Quebe c documentary film directed by Maurice Proulx and released in 1937.

Context and Synopsis
As a priest and agronomist, Maurice Proulx began producing educational films in the 1930s for the courses he taught at the school in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. The film tells the story of the development of Abitibi, which was open to colonization in the early 20th century during the Great Depression. The Quebec government at the time, particularly the Ministry of Agriculture, offered land for settlement with the support of the clergy to counter the massive exodus of Quebecers to factories in New England. Families went to Abitibi to clear land, build houses, and cultivate the land. They opened up this economic region of Quebec where agriculture was supplemented by the exploitation of forests and gold and copper mines. Maurice Proulx followed these settlers from a new country with his amateur camera.

A sound version funded by the Ministry of Colonization was prepared in New York in 1937 for the Quebec Exhibition.

Technical Specifications

 * Title: En pays neufs
 * Director: Maurice Proulx
 * Screenplay: Maurice Proulx
 * Narrator: Maurice Montgrain
 * Editing: Maurice Proulx
 * Music: Maurice Montgrain
 * Country of Origin: Canada
 * Format: Black and white
 * Genre: Documentary film
 * Duration: 67 minutes
 * Release Dates: September 6, 1937