SODEC — Development Aid Program

• Application form available on the secure SOD@ccès online portal
• Déclaration de l'entreprise
• Dossier maître – list, including shareholder and director information
• Rights acquisition documents and co-production agreements, where applicable
• Component-specific financial, creative, schedule, filmography, rewriting, or prototyping documents required by the relevant application

Who is eligible?

• Québec film and television production companies

Who is not eligible

• Broadcasting companies that have been, are, or become licensed under the Broadcasting Act (R.S.C., c. B-9)
• Production companies with corporate links to a company holding such a licence, subject to very specific conditions

Eligible expenses

• Screenwriter fees and related fringe benefits
• For documentaries: research expenses, justifiable filming expenses, demo production expenses, and travel expenses
• Storyboard production expenses for animation projects submitted with development assistance

Eligible geographic areas

• Québec

• Projects are evaluated using a comparative and selective approach.
• For fiction projects, assessment considers the interest and support generated by the overall proposal, its state of completion, originality, engagement, character portrayal, treatment, production management, and the producers’ experience.
• For documentary projects, assessment considers the relevance and depth of the proposal, its degree of completion and feasibility, the quality of the research and the people involved, the uniqueness of the point of view, the clarity and engaging nature of the storytelling, the treatment, and the producers’ experience.
• Financial perspective considers the amount requested in relation to screenwriter fees or storyboard costs; for prototyping, it also considers the state of the financial structure, the amount requested, the diversity of financial partners, and the producer’s investment.
• Commercialization perspective considers strategies for discoverability, accessibility, visibility, audience engagement, promotion, and distribution in Québec and abroad; SODEC’s financial resources are always factored into the decision-making process, and at least 80% of the funds allocated to the development program go to projects whose original version is in French.

• Submit all applications through the secure SOD@ccès online portal.
• Create a user profile if you are a new user, or enter your access codes.
• Select the relevant SOD@ccès program number.
• Complete the application form and upload all required documents.
• On your first connection, also submit the documents required to constitute the master file.

• SODEC may use external evaluation committees or independent readers to gather opinions, comments, or recommendations on the creative aspects of projects.
• Any financial assistance is conditional on compliance with the program and with the financial assistance agreement signed with SODEC.
• The company must also comply with the conditions and obligations of any previous SODEC assistance program.
• SODEC may request any information or document it deems necessary to process and manage files, as well as supporting documents related to expenses reported by the company.

• SODEC may use external evaluation committees or independent readers.
• Applications are submitted through the secure SOD@ccès portal.
• French is the governing version in case of discrepancy.