SODEC — Support for television production – Production value bonus

• The applicant must be a legally constituted for-profit company whose main activity is audiovisual production.
• The company's head office and principal place of business must be located in Quebec, and effective control must be majority held by individuals with tax residence in Quebec.
• The company must have been operational for at least one year and possess relevant professional experience in television series production.
• The project must be a scripted and developed French-language television series (fiction, documentary, or animation) with fully confirmed national market financing, concerning a first, second, or third season, and showing strong commercial potential outside Quebec.
• The project must not have begun filming before the application date, unless prior agreement is obtained from SODEC, and all production and exploitation rights must be held by the applicant company.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit companies whose principal activity is audiovisual production

Who is not eligible

• Individual businesses.
• Canadian broadcasting companies or any company controlled by a Canadian broadcasting company.

Eligible expenses

• Production expenses specifically for the enhanced component intended for markets outside Quebec.
• Post-production expenses associated with increasing the production value for international markets.
• Administrative expenses related to the enhanced component (capped at 10% of categories B + C).
• Expenses for the acquisition or extension of rights for markets outside Quebec.
• Expenses for producing additional episodes of animated television series (up to a maximum of 50% of the episodes included in the domestic budget).

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Potential for adaptation or sale of the project in international markets, including the originality of the project, key production and artistic team members, and how the enhanced production value impacts the project.
• Company’s capacity to expand into international markets, considering the international action plan, targeted markets, networks, previous international experience, and interest from foreign distributors or broadcasters (if applicable).
• Financial aspects, such as the structure and budget of the enhanced production component, additional investment from the applicant and French-language Canadian broadcaster, and details on eligible expenses within the enhanced budget.

• An applicant and its related companies may only submit one application for the same project under this program per intake.
• An applicant may submit only one project per intake period.
• Successful applicants must keep and provide all relevant registers, documents, or other required information for five years following receipt of financial assistance.
• SODEC periodically evaluates the program; aggregated data may be published or disseminated, but individual information remains confidential.