The Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC) (
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: Society for the Development of Cultural Enterprises) is a
Quebec
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government agency founded in 1983 under the name of Société Générale du Cinéma du Québec (SGCQ) (English: ''General Society of Cinema of Quebec'').
The latter is responsible to the
Ministry of Culture and Communications (''Ministère de la Culture et des Communications'').
As a cultural enterprise development organization, SODEC has the mission of promoting and supporting culture in Quebec and abroad, including film and television production, books, crafts, the art market, and music. It is SODEC's mandate to preserve and enhance an extensive portfolio of 32 buildings illustrating the identity of Quebec.
History
* 1961 - Creation of the Ministère des Affaires Culturelles (''Ministry of Cultural Affairs'') (MAC)
* 1975 - Creation of the Institut Québécois du Cinéma (''Quebec Institute of Cinema'') (IQC)
* 1978 - Adoption of a white paper setting forth a proposed Quebec cultural development policy, presented by
Camille Laurin
Camille Laurin (May 6, 1922 – March 11, 1999) was a psychiatrist and ''Parti Québécois'' (PQ) politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. A MNA member for the riding of Bourget, he is considered the father of Quebec's language law k ...
* 1978 - Creation of the Société de Développement des Industries de la Culture (''Cultural Industries Development Corporation'') (SODIC)
* 1982 - Creation of the Société de Développement des Industries de la Culture et des Communications (''Culture and Communications Industries Development Corporation'') (SODICC)
* 1983 - Creation of the Société Générale du Cinéma du Québec (''General Society of Cinema of Quebec'') (SGC) from the IQC
* 1988 - Creation of the Société Générale des Industries Culturelles (''General Society of Cultural Industries'') (SOGIC) from SODIC
* 1989 - Transfer of management of real estate
* 1992 - The Government of Quebec adopts a Cultural Policy
* 1995 - Creation of the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (''Society for the Development of Cultural Enterprises'') (SODEC) resulting from the merger of SOGIC and IQC under the Act respecting the Society for the Development of Cultural Enterprises
See also
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Telefilm Canada
Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation reporting to Canada's federal government through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Headquartered in Montreal, Telefilm provides services to the Canadian audiovisual industry with four regional offices in V ...
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National Film Board
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary fi ...
References
External links
SODEC's websiteCultural Enterprise Development Corporation's Act
Culture of Quebec
Organizations based in Montreal
Quebec government departments and agencies
Film organizations in Canada
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