Review 2021 – December Newsletter

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE QFTC

We would like to send you our best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous new year and a wonderful festive season with your loved ones in line with the current safety measures.

Please note that the QFTC offices will be closed from December 24 to January 4 inclusive.

For our final newsletter of the year, we would like to take a look back together at some of the major projects that have kept us busy this year!

The QFTC team

A LOOK BACK AT THE IMPACT STUDY:

Increasing Infrastructure Capacity

At the beginning of the year, the QFTC conducted an impact study with RCGT on increasing Montreal’s filming infrastructure capacity. This study, published on May 6, has already seen results, including the announcements of expansions by Grandé Studios and MELS.

Learn More:

A LOOK BACK AT FOREIGN SHOOTS IN QUEBEC

The economic benefits from foreign filming in Quebec will increase this year. After the health crisis in 2020, the audiovisual production community has finally returned to full filming capacity this year. Watch for the 2021 results to be announced in January 2022.

The QFTC’s international outreach efforts for the industry:

  • Organizing 6 virtual reality familiarization tours that included viewing an immersive virtual reality production by UNLTD and the QFTC
  • QFTC presence at 10 international events (Berlinale, Cannes Film Festival, TIFF, MIPCOM, etc.)
  • 50 albums created for foreign projects
  • More than 150 foreign producers met (Fam Tours, economic missions, festivals, etc.)

A non-exhaustive list of the many foreign shoots welcomed to Quebec this year:

A LOOK BACK AT THE ROLLING GREEN PROJECT

Officially launched in April 2021, Rolling Green is a program dedicated to eco-responsible audiovisual production in Quebec, founded by the Conseil québécois de événements écoresponsables (CQEER), Québecor and the QFTC. A number of tools are available to industry professionals free of charge. The program also includes accreditation by an independent committee for productions that meet certain criteria.

Rolling Green in numbers:

  • 1 prize awarded to an eco-responsible shoot as part of the VIVATS
  • 2 guides for eco-responsible audiovisual productions in Quebec (Best Practices Guide and Guide for Times of Health Crisis)
  • 13 productions that are accredited or in the process of being accredited
  • 80 signatures on the commitment charter
  • 500 suppliers in the directory of eco-responsible suppliers

A LOOK BACK AT THE RELEASE YOUR CREATIVITY PROJECT

Build a career in visual effects and animation

Launched in June 2019, the Release Your Creativity project, funded by the City of Montreal’s Accélérer les talents program, aims to develop talents in the visual effects and animation industry. It has led to the development of leadership and team management training for women, a mentoring program for young graduates, a mental health program and a series of workshops on diversity and inclusion, dialogue and employee development.

Release Your Creativity in numbers:

  • 77 participants in the leadership and team management training program aimed at increasing the number of women in supervisory artist positions
  • 52 mentees and 52 mentors participated in the mentoring program for new graduates
  • 250 people participated in the 3D Fall training workshops on diversity and inclusion, dialogue and employee development
  • Over 2,500 views for the five-part series on mental health in the workplace
  • In all, nearly 3,000 people benefited from the program!
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Centre-du-Québec

From the foothills of the Appalachians to the St. Lawrence plains, the Centre-du-Québec region covers 6,910 square kilometres. The charm of rural villages and the views of the St. Lawrence River are among the region’s assets.

QUEBEC FILM AND TELEVISION COUNCIL

60 St-Jacques ST, Suite 502
Montréal, Quebec H2Y 1L5
CANADA
1 866 320-3456 (toll-free in North America)
514 499-7070
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bctq.ca

Capitale-Nationale (Québec City)

The Capitale-Nationale region offers a wide variety of natural settings and truly is the perfect environment for filming. The Old Québec neighbourhood is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic capital is unique in North America for its remarkable architecture, European ambience and military fortifications. In fact, it’s the only fortified city north of Mexico.
Among the many remarkable features, you will find magnificent, pristine parks; villages with numerous historic buildings, some dating back to New France; the rigorously reconstructed village of Wendake, home of the Huron-Wendat Nation; the dramatic landscapes along the banks of the majestic St. Lawrence River, and many other others. A film office and an experienced local workforce are at your service.

VILLE DE QUÉBEC Bureau des grands événements

15 Saint-Nicolas Street
Québec City, Quebec G1K 1M8
418 641-6726
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/tournage

Bas-Saint-Laurent​

From the shores of the St. Lawrence to the highlands, the Bas-Saint-Laurent region is a rich tapestry of maritime, lakeside, farming and forest landscapes… Its villages, islands, lighthouses, national parks and marine mammals are among the region’s assets.

QUEBEC FILM AND TELEVISION COUNCIL

60 St-Jacques ST, Suite 502
Montréal, Quebec H2Y 1L5
CANADA
1 866 320-3456 (toll-free in North America)
514 499-7070
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bctq.ca

Abitibi-Témiscamingue

A landscape of contrasting scenery of lakes and rivers, the vast region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue is situated north of the Ottawa river region, along the Quebec-Ontario border. It is inhabited by friendly people who take pride in sharing their history and culture.

Abitibi-Témiscamingue is very young, as far as regions go—its oldest city is 130 years old. However, traces of the Anishinabek people date back 8,000 years, and this Algonquin First Nation continues to be a thriving presence in the territory today.

QUEBEC FILM AND TELEVISION COUNCIL

60 St-Jacques ST, Suite 502
Montréal, Quebec H2Y 1L5
CANADA
1 866 320-3456 (toll-free in North America)
514 499-7070
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.bctq.ca

Nord-du-Québec​

Nord-du-Québec is the largest administrative region in Quebec, covering 55% of the total area of the province with its 839,000 square kilometres that include 121,000 square kilometres of lakes and rivers. Ivujivik, the northernmost town in Quebec, is located more than 1,900 km as the crow flies from Montréal and less than 502 km from the Arctic Circle. The 11,000 inhabitants — primarily Inuit — live in 14 villages located mostly on the coast, at the river mouths. Kuujjuaq, the administrative capital, has a population of 2,300.

QUEBEC FILM AND TELEVISION COUNCIL

60 St-Jacques ST, Suite 502
Montréal, Quebec H2Y 1L5
CANADA
1 866 320-3456 (toll-free in North America)
514 499-7070
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bctq.ca