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State business that intervene in the cultural secteur in Quebec
The
Societe de Developpement des Entreprises Culturelles
(
SODEC
) (
English
:
Society for the Development of Cultural Enterprises
) is a
Quebec
government agency founded in 1983 under the name of
Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec
(
SGCQ
) (English:
General Society of Cinema of Quebec
).
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The latter is responsible to the
Ministry of Culture and Communications
(
Ministere 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 32 buildings illustrating the identity of Quebec.
History
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- 1961 - Creation of the Ministere des Affaires Culturelles (
Ministry of Cultural Affairs
) (MAC)
- 1975 - Creation of the Institut Quebecois du Cinema (
Quebec Institute of Cinema
) (IQC)
- 1978 - Adoption of a white paper setting forth a proposed Quebec cultural development policy, presented by
Camille Laurin
- 1978 - Creation of the Societe de Developpement des Industries de la Culture (
Cultural Industries Development Corporation
) (SODIC)
- 1982 - Creation of the Societe de Developpement des Industries de la Culture et des Communications (
Culture and Communications Industries Development Corporation
) (SODICC)
- 1983 - Creation of the Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec (
General Society of Cinema of Quebec
) (SGC) from the IQC
- 1988 - Creation of the Societe Generale 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 Societe de developpement 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
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