COGECO TV PRODUCTION PROGRAMFrench

In 2018, the Cogeco TV Production Program was launched, supported by Cogeco Connexion.  It provides Canadian independent producers with financing for the production of dramatic television series and mini-series.  The program formerly operated as a separate Fund – the Cogeco Program Development Fund, with an independent Board of Directors, but was administered by the IPF.  In 2018, Cogeco Connexion redirected its annual BDU contributions of approximately $2M directly to the IPF (plus the recoupment from series in which the Cogeco Fund had previously invested), and established the Cogeco TV Production Program under the IPF umbrella, in order to continue its support for television drama series.  In this first year of this new IPF Program,  fifteen drama series for seven Canadian broadcasters received equity investments of $2,330,000.

Amélie et compagnie! (Season 3)

  • Production Company: 7548885 Canada inc.
  • Producer(s): Tracy Legault
  • Writer(s): Patrick Lowe, Sébastien Bertrand, Stéphanie Lalonde, Anick Alder
  • Director(s): Dominique Cardona, Nathalie Toriel
  • Broadcaster: TFO
  • Location of Principal Photography: Sudbury, Ontario
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Ottawa, Ontario

Amélie is a bubbly and mischievous 9-year old.  Newton is a greedy but endearing cat with a quick wit and lively sense of humour.  A family united, but a big brother who is often a nuisance.  Faithful friends.  A nuisance neighbour.  A refuge for abandoned domestic animals.  Lots of ideas, stimulating and magical adventures.  Welcome to the world of Amélie and company!

Faits divers (Season 2)

  • Production Company: Sovitel inc.
  • Producer(s): Sophie Deschênes
  • Writer(s): Joanne Arseneau
  • Director(s): Stéphane Lapointe
  • Broadcaster: ICI Radio-Canada
  • Location of Principal Photography: Montreal and surroundings, Quebec
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montreal, Quebec

Lieutenant Constance Forest is the chief police officer in small town Quebec, investigating serious and not-so-serious crimes which plague the villages in her territory.  A divorced mother of three, her job rarely takes precedence over her family, as everything mixes into work-life.   

L’Académie (Season 2)

  • Production Company: Les Productions Passez Go III inc.
  • Producer(s): Marie-Claude Blouin, Félix Tétreault, Vicky Bounadère
  • Writer(s): Sarah-Maude Beauchesne, Geneviève Simard, Yannick Éthier
  • Director(s): Marie-Claude Blouin
  • Broadcaster: Groupe TVA
  • Location of Principal Photography: Montreal and Oka, Quebec
  • Location of Prod. Co. : Montreal, Quebec

Our three heroines, Agathe, Marie and Wendy, leave the comfort zone of their eternal trio, to discover aspects of their personalities they don’t know.  Each one of them has the chance to blossom, but are also confronted by the demons that arise from their new relationships: sometimes enriching, sometimes toxic.

Le Jeu

  • Production Company: Amalga Créations Télé inc.
  • Producer(s): André Dupuy Marie-Alexandra Forget, Valérie Allard
  • Writer(s): Mylène Chollet, Martin Girard
  • Director(s): Claude Desrosiers
  • Broadcaster: Groupe TVA
  • Location of Principal Photography: Montreal and region, Quebec
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montreal

A psychological thriller which plunges us into the high tech world of video gaming.  Marianne Gervais is a designer in a large Montreal video game studio, a community that is mainly male, where women have a hard time standing out.  On the day of the Ludix Awards, where she is nominated in the category of Best Newcomer, Marianne makes a move against her detractors. The affair escalates on social media while Marianne tries to resist the attacks. 

Le Monstre

  • Production Company: Productions Pixcom inc.
  • Producer(s): Nicola Merola, Charles Lafortune, Sylvie Desrochers, Jacquelin Bouchard, Mario Clément
  • Writer(s): Chantal Cadieux
  • Director(s): Patrice Sauvé
  • Broadcaster: ICI Radio-Canada
  • Location of Principal Photography: Montreal and region, Quebec
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montreal, Quebec

Inspired by a true story, 18-year old Sophie falls in love with a charismatic young man, « M ».  Nothing is important to her except to spend time with her exotic lover.  For three devastating years he will not let her leave as he becomes abusive and controlling.

Les Honorables

  • Production Company: Sphère Média 2018 inc.
  • Producer(s): Jocelyn Deschênes, Sophie Pellerin, Josée Vallée
  • Director(s): Louis Choquette
  • Writer(s): Jacques Diamant
  • Broadcaster: Groupe TVA
  • Location of Principal Photography: Montreal and surroundings, Quebec
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montreal, Quebec

The tragic death of 18-year old Gabrielle Dessureaux, savagely murdered, throws her family into a hell.  They attend the trial of the accused killer, Nathan Rabeau.  However, they are betrayed cruelly when he is acquitted.  Each one is shocked and  overwhelmed by the injustice and react differently to the acquittal.  This is a family that searches for a meaning to their existence, with or without the Justice of man.

Les Pays d’en haut (Season 4)

  • Production Company: Productions LBH inc.
  • Producer(s): Sophie Deschênes, François Rozon
  • Writer(s): Gilles Desjardins
  • Director(s): Yan Lanouette Turgeon
  • Broadcaster: ICI Radio-Canada, ICI ARTV
  • Location of Principal Photography: Rawdon, Quebec
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montreal, Quebec

At last we celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years in the Pays d’en haut with our favourite characters.  For the first time, our heroes survive in the cold and the storms, struggling in the difficult and dangerous environment.  They face the threats and perils of winter, but the holiday season also allows them to express their exuberant joy in their solidarity.  Despite conflicts, they are joined together in this small isolated community and hostile environment.

Max et Livia (Season 2)

  • Production Company: Productions Pixcom inc.
  • Producers: Nicola Merola, Charles Lafortune, Sylvie Desrochers, Jacquelin Bouchard, Martin Roy
  • Writers: Pierre-Louis Sanschagrin, Pierre-Marc Drouin, Mathilde Dumont, Marie-Hélène Lapierre, Julien Tapp
  • Director: Martin Roy
  • Broadcaster: Bell Média (Canal Vie et Vrak)
  • Location of Principal Photography: Montreal and surroundings, Quebec
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montreal, Quebec

Inspired by the life of humourist Maxim Martin and his daughter Livia, Max and Livia is about the trials and tribulations of Maxim who tries to reinvigorate his love life, and the setbacks of 16-year old Livia who is finding herself. Realizing that his daughter has grown up too fast, Max decides to make up for lost time, and suggests that his daughter come to live with him full-time. Even though her teenage rebellion is often in conflict with her 40-year old father’s mid-life crisis, the two form an inseparable duo.