Nine Quebec literary adaptations funded by the CMF and SODEC 

Toronto and Montreal, January 13, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) today announced the nine projects selected for funding through our joint Pre-development Program for Television Series Based on Literary Adaptations. 

This program usually supports the pre-development of fiction, documentary, and animated series for children and youth based on adaptations of Quebec literary works. As announced in July 2025, priority was granted to Children and Youth projects for this edition of the program.  

This partnership between the CMF and the SODEC allows companies to mobilize the expertise needed to pre-develop one or more projects that have not yet received support from a broadcaster, distributor, or development financing, and facilitates the financial commitment of partners in the subsequent stages of development and production.  

The selected projects are: 

• Coup bas (Aléas films inc.), an adaptation of the novel Coup bas by Laurie Léveillée. 

• Crobot Magnon (Trio Orange inc.), an adaptation of the comic book Crobot. 

• Le dernier qui sort éteint la lumière (Pamplemousse Productions inc.), an adaptation of the novel Le dernier qui sort éteint la lumière by Simon Boulerice. 

• Le miroir des épouvantes (TORQ Productions B), an adaptation of the novel Le miroir des épouvantes (of the Même pas peur literary series) by Jocelyn Boisvert. 

• L’extraordinaire voyage de la bande à Bébert (Tobo Média inc.), an adaptation of Un pique-nique au soleil and Une fête sous la lune by Christiane Duchesne and Jérôme Minière, illustrated by Marianne Ferrer. 

• Mammouth Rock (Couleur Point Tv inc.), an adaptation of Mammouth Rock 1 and 2 by Éveline Payette, illustrated by Guillaume Perreault. 

• Parfois les lacs brûlent (Du Coup Production inc.), an adaptation of Parfois les lacs brûlent by Geneviève Bigué. 

• Savais-tu? Sport (Happy Camper Média inc.), an adaptation of Savais-tu? Sport – Le Hockey by Olivier Niquet and Hugo G. L’Éclair. 

• Trucs de peur (Trio Orange inc.), an adaptation of Trucs de peur by Alexandra Larochelle, illustrated by Yohann Morin. 

About the Canada Media Fund           
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances, and promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for all audiovisual media platforms. The CMF guides Canadian content towards a competitive global environment by fostering industry innovation, rewarding success, enabling a diversity of voices, and promoting access to content through public and private sector partnerships. The CMF receives financial contributions from the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors. Visit our website for more information.           

About the SODEC    
The Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) is a government agency reporting to Québec’s Minister of Culture and Communications. Its mission is to promote and support the development of cultural companies in Québec and abroad in the audiovisual, book, publishing, crafts, art market, music, entertainment and digital industries. It also has a mandate to preserve and enhance 32 heritage buildings that reflect Québec’s identity. Visit the SODEC's website for more information.    

Media Contacts         

Maxime Ruel   
Senior Manager, Communications, Canada Media Fund     
[email protected]

Johanne Morissette 
Director, Communications, SODEC  
[email protected]