La Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) is supporting six feature-length scripted projects with an investment of $9.5 million as part of its production assistance program.

The six projects were selected from 35 submissions, and join the 14 projects that were announced in April.

Half of the selected films have a budget equal to or more than $3.5 million, while the remainder have a budget of less than $3.5 million.

$3.5 million or more

La portraitiste (fantasy/horror)
Screenwriter: Florence Longpré
Director: Annie St-Pierre
Production company: Max Films
Distributor: Les Films Opale

La symphonie du sens (drama)
Screenwriter and director: Charlotte Le Bon
Production companies: Metafilms (Quebec) and Tandem (France)
Distributor: Immina Films

Le sablier (drama)
Screenwriter and director: Kim Nguyen
Production companies: Item 7 (Quebec) and Fasten Films (Spain)
Distributor: Les Films Opale

Less than $3.5 million

Bénévolat (dramedy)
Screenwriters: Geneviève Albert and Maud de Palma-Duquet
Director: Geneviève Albert
Production company: KO24
Distributors: Les Films Opale and KO Distribution

Good in the Room (action/suspense)
Screenwriters: Patrick Kiely and Mark O’Brien
Director: Patrick Kiely
Production companies: Banner House Productions (Quebec) and Grand Touring Productions (Ontario)

Je veux juste une grande histoire d’amour (dramedy)
Screenwriter and director: Philippe Lesage
Production company: Les Films de l’Autre
Distributor: Maison 4:3

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