TAILIEUCHUNG - Multimedia Québec : A Dynamic and Profitable Business Environment

Television has attracted young viewers since broadcasting be- gan in the 1940s. Concerns about its effects on the cognitive devel- opment of young children emerged almost immediately and have been fueled by academic research showing a negative association between early-childhood television viewing and later academic achievement. 1 These findings have contributed to a belief among the vast majority of pediatricians that television has “negative effects on brain development” of children below age five (Gentile et al. 2004). They have also provided partial motivation for re- cent recommendations that preschool children’s television view- ing time be severely restricted (American Academy of Pediatrics 2001). . | Multimedia Québec A Dynamic and Profitable Business Environment Investissement GROWING JUST GOT EASIER Multimedia TABLE OF CONTENTS Home 3 Sector Profile 4 Industry-leading Companies 5 Development Studios 6 Quality Assurance Testing and Localization 9 Software Animation Sound-processing and Special Effets 10 Associations and Events 12 Labour 14 Training 16 Operating Costs 18 Labour 19 Space Rental 20 Financial Solutions and Taxation 21 Measures to Stimulate R D 22 Corporate Tax Rates 24 Capital Tax Exemption 26 Choose Investissement Québec 27 Investissement I L 4Quebec GROWING JUST GOT EASIER Page 2 Multimedia HOME QUEBEC A HOT SPOT IN DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT The birthplace of software pioneers Softimage and Discreet Logic and companies like Behaviour Interactive Frima Studio and Sarbakan Québec now ranks among the hottest spots in the world for the development of computer games and interactive content. Thanks to its creative workforce very competitive operating costs and generous government support Québec s electronic game industry has enjoyed strong growth in the past few years. Quebec has attracted many industry leaders like Ubisoft Visceral Games Activision and Eidos as well as related companies specializing in testing localization sound effects music animation and special effects. In addition to these distinguished firms Quebec offers a solid network of world-renowned specialty schools universities and colleges that provide complete customized training to meet industry needs. Montreal is envied as a leader in the multimedia field. There are few cities that make that boast. An exceptional talent pool and a level of creativity and innovation that supported by excellent schools and by the government make Montréal a business location like no other in the world. Its record over the last ten years is convincing proof. Stéphane DAstous Managing Director EIDOS- MOnTRÉAL 2009 Your company is growth-minded. Expand your horizons in

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