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Our mission, services, and expertise 

Our mission is to propel your creativity into successful business ventures. Explore our different financial solutions for your start-up business and benefit from valuable advice from the experts at National Bank's Creative Industries Group.

Our support 

  • Financing

  • Risk management and international trade

  • Cash management

  • Mergers, acquisitions and transfers

  • HR solutions
     

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Our customized service 

Since 1998, National Bank's Creative Industries Group has supported the unique and varied business needs of the creative sector. You can count on a Canada-wide team of more than 40 seasoned experts, many of whom are from the entertainment industry.

Our entertainment industry expertise

  • Canadian and international film, television, animation, web series, virtual and augmented reality productions
  • Provincial and international co-productions
  • Digital creativity
  • Multimedia events and environments
  • Performing arts
  • Video games
  • Visual effects studios
  • Production studios
  • Post-production and subtitling
  • Equipment rentals 

Our financing solutions

The entertainment industry can be a complex landscape to navigate, whether it’s tax credits, agreements with broadcasters or Canadian and international contracts. We also understand that your projects may require quick access to a large amount of cash. We offer a wide range of financing solutions that are adapted to your specific needs, including financing for productions,1 working capital, business transfers, equipment and real estate purchases.

The Creative Industries Group is the industry leader in Canada and has supported numerous business by financing more than 13,000 Canadian and international entertainment projects.

Contact our experts from the  Creative Industries Group

Our financial experts share your passion and know the entertainment industry well. Call on their leading-edge expertise and get solutions tailored to your needs to take your creativity to the next level.

Quebec

Atlantic

Ontario and Manitoba

Western Canada

Solutions tailored to your reality

Protecting yourself from risk

Our financial market experts are specialized in risk management and can offer you smart, creative solutions. Our Group offers financial instruments to hedge your exposure to fluctuations in interest and exchange rates.

Managing cash flow

Sound cash management is key to the financial health and success of any business. The Creative Industries Group can help you manage surplus cash with investment solutions tailored to your industry.

Helpful services 

Foreign currency account

Are you filming outside of Canada, or coproducing an international project? Our foreign currency account available in 15 different currencies will simplify your operations and protect you from foreign exchange risk.

Credit card

Do you need a credit card to handle your expenses? Discover our Mastercard® credit cards for businesses and how they can help you with your cross-bord transactions.

Filming in Quebec

Are you interested in filming in Quebec? National Bank has a partnership with the Quebec Film and Television Council (QFTC).

The little details that matter 

1  Financing solutions are subject to credit approval by National Bank of Canada.
 

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At National Bank, we love creativity.
 

We are passionate about innovative and bold people.
 

For over 25 years, we have contributed to more than 13,000 projects by Canadian businesses.
 

We are proud to shine a light on their expertise, both locally and internationally.
 

Our mission is to push creativity to its limits … and beyond.

Whether it’s about real-world or digital experiences or about television and movies.
 

We are captivated by video games, mesmerized by virtual and augmented reality and by all the inner workings of event management.
 

The Creative Industries Sector are specialized teams spread across the country who want to make a difference.
 

We are driven people who care about your business, your employees and the industry.
 

Our strength comes from our passion and our extensive knowledge of this landscape.
 

It’s our mission to take Canadian talent to new heights.
 

Together, let’s grow the entertainment industry of the future.