The Ministry of Culture and Communication organizes the 2th The «Entreprendre dans la Culture» forum will be held from 24 to 27 May in Paris, then throughout France. This event aims to support and accompany cultural entrepreneurs, cultural professionals and students in their business development or creation projects in the cultural sector.
For 4 days, nearly 200 speakers, all experts in their field, will host 70 round tables and workshops open to an audience of professionals, students and business creators in order to provide them with concrete and practical information on financing, international development and the different business models.
Sectoral workshops will also be organised to answer questions from entrepreneurs on specific themes in the fields of cinema, audiovisual, press, publishing, music, video games, performing arts, design, fashion, visual arts and arts and crafts, such as:
- “Creating your online store when you are an artist or creator: how to”,
- "Contracts and assignments of rights in publishing",
- “Entrepreneurship in the press: state aid”.
This year, the department has decided to focus on students They will be able to come and get information, present their project to professionals and test its feasibility on Wednesday, May 25, in partnership with Agence France entrepreneur and the PEPITE network in Ile-de-France.
Many events in the regions will support this dynamic. They will be organised throughout 2016 by the Regional Cultural Affairs Directorates (DRAC), local actors and local authorities (from 11 July in Aix-en-Provence, 22 September in Roubaix à la Condition publique, etc.).
This 2th This edition is part of the action plan for the development of quality jobs in live entertainment, audiovisual and cinema, signed on 17 May. On this occasion, the Ministry wished to extend the themes to all fields of the cultural sector.
Supporting cultural entrepreneurs is a strong issue for the Ministry of Culture and Communication. In 2014, the direct economic weight of culture was 44 billion euros (in value added). Culture accounted for 2.3% of the total economy. Cultural industries accounted for 2.4% of the working population in employment*. In addition, culture provides a significant economic boost to other sectors such as tourism, leisure and digital.
On the occasion of this forum, a new edition of the guide Undertaking in the cultural industries will be published in open access on the ministry’s website. This guide, drawn up by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, lists all the provisions of common law, whether in the form of grants, loans, bank guarantees, tax measures or recruitment aids, often little used by cultural entrepreneurs although these financing mechanisms are important sources of finance.
The first prize “IFCIC – Entrepreneurship in Culture”, funded by the Institut pour le Financement du Cinéma et des Industries Culturelles (IFCIC) and the Ministry of Culture and Communication, will be awarded on Wednesday, May 25 to reward companies or cultural associations that have developed an economic model or an innovative, original, responsible and sustainable form of organization.
* “The direct economic weight of culture in 2014”, published by the Department of Prospective Studies and Statistics (LIFOMinistry of Culture and Communication – February 2016
Practical information:
From 24 to 27 May, the Gaîté Lyrique, the Centre Pompidou, La Place (a new cultural centre dedicated to Hip Hop) and the Centre National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM).
All information about: www.forumentrepreneculture.fr
The Forum is open to all, free of charge and upon registration. Access the registration platform here