Our key figures
Indicators of the Region |
50,000 jobs in the cultural sector |
Culture contributes to 5% of the regional GDP |
1,800 cultural events are held annually |
More than 800 festivals take place, including renowned ones like Cannes and Avignon |
The second largest film-hosting region in France |
The annual budget for culture in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region is €62.7 million, in addition to academic investment in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) |
Key Indicators for the Consortium Partners |
Three European and Mediterranean universities are part of the consortium |
Founding member of the EIT Culture and Creativity |
The consortium comprises over 50 faculties, institutes, schools, and research laboratories working in the field of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) using interdisciplinary methods in Social Sciences and Humanities |
Incubators and innovation accelerators in the cultural sector |
Approximately €45 million in investments |
In 2019, academic partners supported 50 startups |
The academic partners offer more than 65 educational programs related to CCIs |
• Three universities were selected in the "Initiatives of Excellence" Program for Future Investments |
In 2023, they obtained a "Competencies and Future Careers Investment Plan" for the FICCTION project, which brings together the entire regional territory for Innovation and Training in the field of CCIs. |