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99b Boulevard Descat 59200 Tourcoing
T. +33 3 20 29 89 50 F. +333 0 47 08 18
[email protected] www.plaine-images.fr
FRENCH CONNECTION creative support issues and
one cluster’s response
99b Boulevard Descat 59200 Tourcoing
T. +33 3 20 29 89 50 F. +333 0 47 08 18
[email protected] www.plaine-images.fr
06 / 05 / 2010
Plaine Images Cluster part of the Union eco-district
L’Union is an urban renewal project of a former industrial site, which received the National Prize for Eco Areas 2011, whith environmental, economic, social and cultural dimensions : • A 80 hectares site • 3 cities : Roubaix, Tourcoing, Wattrelos • A 15-year project • Nearly 200 million Euros investment
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Ambition of : • 1 400 homes • 3 000 inhabitants • 4 000 to 7 000 new jobs Eco-disctrict : sustainable
development policy
Economy : Two main industries of excellence : moving images (Plaine Images) and innovative textiles (CETI) Superior tertiary sector : retail and distance selling, legal and auditing companies… Tax Free Urban Zone
Housing : 1 400 new homes by 2022 dedicated to social mix
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Plaine Images, a hub for digital creativity and innovation
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• 5 hectares dedicated to the business of moving images : video games, animation, audiovisual, multimedia, technologies… • a stimulation environment : Le Fresnoy, CRRAV… • 20 000 m² refurbished premises • 50 companies • 1 000 employees • 20 000 m² of new building projects • exhibition spaces • places for exchange and relaxation : coworking space, projection and conference sooms, meeting rooms… • incubator and start-up services for small businesses • mutualised services and equipment : film studios, multimedia editing rooms… • regular programme of events : exhibitions, debates, conferences, workshops…)
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Plaine Images, the principle of convergence : l’Imaginarium
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L’Imaginarium (8 000 m² of working spaces) : the tip of the iceberg in the overall Plaine
Images project
Companies +
Artists +
Training structures +
Research facilities (Plaine Images Recherche) +
Local community =
INNOVATION &
ECONOMIC VALUE
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Plaine Images Recherche, a unique facility in Europe
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• September : opening of a new innovation, research and development facility : Univesrity Lille 1 and Lille 3 + CNRS (National Scientific Research Centre) • High-tech platform for scientific research in the field of Visual Studies : platform for virtual artists, laboratory of perception/action, workshops for artistic experimentation • Technical facilities open to other players on-site : artists, creative staff, commercial directors
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Plaine Images, creative support issues
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• Effective networking : flexible working
spaces, co-creation areas, workshops, exhibitions… • Development of entrepreneurial skills of creative professionals : business incubator centre, convergence between the different sectors of Images (video game, moving art, multimedia &audiovisual…), opening to other sectors such as design, textile • Development of diversity in disciplines, business categories, cultural activities : implementation of businesses together with associations and/or artists,
