Moving Images Industries

Lyon, make your own story!

Video Game CiNema aNd aNimaTioN

Lyon metropolitan area, 2nd region in France for interactive digital entertainment with video game makers: Atari (Developer),

Namco Bandaï (distribution) and Electronic Arts (distribution)

And also:> Around 30 development studios in Rhône-Alpes (including Ubisoft in Annecy)

> 6 video games publishers

> 23 research labs (INRIA-LIRIS…)

> International competitive cluster in video-games ranked #6 in the world a leader in Europe

Facts and figures:• 2nd

region in the industry after Paris

• 1st region to invest in films with the creation of Rhône-Alpes Cinema

• 650 companies in the image industry in Rhône-Alpes

• 3 production studios

• 28 cinema festivals

Rhône-Alpes Cinema: a cinema production company for which the Region is the majority share-holder• Invests in co-production of feature films in Rhône-Alpes region • Develops cinema activities in the Rhône-Alpes • Average investment of 3.5 M€ (most significant regional funding for support of

creation and production) per film• 200 feature film co-produced since its creation in 1990 and 150 directors

supported

Serious Games

• Forecast: 66% of European decision makers

declare their will to integrate serious gaming for

training in the next 5 years

• “Plan France Numérique 2012”

(Digital France Plan) launched in 2008:

- Launch of a Serious games Request for

proposal- Increase the private sector’s awareness for the

use of video games techniques

- 30M€ funding

A high concentration of freelance illustrators and renowned Talents working for video games, animation and comics… .

Did you know?Infogrames was founded

in Lyon in 1983!

Immersive Solutions

PointCubeBilboquetLes TanukisSBTB2B Games

Gamr7QoveoSimlinxDaesign (Annecy)

Donut’s (Valence)

Omegame (Valence)

> Cinema & AudiovisualArskinovaCap CanalCLC ProductionsCocottesminute ProductionsE-MagineursFrance 3Gebeka Films (distribution)Mona Lisa ProductionRhône-Alpes CinemaSoft ADSStudio AnatoleToondraPrelight FilmsYeti Production

> Animation & Interactivity (In Lyon and beyond)La Cartoucherie (Valence)Folimage (Valence)Les Tanukis (Lyon - Valence)Pinka (Annecy)Prelight (Lyon)Team To (Valence)La Poudrière School

Did you know?Lyon was the birthplace of cinema

in 1895 with the invention of the

«cinématographe» and production

of the first cinematic film

by the famous Lumière brothers.

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CITIA Animated Film Center

La Cartoucherie Animated Film Center

MINATEC Micro and Nano-technology Center

Cinema Video Games

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Publishers & distributorsAtariB2B GamesDigital BrosEANamco BandaïNobilisUbisoft

Middlewares & servicesAnatoleArtefactoDL3DDonutsGamr7GenezisKrysalideProbayesOme GameOrangeSDI MediaTake Off

Development studios (Lyon)AghartaArkane ArtefactsDig Dog StudiosEden GamesÉtranges LibellulesIvory TowerKalméoLes TanukisLittle Worlds StudioMobile Interactions GroupPhoenix Smack Down Productions

© Cassiopea - Phoenix | Games June’s blog

© Cocottesminute Productions | Rien qu’un jeu

© Studio 24 | Kaamelott

© Tanuki | Bubble Cubs

© Etranges Libellules | Alice in wonderland -Wii

Did you know?Clint Eastwood was

the godfather of the

first edition of the Lyon

Lumière Film festival

launched in October

2009.

a hiGhly qualified workforCe A wide range of schools and specific training establishments for your needs in Interactive Entertainment, covering skills in engineering, graphics and computer programming:

> The Emile Cohl School of Graphic Arts: innovative training methods in the field of image creation.

> Factory Lyon: New images school (Gaming Flash, webdesign, 3D FX, sound, acting, filming & production…)

> ESIA 3D Lyon (3D infography).

> Gamagora, the 1st professional university program in France dedicated to Interactive Entertainment in association with Imaginove which regroups companies such as Atari, EA, Eden Games….

And also: Gobelins (Annecy), La Poudrière (Valence, dedicated to animated movie).

Success storyRaphaël COLANTONIO,

Creative Director ARKANE STUDIOS,

Lyon, Austin (Texas)

Over the years, Lyon has earned its reputation as the

best place in France for making video games. The local

community is dedicated, multi-cultural and highly

experienced in all types of production platforms.

dediCaTed siTes iN lyoNCome and join them, and make the most of attractive

land and property opportunities!

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• More than 100 members focus on the content industry including Atari, EA, Folimage, Teamto, etc.

• More than 25 million € raised in 3 years and 20 R&D projects financed per year such as the Garden project… .

• 100 projects financed for commercial development, mostly internationally.• More than 1000 of training for employees organized per year.• More than 10 international events attended for its members… .

• Lyon Vaise digital cluster: 150 companies specializing in ICT and digital entertainment, including market leaders such as Atari, Cegid, Orange and Namco Bandaï on a 20 hectares fast growing district.

• Pixel, Lyon’s very own cinecittà: 2500sqm dedicated center for HD audiovisual production and images Next to Studio 24, which hosts the filming of the successful serie of Kaamelott by Alexandre Astier.

The International Animation Film Market (Annecy):

THE event for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing animation content across all platforms

Festival Lumière (Lyon):

international festival dedicated to cinema organized by the Lumière Institute and will award the Prix Lumière to a modern film director in recognition of his/her works launched in 2009

Join Imaginove and develop your projects in the dedicated place for image industries! www.imaginove.fr

REZOPOLE / LYONIX, The Lyon GIx NAP.

Facilitated, secure and optimal access

to the network with the guarantee of

high speed thanks to the dense optic

fibre network. www.rezopole.net

EUROBOTICA (Lyon):

European tradeshow dedicated to Personal and Services Robotics, organised by Syrobo, the European robotics industrial union.

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© Emile Cohl, School of Graphics Arts© 2K Games & Arkane | Bioshock 2

Serious Games Expo:

This event (former Serious Games sessions) has now become the reference event for professionals in the Serious Games sector.

Cartoon Movie (Lyon):

a European Forum for feature animation films coproduction with 500 professionals and 30 countries represented each year.

Lyon Game Connection:

a business convention for publishers and developers in the video game industry and a real opportunity for professionals to show their game concepts and their development abilities. An average of 800 visitors and 220 exhibitors with 35 nationalities represented.

a sTroNG ClusTeriN CreaTiVe iNdusTries:

Cluster dedicated to video games, animation, TV, multimedia and cinema

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Direct flights to 53 international destinations: Amsterdam, Basel, Barcelona, Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Gothenburg, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Prague, Rome, Stuttgart, Zurich…

Three TGV high-speed train stations for local, national and European destinations.

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The 2nd largest city in France and the capital of the Rhône-Alpes region

(with a population of over 6 million people and the 5th highest regional GDP), Lyon offers a rare combination of economic strength and a high standard of living.

> Hub of the European TGV system placing Lyon only 1hr55 from Paris (a TGV train every 30 minutes during peak hours)

> An international airport connecting Lyon to over 100 national and international destinations with a low cost flight hub

> 3rd city in France for its quality of life and leisure & activities (Le

Point, 2008)UNESCO’s 2nd largest urban World Heritage Site and the European capital of gastronomy

> One of France’s leading tourist areas, just 1 hour from 190 Alpine ski resorts, 30 minutes from the Beaujolais wine country and 2 hours from the beaches of the Mediterranean.

> Major Cultural Events: the Light Festival, Les Nuits Sonores (electronic music festival), the Dance Biennial, the Contemporary Art Biennial, the Lumière Festival, The Fourvière Nights…

and much more!

© Folimage | Mia © Cocottesminute Productions | Profession Humanitaire © GEBEKA Films (distribution) |

France’s most extensive motorway network

France’s leading public transport system outside Paris: 4 subway lines, 4 tramway lines, 2 funicular lines and nearly 100 bus lines serving more than 55 towns within a 60-km radius.

Among the most competitive business real estate prices in Europe, Lyon ranks 2nd in foreign real estate investments in France with:

> 4.6 million sq.m. of office space (equals to Barcelona)

> 300,000 sq.m. of office space and 650,000 sq.m. of warehouse and business real estate are immediately available

> 65,000 sq.m. of new office space is delivered every year (on average)

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