{"id":16723,"date":"2019-03-21T12:07:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T10:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?page_id=16723"},"modified":"2020-04-07T16:26:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:26:21","slug":"creative-industries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/creative-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0sector employs 5% of Sofia’s workforce. It includes advertising, architecture, crafts, design, cinema, interactive recreation, video games etc. In 2014, Sofia joined the network of creative cities of UNESCO, and was\u00a0named\u00a0‘City of Film’.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1463389497927{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text]\n

Creative Industries in Sofia<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1463397750208{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1555570074389{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Creative Sofia in Figures<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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7 500+<\/span><\/h2>\n

creative companies in Sofia<\/p>\n

33 000+<\/span><\/h2>\n

employees<\/p>\n

3\/4<\/span><\/h2>\n

of the sector nationwide is concentrated\u00a0in Sofia[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1464338113754{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-1.jpg?id=2594) !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”17519″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1557498434934{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 20% !important;padding-left: 20% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1554989396463{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-5.jpg?id=2598) !important;}”][vc_column_text]\n

Success Stories<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1554989449513{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-4.jpg?id=2597) !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1555570002698{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

\u00a0City of Film<\/span><\/h3>\n

In 2014, Sofia joined the network of creative cities of UNESCO<\/strong>, and was awarded the title ‘City of Film’. Twelve other cities are part of the network. It aims at promoting cooperation between cities prioritising\u00a0creativity in their urban environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1555579169688{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”17493″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”mobile-hide”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1555579178545{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”16724″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”mobile-hide”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1556026264543{padding-left: 10% !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-4.jpg?id=2597) !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1554991138674{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Sofia Film Fest<\/span><\/h3>\n

Sofia Film Fest has emerged to become the Balkans\u2019 largest<\/strong> and most important film festival, announced by Variety as one of the top 50 unmissable film events in the world.<\/p>\n

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National Academy\u00a0for Theater and Film Arts<\/span><\/h3>\n

Founded in 1948, the National Academy for Theater and Film Arts (NATFA) is one of the most prestigious\u00a0theatre schools in Europe. Many of the world’s best actors and directors are conferred\u00a0a Doctor Honoris Causa\u00a0degree by NATFA.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1555579186369{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”17496″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”mobile-hide”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1555579193083{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”17502″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”mobile-hide”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1556026738045{padding-left: 5% !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-4.jpg?id=2597) !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1556026229180{padding-left: 5% !important;}”]\n

Chaos Group\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Chaos Group is a company providing innovative rendering solutions for the media, entertainment, and design industries. After rendering imagery and bringing realistic CGI for\u00a0movies like \u201cDoctor Strange,\u201d \u201cCaptain America: Civil War,\u201d and \u201cDeadpool\u201d, Chaos Group won a Technological Oscar in 2017 for the overall contribution of their technology called V-Ray to the movie industry.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1556026406836{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 5% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1555570498716{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Nu Boyana Film Studios<\/span><\/h3>\n

The state of the art facilities of Nu Boyana allow filmmakers to film at a Roman Village or on a Middle Eastern street in one day. Oscar winning directors and cinematographers and some of the best actors in the history of cinema have filmed in Sofia.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1556026671627{padding-left: 10% !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-4.jpg?id=2597) !important;}”][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6PL1XIwh8xw” align=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1557498344126{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1464338129956{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-4.jpg?id=2597) !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”17523″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1555058068119{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1463581548145{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20% !important;padding-bottom: 20% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1556021781011{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Game Development\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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~ 60<\/span><\/h2>\n

local and international\u00a0companies<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

4+<\/span><\/h2>\n

annual events:<\/p>\n

Game Development Summit<\/a><\/span>
\nEastern European Gaming Summit<\/a><\/span>
\nBalkan Entertainment and Gaming Expo<\/a><\/span>
\nTotal Chaos<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1557498286389{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1557498422527{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1556021799028{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Animation & Anime Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The International Animation Golden Kuker<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Film Festival takes place in Sofia since 2010. It is among the most attractive cultural events in Bulgaria, aiming to boost creativity and show the best animated movies from all around Bulgaria and the world.<\/p>\n

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The Aniventure Comic Con<\/a><\/strong> is Bulgaria\u2019s biggest festival for anime, manga, traditional and modern Japanese culture, Western culture and TV, gaming and comics. It provides a platform for talents from all around Bulgaria in the fields of art, costumes and accessories design, theater, video editing and effects.<\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1464338129956{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-4.jpg?id=2597) !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”18025″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1566482793454{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text]Some success stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total Chaos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SEGA \/ Creative Assembly<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

ATEM Entertainment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Imperia Online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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