{"id":37715,"date":"2025-09-01T15:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/creative-industries-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:43:30","slug":"creative-industries-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/creative-industries-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative industries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37715\" class=\"elementor elementor-37715 elementor-37462\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b8d6f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b8d6f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f2b6f6\" data-id=\"1f2b6f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def1b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"def1b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding: 35px 20px; color: white; background: linear-gradient(140deg, #9b34cf 0%, rgba(0, 94, 152, 0.84) 100%); text-align: right;\">Creative industries in Bulgaria are set to see sustained growth in 2024\u20132025, spanning sectors such as cinema, music, performing arts, design, fashion, architecture, gaming and digital media. Sofia is establishing itself as a major hub with key events such as Createch Summit, Sofia Art Fair and Sofia DocuMental, which connect the local scene with the international one and develop cultural tourism. Funding and support for the sector encourage innovation, new projects and wider international cooperation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8fdb50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8fdb50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a3eb19\" data-id=\"2a3eb19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4a511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f4a511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creative industries<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b25483 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b25483\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1075824\" data-id=\"1075824\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05d569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f05d569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creative Sofia in numbers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3559d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d3559d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">7,500+<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">creative companies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #9b34cf; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">33,000+<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">employees<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #9b34cf; font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">3\/4<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">of the sector in Bulgaria<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">is concentrated in <strong>Sofia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb751a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb751a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsi.bg\/\">National Statistical Institute (NSI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8930c3b\" data-id=\"8930c3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa6d310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa6d310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stairs-6133971_1280-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37467\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stairs-6133971_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stairs-6133971_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stairs-6133971_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stairs-6133971_1280-219x146.jpg 219w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stairs-6133971_1280-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stairs-6133971_1280-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stairs-6133971_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3356a00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3356a00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab0c17b\" data-id=\"ab0c17b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad458f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ad458f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-2567566_1280-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37471\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-2567566_1280-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-2567566_1280-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-2567566_1280-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-2567566_1280-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-2567566_1280-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-2567566_1280-134x75.jpg 134w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-2567566_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-965e520\" data-id=\"965e520\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be4632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5be4632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"137\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #9b34cf; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"> Funding<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"258\">\n<li data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"258\">\n<p data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"258\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Budget<\/strong> of <strong>70 million euros<\/strong> in <strong>2024<\/strong> for cinema, music, performing arts, design, fashion, gaming and digital media.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"258\">\n<p data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"258\"><span style=\"color: #9b34cf; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 24pt;\" data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"283\">Creative sector<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"363\">\n<li data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"363\">\n<p data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"363\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Over <strong>7,500<\/strong> companies and <strong>33,000<\/strong> employees, mainly concentrated in <strong>Sofia.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"363\">\n<p data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"363\"><strong style=\"font-size: 24pt;\" data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"399\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #9b34cf;\">Entrepreneurship and Innovation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"472\">\n<li data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"472\">\n<p data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"472\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Support for new products, services and access to international markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879d95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"879d95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mig.government.bg\/\">Ministry of Innovation and Growth<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c7288c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c7288c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b273c4\" data-id=\"7b273c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c589246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c589246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"509\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"507\">Small and medium-sized enterprises<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"590\">\n<li data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"590\">\n<p data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"590\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Easier access to resources, professional training and networking.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"590\">\n<p data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"590\"><span style=\"color: #9b34cf; font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"627\">Festivals and cultural events<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"760\">\n<li data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"760\">\n<p data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"760\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Key formats like <a href=\"https:\/\/createchsummit.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"677\">Createch Summit 2024<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaartfair.art\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"702\">Sofia Art Fair 2024<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documental.bg\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"730\">Sofia DocuMental 2024<\/strong><\/a> develop cultural tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"760\">\n<p data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"760\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; color: #9b34cf; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"786\">Gaming Industry<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"911\">\n<li data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"849\">\n<p data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"849\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"805\">35+ studios<\/strong> and around <strong data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"835\">1,200 specialists<\/strong> in Bulgaria.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"911\">\n<p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"911\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Forecasted gaming revenue for 2025: <strong data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"908\">73.35 million USD<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28d976a\" data-id=\"28d976a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04248a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b04248a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ecology-1266173_1280-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37479\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ecology-1266173_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ecology-1266173_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ecology-1266173_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ecology-1266173_1280-219x146.jpg 219w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ecology-1266173_1280-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ecology-1266173_1280-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ecology-1266173_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9a6723 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9a6723\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-638decc\" data-id=\"638decc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e42a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e42a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-art-2044085_1280-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37483\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/street-art-2044085_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, 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