{"id":37715,"date":"2025-09-01T15:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/creative-industries-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:04:36","slug":"creative-industries-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/creative-industries-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative industries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n

Creative industries in Bulgaria are seeing sustained growth, spanning 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.<\/p>\n\n

Creative Sofia in Numbers<\/h2>\n\n
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7,500+<\/div>\n
creative companies<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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33,000+<\/div>\n
employees<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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3\/4<\/div>\n
of Bulgaria’s sector is in Sofia<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Sources: NSI<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Funding and Support<\/h2>\n\n
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2024 Budget<\/div>\n
\u20ac70 Million<\/div>\n
for cinema, music, performing arts, design, fashion, gaming and digital media<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Sources: Ministry of Innovation and Growth<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Gaming Industry<\/h2>\n\n
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35+<\/div>\n
studios<\/strong> and around 1,200 specialists<\/strong><\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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$73.35M<\/div>\n
forecasted gaming revenue<\/strong> for 2025<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Sector Directions<\/h2>\n\n
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\n Audiovisual Arts & Film<\/strong>\n

Support for new films and distribution. Bulgarian productions at international festivals and markets.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Music & Performing Arts<\/strong>\n

New music and theater projects. Concert tours, digital distribution and independent labels.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Design, Fashion & Architecture<\/strong>\n

Creative entrepreneurship in modern, fast-growing sectors. Innovation and competitive products.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Digital Media & Immersive Technologies<\/strong>\n

Virtual and augmented reality, new media platforms. Cooperation through Createch Summit<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Key Events<\/h2>\n\n
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\ud83d\udca1<\/div>\n Createch Summit<\/strong>\n Technology meets creativity<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n
\ud83c\udfa8<\/div>\n Sofia Art Fair<\/strong>\n International contemporary art<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n
\ud83c\udfa5<\/div>\n Sofia DocuMental<\/strong>\n Documentary cinema & social dialogue<\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n

International Integration & Social Responsibility<\/h2>\n\n