2021 Challenge partners

Located in Villeurbanne, in the heart of the Lyon metropolitan area, the PIXEL cluster brings together professionals from the Image and Creative Industries sectors, and develops its missions as a federating third-party centre, bringing together more than a hundred companies on a daily basis. The PIXEL cluster is a founding member of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes In Motion network. Our mission is to support the development of our members, help them secure their careers and promote their businesses and products to the general public.

Les Papeteries - Image Factory's mission is to host the ecosystem of the Image and creative industries by promoting the development and establishment of companies in the Annecy area. They are a showcase for the skills and economic dynamism of this sector. CITIA's Economic Development department manages this local economic cluster and organises professional meetings at this emblematic venue.

CITIA is a resource and skills centre working in the field of the image and creative industries. Its missions focus on three complementary areas: culture, the economy and training. CITIA organises the International Animation Film Festival and the Mifa, and contributes to local economic development by offering training courses and support for businesses at the Papeteries - Image Factory flagship site.

The French Tech in the Alps association is run by a group of Alpine professionals committed to developing and promoting the digital economy, new technologies and innovation in the Alps. With more than 600 members, French Tech in the Alps brings together 5 regions: Annecy, Chambéry, Grenoble, Valence-Romans and the French Genevan area, and helps to develop and promote young innovative companies.

Ulule helps entrepreneurs to make the leap, and above all, to succeed! In addition to financing, Ulule supports entrepreneurs by helping them bring their ideas to life, co-create with their communities, get the word out about their projects and help them grow. A crowdfunding pioneer since 2010, Ulule has become the leading participatory incubator for positive-impact projects. Our community of over 3 million members has helped over 34,000 projects get off the ground.

The FEFFS showcases new international fantasy films, while giving pride of place to thrillers, black films and comedies, animation, video games and virtual reality cinema. It also offers a number of film retrospectives, reflecting its deep attachment to our cinematic heritage. An affiliated member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, the Strasbourg festival organises the Méliès d'argent competition for France.

Vertigo specialises in marketing research for the leisure market. The company is made up of scientific and sector experts. It develops benchmark studies in the fields of cinema, digital leisure and sport. Vertigo has become the leader in cinema marketing research in France and produces the benchmark barometer of VOD and SVOD consumption. The company also operates in Belgium, the USA and the UK.

Blue Efficience is the expert in protecting films from piracy on the Internet. Commissioned by rights-holders such as producers, distributors and broadcasters, it eliminates the illegal availability of films on a global scale. The company also promotes the legal supply of films, offering its customers a 360-degree service around their works. Close to its customers, the company accompanies them as a partner in major cinema events.

Since 2012, Creatis, the SOS Group's culture and media incubator, has been supporting companies in their development and hosting them in its living spaces in Paris and Brussels. Creatis Paris's residents include TÊTU, Chut!, La Déferlante, Mouvement UP, Louie Media Les Glorieuses, La Fabrique de la Danse and Ask Mona.

Minalogic, the world-class cluster for digital technologies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, supports its 400 members in their innovation and growth projects, to boost their development objectives and global reach. The technologies, products and services developed by the cluster's members are aimed at all sectors of activity (ICT, healthcare, media & entertainment, the factory of the future, etc.), and cover the entire digital value chain.

When it came to their social protection, cinema entrepreneurs and employees wanted to be heard and understood. Nearly twenty years ago, they built Audiens, a Group that is close to its customers and attentive to their specific needs. This DNA remains more relevant than ever: #non-profit #solidarity #efficiency #availability. Nearly 1,200 film producers now place their trust in Audiens for provident and health insurance. Why shouldn't you?

LINCC is Paris&Co's innovation platform dedicated to the digital cultural and creative industries. The platform's mission is to support innovation in the creation, production and distribution of creative, recreational and educational content. The audiovisual, video game, music, media, sound, live performance and ed-tech sectors come together to innovate in an ecosystem that stimulates open innovation and transmedia complementarity.

Hexacom specialises in the cinema, audiovisual and wider cultural industries, and currently has four consultants with complementary expertise. It is involved in seven key stages of project engineering in these sectors: market research, territorial or sectoral diagnosis, project definition, economic and financial feasibility, evaluation or audit, impact study and strategic support. Hexacom also carries out evaluation and support missions for public policies in favour of cultural industries.

TikTok is a mobile video sharing and social networking app launched in September 2016. TikTok allows users not only to watch music videos, but also to film, edit and share their own clips, accompanied by music, from 3 to 180 seconds long. As a result of its influence, the application has spawned a number of viral trends, popularised several songs and propelled users to the rank of web personalities. In 2020, TikTok will be the most downloaded application in the world, ahead of Facebook.