1. FRENCH CONNECTION
creative support issues and
one cluster’s response
99b Boulevard Descat
59200 Tourcoing
T. +33 3 20 29 89 50
F. +333 0 47 08 18
contact@plaine-images.fr
www.plaine-images.fr
3. Plaine Images Cluster
part of the Union eco-district
L’Union is an urban renewal project of a former industrial site, which received the National
Prize for Eco Areas 2011, whith environmental, economic, social and cultural dimensions :
• A 80 hectares site
• 3 cities : Roubaix, Tourcoing, Wattrelos
• A 15-year project
• Nearly 200 million Euros investment
Ambition of :
• 1 400 homes
• 3 000 inhabitants
• 4 000 to 7 000 new jobs Eco-disctrict : sustainable
development policy
Economy : Two main industries of
excellence : moving images (Plaine
Images) and innovative textiles
(CETI)
Superior tertiary sector : retail and
distance selling, legal and auditing
companies…
Tax Free Urban Zone
Housing : 1 400 new homes by 2022
dedicated to social mix
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5. Plaine Images, a hub for digital creativity and
innovation
• 5 hectares dedicated to the business
of moving images : video games,
animation, audiovisual, multimedia,
technologies…
• a stimulation environment : Le
Fresnoy, CRRAV…
• 20 000 m² refurbished premises
• 50 companies
• 1 000 employees
• 20 000 m² of new building projects
• exhibition spaces
• places for exchange and relaxation :
coworking space, projection and
conference sooms, meeting rooms…
• incubator and start-up services for
small businesses
• mutualised services and equipment :
film studios, multimedia editing
rooms…
• regular programme of events :
exhibitions, debates, conferences,
workshops…)
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6. Plaine Images, the principle of convergence :
l’Imaginarium
L’Imaginarium (8 000 m² of working spaces) :
the tip of the iceberg in the overall Plaine
Images project
Companies
+
Artists
+
Training structures
+
Research facilities (Plaine Images Recherche)
+
Local community
=
INNOVATION
&
ECONOMIC VALUE
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9. Plaine Images Recherche, a unique facility in
Europe
• September : opening of a new innovation, research
and development facility : Univesrity Lille 1 and Lille 3
+ CNRS (National Scientific Research Centre)
• High-tech platform for scientific research in the field
of Visual Studies : platform for virtual artists,
laboratory of perception/action, workshops for artistic
experimentation
• Technical facilities open to other players on-site :
artists, creative staff, commercial directors
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10. Plaine Images, creative support issues
• Effective networking : flexible working
spaces, co-creation areas, workshops,
exhibitions…
• Development of entrepreneurial skills
of creative professionals : business
incubator centre, convergence between
the different sectors of Images (video
game, moving art, multimedia
&audiovisual…), opening to other sectors
such as design, textile
• Development of diversity in
disciplines, business categories, cultural
activities : implementation of businesses
together with associations and/or artists,
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