Tartu Centre for Creative Industries

Kalevi 13, 15 and 17

FUNCTIONS AND OBJECTIVES:

1. INCUBATOR2. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

INCUBATORIncubation Process

- calls for applications twice a year - pre-incubation 3-6 months > business plan- incubation period 2+1+1 year- post-incubation

Services during the incubation period:

- low rent - consultations- collaboration with partners- synergy in the house- cross-border contacts- joint marketing & developing export- study-trips, trainings, social networks

Current situation

- 55 business plans - 20 entreprises rent rooms from the centre

- Ca 50 people work in the centre: administration,artists, film producers, arts managers, craftsmen, landscape architects, 3D animators, designers, etc.

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Objectives

- Awareness raising- Networks and databases- Common brand – Creativetartu.ee- Export, fairs, festivals etc.- Cooperation projects with partners from EU- Priority fields (3D and 4D film-making, cultural managers)

Challenges and questions

As an incubator:- experienced people with good ideas vs young and unexperienced starters- priority fields – yes or no?- thinking big / feeling small

As a regional development centre:- cooperation with local authorities – possible or not?- common branding versus artists names- developing export – is it realistic?

Tartu Centre for Creative IndustriesKalevi 13, Tartu www.lmk.ee

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Külli Hansen / kylli@lmk.ee / +372 510 6865