Belle de Mai, 120 000 m2 devoted to creative spirits

In the working-class district of the Belle de Mai, located near to all the main transport infrastructures (TGV station, airport and motorways...), Marseille has redeveloped a disused industrial area owned by the National Public Tobacco Company, devoting it entirely to the audiovisual, multimedia and digital industries. This project has been implemented by the European Union, the French State, the PACA Région (Regional Authority), the Conseil Général des Bouches-du-Rhône (Provincial Authority), the Communauté urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole (Urban Community of Greater Marseille), the Ville de Marseille (City of Marseille) and Euroméditerranée.

The 120,000 m2 site, centred around three buildings - the Heritage Centre, Media Park and La Friche - the ideal incubator for developing creative relationships. Every day artists, dancers, musicians and producers rub shoulders with leading designers, producers, publishers and content distribution houses, not to mention consultants, technical service providers, marketing and promotion companies…

An approach unlike any other in Europe, dedicated towards developing all the creative.