Report on Developing Culture and Creative Industries in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Creative Industries Forum Baku, 26th October 2017 Culture and Creativity for Innovation and Growth Report on Developing Culture and Creative Industries in Azerbaijan Challenges and Recommendations Cristina Farinha EU EaP Culture & Creativity

Team Mandate Cristina Farinha Mykola Skyba Zviad Mchedlishvili Culture Creative Industries (CCIs) development in the 6 EaP countries report Identify main challenges and dynamics Draw recommendations

MAIN CHALLENGES Mainstreaming CCIs into policy-making Setting up participatory policies and platforms Building on emerging creative hubs Easing access to specific funding and support Improving creative entrepreneurial education and skills Developing audiences and markets Encouraging internationalisation and cooperation

BACKGROUND

POLICY-MAKING. PARTICIPATION. PLATFORMS. Mainstream CCIs intro policy making CCIs development programme (road map) CCIs specific national programme to favour tourism and associated businesses development Mappings of resources throughout the country Joint national policy framework for CCIs development CCIs council to promote inter-institutional interactions Audiovisual and media policy and legal framework Research and monitoring unit for CCIs Promote participation and joint collaborations Alliance of CCIs professionals CCIs cluster to promote coordination and crossovers Support programme for hubs, clusters and networks

INFRA-STRUCTURES. FUNDING. FRAMEWORKS. Promote access to spaces Access to venues and public spaces to creative projects Joint platforms among IT, business, creative and arts hubs Evidence-based management and collaborations in between state institutions with independent and start up community Provide favourable framework for CCIs to operate Incentives to sponsorship and investment in CCIs CCIs crowdfunding campaigns and platforms Arms length competitive funding system – audiovisual, publishing, decentralisation, NGOs Film Commission Innovation vouchers for industry crossovers Awareness and monitoring of copyright and collective management accountability

SKILLS. AUDIENCES. MARKETs Promote skills development Mobility and exchanges for students and young graduates/entrepreneurs Management courses within CCIs curricula in higher education Peer to peer exchanges targeting cultural professionals and creative entrepreneurs CCIs information and training platform for professionals and amateurs Makers spaces and clubs within schools and universities International Jazz School Promote wide CCIs dissemination and diversify audiences Network of workshops for local CCIs products CCIs content media platforms

INTERNATIONALISATION. COOPERATION Promote “Creative Azerbaijan” worldwide Focal point “Creative Azerbaijan” to support CCIs abroad Culture and creative tourism platform EaP cooperation in culture & creativity CCIs external relations strategy Support internationalisation of creative professionals and their contents Mobility grants scheme to participate in international circuits Membership of EU Creative Europe Favourable regulatory conditions for international trade Match-funding support for international projects and consortia Legal basis for defining “national film certificate” and membership of Eurimages

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