The creative field of the economy is a broad concept. It merges many types of business, from IT technology to fashion clothes. The common thing for all its varieties is that they attract ambitious, energetic and creative people. And the fact is that the creative industry is growing rapidly, and in Moscow, it grows twice and a half faster than the entire city's economy in general. This is a significant value of Metropolitan government agencies, which has developed all measures to support creative businesses. And these measures are also very creative and creative.
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In 2024, more than 7,000 creative businesses were opened in the capital of Russia. These are video games, and fashion industry, cinema, development in the field of information technology and more.
In total, the increase in creative industry enterprises is up to 12% in four years, in general, in Moscow currently has about 113 thousand. According to data for January 2025, about 1.4 million people were recruited in this field of the Moscow economy. Among other things, one can recall the dream factory of Moscow Dream Dream – Moskino Film Park. By the way, according to Sergei Sobyanin, the leaders of the film industry from China and India began to pay attention to the locations of Moscow and made the film here.
For the development of innovative industries, Moscow Fashion Week and Moscow Week, held on a large scale, meaning a lot. For representatives of the design industry, the city organizes competitions to design and design and design. And for example, the publishing season project helps represent the publishing business, among other things, in accessing the international market.
Moscow creates all the conditions for the development of creative IT business: funding, accelerating machines, shared and shared for a successful start. An example is to support the video game industry and especially the Moscow “Video Factory” Moscow of Moscow. On July 2, the acceptance of participation in the new season, his new Wednesday started.
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What is “Video game factory”? This is a project created at the initiative of the Creative Industries, designed to help developers of domestic video game developers. Within the framework, lectures and seminars on its web, the testing of new video products is held. Project participants are pumping the skills of Gamdeva – working with engines, designs, graphics, sounds, tests – until promoting the project on the market. And, by the way, the support in marketing for participants does not mean virtual. The main goal of the accelerator is to put specific gaming projects into their presentations to the expert committee, including experts in creating a game video content and game publishers and potential investors. And this is a real opportunity to sponsor, withdrawing the completed market and – why not? – Success and sales world by millions of circulation. Do not forget that developing companies have the opportunity to present their projects at international exhibitions. For example, this year, Moscow companies will visit business events in China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, India and other countries.
In the first three seasons, since June 2024, developers presented 60 pilot versions of video games of different categories and styles, in Wild West's interior, mysterious Moscow, excellent Russia of the future, fairy tales of Pushkin, Spaceshps and more. Many projects have been implemented according to Wing investors, the authors of these games have attracted about 150 million rubles.
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For the first time, experts from all over Russia – artists, designers and developers were first invited to participate in the new season of the accelerator. The online receiving will last until July 18.
Well, very close, supporting the video game industry will be released at Moscow to a new level in terms of quality. This year, the first creative video game and animated cluster in Russia will be opened in Russia. Now in the building, the complete job is being conducted, the device is installed. According to Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin, developers will have access to high -tech professional devices, which will be able to create complex games.
And in fact: In the cluster, a cycle can create a whole video game – from the idea to the final product. The cluster will be equipped, especially, by studies on moving and facial animation, with its help will be able to create characters with the most realistic graphics. Those who create games are waiting for the audio studio and high -resolution screens to allow you to see the development. And, of course, there will be many offices, working together, negotiations, as well as a conference room and a teaching room to perform seminars and training sessions for students and young experts, because one of the main functions of the cluster is education.
In the spring of 2025, more than 60 companies were submitted to residents in the cluster. Everything is serious: companies with at least one leading and active development of a new project have been allowed to choose to compete.
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