What are the Creative Industries?
There is still no binding definition or explicit classification for the terms "cultural industries" vs. "creative industries", neither on a national nor an international level. These terms are sometimes used interchangeably, and sometimes they are differenciated on various levels. In the following interactive overview, we are using the pragmatic approach of the Berlin state:
Definitions based on those used by the Berlin senate and the official industry
classification.
Self-employed and freelancers
Web designers, game designers
Businesses
Software developers, telecommunications services
Self-employed and freelancers
Actors/Presenters/Speakers
Businesses
Film production/distribution agencies/movie theatres/radio and tv braodcasting
Self-employed and freelancers
Composers, musicians, audio technicians
Businesses
Instrument makers, music equipment stores, music publishers, organizers, clubs
Self-employed and freelancers
Free-lance Art Directors, Ad writers
Businesses
Advertising agencies, promo agents
Self-employed and freelancers
Writers, authors, journalists, press photographers
Businesses
Publishers, printers, bookstores
Self-employed and freelancers
Printers/designers, fotographers
Businesses
Galleries, applied arts/ arts and crafts
Self-employed and freelancers
Fashion designers, Designers
Businesses
Fashion labels, design companies and agencies
Self-employed and freelancers
Restorers, architects, city planners
Businesses
Architecture offices
Self-employed and freelancers
Stage artists, circus artists, dancers
Businesses
Opera houses, theatres, musical theatres, vaudevilles