Networking

FrankfurtRheinMain benefits from an active network of more than 30 competence centres that support employees and freelancers from the creative industry. Several start-up centres offer office space as well as an inspiring and creative work atmosphere for young professionals in this industry.

Examples are

• Basis Frankfurt e.V. in Frankfurt
• Mainraum – Gründerhaus der Kreativwirtschaft in Frankfurt
  (by Frankfurt Economic Development GmbH) with a focus on games, digital world and design
• Ostpol° Gründercampus in Offenbach (public-founded centre)
• Wacker Fabrik near Darmstadt

Events

• Art Director’s Club summit (more than 7.000 national and international visitors)
  Germany’s leading congress in the field of creative industries and advertising moved from Berlin to Frankfurt in 2010. It is the world’s largest exhibition in the field of marketing, design and digital media and one of the most established events in the industry.
• Frankfurt Book Fair
  One of the world’s leading trade fair for books, multimedia and communications. The Frankfurt Book Fair takes place annually in October. With more than 7,500 exhibitors and 275,000 visitors from 111 countries, the fair is one of the world's most important events in the international book trade (2010).
  2011: Island
  2012: New Zealand
  2013: Brazil
  2014: Finland 
• German marketing day
  Get-together of marketing experts from all over the world (once a year)
• Deutscher Werbefilmpreis
  Yearly award ceremony for the best German advertising film
• Horizont award
  Men and Women of the Year in the communication sector by most important magazine for the industry
• eDIT/Filmmaker’s Festival
  European Festival for production and visual effects