CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FACTS
Frankfurt – where creative industries feel home
In Frankfurt you are very well positioned to exploit opportunities within the creative economy. The city is home of a thriving digital media sector, a successful design industry, and vibrant film and games industries. Also Frankfurt is a major center for the creative industries within the State of Hesse and has expanded rapidly in recent years. The creative sector employs nearly 39,000 people, who are representing 6% of the total of the city’s workforce.
Our creative businesses generated sales of almost 6 billion euros in 2016. This makes Frankfurt the German city with the highest share of turnover in the creative sector in relation to the total turnover of the municipal sector. Frankfurt’s advertising market and software & games industry, with around 19,000 employees and a turnover of around 3.7 billion euros, make up the two largest creative sub-markets.
MASTER PLAN Creative Industries FRANKFURT 2021-2026
Frankfurt received top rating in the European benchmark
The Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor 2019 ranks Frankfurt on place 9 in the XL group (population: 500,000 up to 1,000,000) of 40 ranked cities. The monitor’s quantitative information is captured in 29 indicators relevant to nine dimensions reflecting three major facets of cities’ cultural, social and economic vitality:
Creative and well-educated people with smart ideas are essential for the future of our society – and, of course, also for the economy. The students at the local universities and academies are enjoying a high-level education, making them fit for their future in the creative industries. A range of internships for media students can be found at Medienpraktikum Hessen.
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Universities
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Goethe-University Frankfurt
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach HFG (academy of art and design)
Mainz University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
RheinMain University of Applied Sciences
Städelschule Frankfurt am Main
Technische Universität Darmstadt
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Private Academies
Abbey Road Institute Frankfurt
Academy of Visual Arts Frankfurt
accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg
Akademie für Marketing-Kommunikation e.V.
Deutsche Akademie für Puplic Relations GmbH (DAPR)
Deutsche POP Frankfurt
DTP AKADEMIE RheinMain GmbH
Dr. Hoch’s Konservatorium – Musikakademie Frankfurt
EC Europa Campus Frankfurt/Main
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
European Business School
European School of Design
Fundraising Akademie
Hessische Film- und Medienakademie (hFMA)
Hochschule Fresenius
Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft – HMKW Frankfurt
IMK Institut für Marketing und Kommunikation
Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie (IEMA)
International School of Management
Mainzer Medieninstitut
mediacampus frankfurt – die schulen des deutschen buchhandels
Private Fernhochschule Darmstadt
SAE Institut – School of Audio Engineering
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Technical Colleges
Creative Industries Associations in Frankfurt
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- AG DOK – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dokumentarfilm
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Jugendbuchverlage
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Media-Analyse e.V. (ag.ma)
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- Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
- Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA im Lande Hessen e.V.
- Bundesverband Jugend und Film e.V.
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- Deutscher Designer Club e.V. (DDC)
- Deutscher Direktmarketing Verband (DDV) e.V.
- Deutscher Werkbund Hessen (DWB) e.V.
- Deutsches Filminstitut – DIF e.V.
- Digital Media Women e.V. Quartier RheinMain
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- Fachverband Aussenwerbung e.V.
- Filmhaus Frankfurt e.V.
- Film- und Kinobüro Hessen e.V.
- Frankfurter Presse Club e.V.
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- gamearea-FRM e.V.
- GEDOK Frankfurt Rhein Main e.V.
- German Design Council / Rat für Formgebung
- Gesamtverband Kommunikationsagenturen (GWA) e.V.
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- Marketing Club Frankfurt e.V.
- Medienpraktika-Hessen
- Medienwerkstatt Frankfurt MEWI e.V.
- Medienzentrum Frankfurt e.V.
- MTP – Marketing zwischen Theorie und Praxis e.V.
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Information to the different Creative Industries Sectors
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Architecture
- Architecture in Frankfurt
- InfoKreativ Architekturmarkt (pdf) – only German
- BDA Hochschulführer Architektur und Stadtplanung (pdf) – only German
German Industry News
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Publishing
- Publishing & Literature in Frankfurt
- InfoKreativ Buchmarkt (pdf) – only German
- Publishing market data provided by Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels – only German
German Industry News
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Design
- Design in Frankfurt
- InfoKreativ Designwirtschaft (pdf) – only German
German Industry News
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Film Business
- FILM in FRANKFURT
- German Films Abroad
- German Films’ annual reports – only in German
German Industry News
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Art Market
- InfoKreativ Kunstmarkt (pdf) – only in German
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Performing Arts
- Arts & Culture & Frankfurt
- Theatre stages in Frankfurt
- InfoKreativ Markt für Darstellende Künste (pdf) – only in German
- Market data provided by Kulturrat – only in German
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Music Business
- Music in Frankfurt
- IFP – Global Music Report 2019 (pdf)
- InfoKreativ Musikwirtschaft (pdf) – only in German
- Musikwirtschaft in Deutschland 2015 (pdf) – only in German
- Music business market data – only in German
- Study Club business 2020/2021 (pdf) – only in German
German Industry News
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Press Market
- InfoKreativ Pressemarkt (pdf) – only in German
- Market data provided by Verband deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger
- Marktdaten des BDZV – only in German
German Industry News
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Broadcasting
- InfoKreativ Rundfunkwirtschaft (pdf) – only in German
- Market data provided by Verband Privater Rundfunk und Telemedien – only in German
- Wirtschaftliche Lage des Rundfunks in Deutschland 2017 (pdf) – only in Germany
German Industry News
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Software-/Games-Industry
- Games in Frankfurt
- Market data provided by game
- gamesmap
- A Guide to the German Games Industry, 2018 (pdf)
- Study: Videogames in Germany, 2017 (pdf) – only in German
- BITKOM ITK market data – only in German
German Industry News
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Advertising
- InfoKreativ Werbemarkt (pdf) – only in German
German Industry News
General Overview
Latest data report
- Datenreport 2021 Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft in Hessen / Creative Industries (pdf) – only in German
Creative Industries Reports
- 5. Hessischer Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaftsbericht (pdf) – only in German
General Overview
- Initiative Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft der Bundesregierung – only in German
- Kompetenzzentrum Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft des Bundes – only in German
Creative Industries Reports