Belfast Creative Industries

This is an exciting time for the newly emerging media industry in Belfast with both significant opportunities and threats,

Belfast is a city in transformation and the hub of the creative industries in Northern Ireland. It is home to internationally successful design, media and architecture clusters, a thriving visual arts scene, a rich industrial heritage and the highlight of Ireland's cultural calendar - the Belfast Festival.

We define the creative industries as those industries which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property. This includes advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, designer fashion, film and video, interactive leisure software, music, the performing arts, publishing, software and computer games, television and radio.

Belfast’s creative industries build on indigenous talent and enterprise to provide both high-skilled employment and high added value enterprises. The sector has come to represent a key indicator of vitality in a knowledge economy – not only valuable and dynamic, but also cool and sophisticated.

The creative industries are clearly a sector of the Belfast economy that would benefit from strategic development.

Leading companies in this sector include Biznet Solutions, Newcreation.com, Banjax Studios and Slater Design.