Who we are

Bpifrance is the French national investment bank: it finances businesses – at every stage of their development – through loans, guarantees, equity investments and export insurances. Bpifrance also provides extra financial services (training, consultancy) to help entrepreneurs meet their challenges (innovation, export…).

Business France is the public agency dedicated to supporting the internationalization of the French economy. It is responsible for the international development of businesses and their exports, as well as for attracting and welcoming foreign investment in France. It promotes France’s economic appeal and image, along with its companies and regions. Business France also manages and develops the International Corporate Volunteer Program (VIE). The organization has more than 1,400 employees based in France and across 55 countries.

The action of the “Direction Générale des Entreprises” (DGE) is at the heart of the State’s efforts to drive economic transformation and strengthen the country’s strategic autonomy. It carries out both sector-specific missions (industrial policy, digital regulation and infrastructure deployment, support policies for crafts, commerce, services and tourism), cross-cutting missions (regulatory simplification, innovation policy), as well as initiatives related to the digital and ecological transformation of the economy.
The DGE contributes to the development of European policies within its scope, ensures the protection of the country’s strategic assets, and is fully committed to enhancing competitiveness, fostering innovation, and supporting the growth of French businesses.

The Institut français is the pivotal operator for the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture in implementing France’s foreign cultural policy.

Working closely with the French cultural network abroad (culture departments of French Embassies, Instituts français, and Alliances françaises), it supports the international promotion of French creators and facilitates partnerships between actors from French and international ecosystems in various fields of cultural and creative industries.

In the recent years, it has supported the cultural network in integrating the challenges and opportunities associated with the rapidly growing video game sector. It also assists professionals from this industry in developing their international projects, notably by organizing delegations to major international events, in close cooperation with key stakeholders across the ecosystem.

SELL is a national trade association that represents video game publishers in France. The SELL has twenty-five members. It promotes and defends the collective interests of video game publishers in the various fields in which they are involved, contributes to the structuring of the market, and to its recognition by all professionals, public authorities, and consumers. The SELL is also the creator of the Paris Games Week event, launched in 2010. The President of the SELL is James Rebours, and its Managing Director is Nicolas Vignolles.

The SNJV is France’s national video game trade association. With over 200 member companies, it represents more than 80% of jobs in the sector and has been representing French studios and publishers in dealings with public authorities and the media since 2008.
The SNJV’s missions include promoting and raising the image of the industry through key events such as the Pégases ceremony, defending the competitiveness of the national territory, and supporting companies based in France.

Atlangames is a non-profit organization that brings together video game professionals from the Greater West of France (Brittany & Loire Valley). Its mission is to support the growth of its members through various initiatives: support, networking, event organization and promotion of the industry on a local, national and international scale. Atlangames brings together development studios, freelancers and related professions, with the aim of boosting the ecosystem, fostering collaboration and increasing the visibility of the video game industry at all levels.

Capital Games is the association of video game professionals in the Paris area. For 20 years, it has supported over 120 members (studios, publishers, service providers) by facilitating networking, funding, training, and communication. A key player for local creators, it organizes major events such as Jeux Made in France, Paris Game Biz, and Games Made in Satellites, promoting the French video game ecosystem both domestically and internationally.

Collectif Bouftang is the regional cluster for video game professionals in Reunion Island. It brings together studios and creators to structure the industry, foster skill development, and create economic opportunities. The association maintains a co-working space for creators and organizes events, such as game jams, to stimulate the local ecosystem. It supports projects and facilitates international connections.

East Games is the cluster of video game professionals in the Grand Est region in France. It brings together more than fifty companies committed to building the local industry. The association supports the development and promotion of local projects while organizing key networking events such as the Indie Game Contest.

Since 2009, Game Industry North (Game IN) has been uniting and structuring the video game industry in Hauts-de-France, working alongside national stakeholders. With over 50 members, it supports studios in their development, establishment, and networking with professionals and schools. Game IN organizes events and founded Game Camp France, the must-attend annual event for industry professionals.

Game Only is the association that brings together, unites, and defends the interests of video game industry companies based in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Their team of eight employees works daily to support members around four key pillars: funding, CSR, international development, and industry networking. The association also launched the National Video Game Consortium and developed Jyros, the first environmental impact calculator for the industry. Furthermore, aware of the need for skills and the rapid evolution of sector technologies, Game Only created the training organization Bertie in partnership with Capital Games.

Push Start is the professional trade association for the video game industry in Occitanie, South of France. Founded in 2015, the association brings together over 130 members: studios, publishers, schools, freelancers and students. It coordinates the ecosystem, defends industry interests with institutions, co-leads the Montpellier Game Lab and facilitates access to international events. Push Start also works on national projects like JYROS (carbon footprint calculator for video games).

SO· Games is the association of video game professionals in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. More than 100 organizations are working in the 3 major video game hubs of south-west France: Bordeaux, Angoulême and La Rochelle. Their main missions are to :

• Develop the industry in the region, by focusing on digital sobriety, education, orientation, investment, events and inclusivity;
• Promote the members of the association and their projects, as well as local and national events;
• Support structures in their growth, skills development and search for funding;
• Attract new talent and companies to the region.

GameSud is the program dedicated to the video game industry by SudAnim, the regional association of animation and video game professionals.  Its pillars of action are: international visibility and influence (for example presence at international trade fairs like Gamescom) ; promotion of the territory by supporting regional festivals and initiatives (B2B and B2C) ; networking and strategic synergies between institutions, studios, producers, schools and students ; support for creation and innovation by educating the micro-entrepreneurs through coaching sessions (aid funds).