REAVES

Purpose

The cultural and creative industries are often described as a single sector, but film, games and music work in different ways. Even so, they share many challenges, such as securing early-stage funding, gaining visibility on global platforms and keeping pace with technological change. Until now, the industries and regions have largely tackled these challenges separately. REAVES creates a shared foundation for collaboration and knowledge exchange between projects, public bodies, education providers and industry organisations. The aim is to develop coherent support measures and encourage more talent and companies to stay in the regions.

Skellefteå Science City contributes experience from Arctic Game Incubator, BSG-Go! and THE LEAGUE network. We lead the project’s work on cross-sector skills exchange, focusing on how creative companies and traditional industry can collaborate and learn from each other. In June 2027, we will host delegations from all partner regions during Skeå Creative Connect, where a mentor bootcamp will bring different disciplines together to work side by side on equal terms.

Project partners

The project is led by BGZ Berliner Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit and includes 14 partners from Germany, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland, among them Skellefteå Science City.