Twist Cluster

TWIST is the business Cluster Cinema & Digital Media in Wallonia (Belgium). It is the main business cluster active in the sector of digital audiovisual and multimedia technologies in Belgium. TWIST is mainly active on three markets : • Cinema & Animation ; • Broadcast (development of technologies and facilities) ; • Transmedia & Multimedia (communication, gaming, mobile applications, business intelligence, etc.). TWIST specific market Niches • Stereoscopic 3D ; • Motion Capture ; • Serious Game ; • Digital Media ; • Digitisation & Digital Storage ; • Digital Content. TWIST has over 100 members including : • 80% SMEs (EVS, IRIS, dcinex, etc.) ; • 5 TV Channels (including RTBF, RTL Belgium, Be TV) ; • 5 Universities & Research Centres ; • 2 investment funds. Figures for the sector in Wallonia (estimate) • Turnover of the sector : € 1 billion • Number of jobs: 5,000 direct jobs and 2,000 indirect jobs