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