The "Cinéma au Soleil Association" aims to bring together and federate all the professional participants in the cinema, audiovisual, television and multimedia industries. The association believes that these different mediums use content that has a genuine cultural and economic value.

Although the "Cinéma au Soleil", (Association Law 1901), is established in Marseille and based at the Belle-de-Mai Media Centre, it has a regional vocation with a long-term European perspective.
The association’s most important objective is to create the best conditions possible for the economic development of local companies, and exterior businesses attracted by the dynamism of Marseille and the region.

The impact of the association’s activities reach beyond the Belle-de-Mai Media Centre.
It aims to be the industry driving force behind those working in audiovisual, cinema, television, multimedia, editing, distribution and broadcasting of programmes, techniques and technology in this sector.
Consequently, the association welcomes members who direct projects, or who are active in these specific fields.

The "Cinéma au Soleil" association concerns all the companies established in Marseille, Nice, Cannes and Arles and in the rest of the region, but also national and international companies that regularly work in the Provence-Alpes-Cote-D’Azur.

The association proposes:

	Assistance in structuring a professional network of the sector Expertise and promotion by providing close support for projects addressed to the association, after the proposals have been examined. Establishment projects for companies and professionals in the sector. Production projects in the following areas: audiovisual, cinema, television, multimedia, editing, distribution and broadcasting.
	Sharing professional skills and techniques Making the association’s relationship network available to establish a genuine co-ordination with the political and technical authorities responsible for public financial aid. Creation of an information and services platform for professionals that can connect all the participants in the sector. Economic, technology and regulation benchmarking. Content evaluation.
	Communication and promotion Creation of an information and communication platform. Creation of links or interfaces between the different participants of the sector in order to facilitate and establish contact and synergies between all the participants of the audiovisual and multimedia industries at the local, regional, national and international level. Ensure that projects are visible and clear. Participate in communication activities aimed at structuring, organising and developing the sector in Marseille, the department and the region. Participate in organising events designed to promote the advantages of the sector. Meetings, projections, seminars, markets and festivals.