{"id":11637,"date":"2025-09-30T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irvc.ir\/?p=11637"},"modified":"2025-10-25T11:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T07:43:34","slug":"specialized-session-of-the-financing-and-investment-horizons-in-creative-industries-event-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irvc.ir\/en\/specialized-session-of-the-financing-and-investment-horizons-in-creative-industries-event-held\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialized Session of the \u201cFinancing and Investment Horizons in Creative Industries\u201d Event Held"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite their high potential for job creation, revenue generation, and the revival of local culture, creative industries in Iran continue to face structural and managerial challenges. These issues were addressed by experts during the specialized session of the \u201cFinancing and Investment Horizons in Creative Industries\u201d event, held on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 29, at Baghe Ziba.<\/p>

At the beginning of the session, Seyed Sadegh Pejman, CEO of the Institute for the Development of Culture and Arts, presented an overview of the institute\u2019s activities and emphasized its efforts to oversee and address issues in the cultural and creative sectors. He identified three main challenges: financing, shortage of skilled human resources, and the need for moral support. He added that the necessary infrastructure to address these issues is currently under review.<\/p>

Mohammad Hossein Sajadi-Niri, Chairman of the Iranian Venture Capital Association, highlighted the structural difficulties facing creative industries, including reliance on creative personnel, scalability challenges, intellectual property issues, and restrictions related to censorship, which make it difficult for venture capital investors to enter the sector. He emphasized that overcoming these challenges requires a global perspective and a windowed strategic approach, with scalability considered in both industrialization and market development. According to Sajadi-Niri, creative products can be offered in diverse formats and transformed into multiple revenue streams, facilitating the attraction of venture capital.<\/p>

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Panel 1: Investment Challenges in Creative Industries and Entry of Major Players<\/strong><\/p>

In the first panel, Naser Jahednia, CEO of the National Animation Foundation and board member of the National Foundation of Computer Games; Hassan Mishemi, Director General of New Technology Development at the Ministry of Communications; and game developers Hassan Mahdi-Asl and Amin Shahidi discussed issues related to video and digital games.<\/p>

Participants highlighted challenges arising from insufficient governmental support, intellectual property concerns, lack of industry associations, and limited supportive mechanisms. They emphasized that the private sector has continued developing these industries through personal investment and risk acceptance. They also stressed the importance of monitoring actual cash flows, foreign revenues, and transferring experience to the next generation of game developers.<\/p>

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Panel 2: Innovative Financing Tools and Models<\/strong><\/p>

The second panel, featuring Mehdi Sadat Hayatshahi, Ali Amidi, Safa Sirafi, Iman Eslami, and Siavash Malekifar, focused on innovative financing methods for creative industries.<\/p>