Centre Image

What Centre Image does

Centre Image is a French non-profit association (Association déclarée under French law, RNA W252001965, Siret 778 330 175 00051) established in 1984 and headquartered in Montbéliard with a secondary office in Besançon. It operates as the officially designated regional pole for image education (pôle régional d'éducation aux images) in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, developing artistic education projects in cinema and image for diverse audiences including schools (preschool through lycée), youth aged 12–25, disempowered audiences (healthcare, detention, disability), educators, cultural mediators, and the general public in rural and underserved territories.

The organization's portfolio spans cinema venue operations (Les Bains Douches in Montbéliard), outdoor screening programs (Les Toiles du Soir), festivals (Festival Diversité, Fête du cinéma d'animation), school curricula (Maternelle au cinéma, École et cinéma, Collège au cinéma, Montbel'écran), workshops, professional training, and equipment lending. Its proprietary technology includes the Table MashUp, an interactive video editing table co-produced with peer regional poles ACAP (Hauts-de-France), Alhambra (PACA), and Ciclic (Centre-Val-de-Loire), along with its lighter successor the MashUp Box and the Mallette pré-cinéma, a kit of pre-cinema optical objects. Most services are delivered free of charge to end users.

The business model is grant-dependent: revenue is drawn primarily from public subsidies from the Conseil Régional de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, DRAC (Ministère de la Culture), CNC, the Département du Doubs, and Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération, supplemented by membership fees collected via HelloAsso and minor fees on MashUp table usage. The organization runs a lean operation of approximately 5 employees and relies on an extensive partner network for program delivery, with no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, and no equity ownership — consistent with a long-stable, publicly funded cultural association rather than a venture-backed enterprise.

Name

Centre Image

Legal name

Centre Image - Association déclarée

Website

https://centre-image.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centre Image is a French non-profit association founded in 1984, designated as the regional pole for image education in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, delivering cinema education programs, equipment lending, festivals, and training to schools, youth, and underserved communities across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural and Cinema Education Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Exhibition (51213), Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) (512131), Fine Arts Schools (61161), Fine Arts Schools (611610), Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters (512132)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Arts & Film/Photography Nonprofits (BPAGAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Screening Rooms & Cinematheques (Nonprofit/Institutional) (MPADAKAF), Media Center & Audiovisual Lending Operations (Equipment Checkout, Production Support) (EDAEAGAG), Photography & Videography (EDAAAGAF), Campus & Educational Screenings (Universities, Schools) (MPADAKAI), Professional Development & Teacher Training Media (EDAGALAI)

Keywords

• Image education services
• Cinema education programs
• Cultural outreach programs
• Educational equipment lending
• Film festival programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Montbéliard

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and public funding: Centre Image operates as an association (declared association under French law, RNA W252001965) funded through membership fees (adhesion via HelloAsso platform) and public subsidies from regional and national cultural authorities.
2. Educational services and equipment lending: The organization provides free loan of educational equipment to member structures and offers free training programs to educators and cultural professionals, with some services (like the MashUp table) requiring a small fee exception.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Centre Image delivers cinema and image education services across Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, including structured school cinema programs (Maternelle au cinéma, École au cinéma, Collège au cinéma), cultural workshops, professional training for educators, free lending of pedagogical equipment, and cultural events (Les Toiles du Soir, Festival Diversité, Fête du cinéma d'animation, La Saison Numérique). It also operates the Les Bains Douches cinema venue in Montbéliard.

Product overview

Centre Image is a regional cultural and educational nonprofit organization (pôle d'éducation aux images) established in 1984, focused on developing artistic education projects in cinema and image for diverse audiences in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The organization does not offer a technology product but provides a portfolio of educational services including school-based cinema programs (Maternelle au cinéma, École et cinéma, Collège au cinéma), cultural workshops (Parcours culturels, Projets annuels scolaires, Projets sur mesure), cinema venues and events (Les Bains Douches cinema, Les Toiles du Soir outdoor screenings, Festival Diversité, Fête du cinéma d'animation, La Saison Numérique), equipment lending services (MashUp Table, pre-cinema kits, educational games), training programs, and regional film resources. These offerings work together as an integrated ecosystem of image education services rather than a unified technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les Bains Douches - Cinéma: Cinema operated by Centre Image in Montbéliard, offering programming including special events and seasonal programs.

Products and services

• School Cinema Programs (Maternelle au cinéma, École au cinéma, Collège au cinéma, Montbel'écran) Structured cinema education curricula for maternelle, elementary, and collège students across the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, plus Montbel'écran in Montbéliard. The programs target public schools and integrate national education frameworks (EAC).
• Les Bains Douches - Cinéma Cinema venue in Montbéliard operated by Centre Image, offering year-round film screenings and cultural programming.
• Les Toiles du Soir Annual outdoor cinema screening series held across communes in the Pays de Montbéliard agglomeration during summer months.
• Festival Diversité Annual festival celebrating diversity through cinema.
• Fête du cinéma d'animation Animation film festival organized by Centre Image.
• La Saison Numérique Annual digital arts season featuring spectacles, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, and immersive installations. Centre Image provides animations and educational activities for this Département du Doubs program.
• Educational Equipment Lending (Matériel en prêt) Free loan service for educational equipment including the Table MashUp interactive video editing tool, Mallette pré-cinéma optical illusion kits, and pedagogical games (Pause Photo Prose, Les Mots du Clic, Sortie de cinéma, L'atelier du scénario). Available to schools, MJC, and cultural structures across Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
• Professional Training (Formations du Pôle) Professional training programs on film presentation, cinema room animation, and narrative construction for educators and cultural professionals.
• Cultural Workshops (Ateliers) Cultural workshops including cultural pathways in Besançon (Parcours culturels), annual school projects (Projets annuels scolaires), and customized projects (Projets sur mesure) for various audiences.
• Regional Films Resources (Films régionaux) Educational resource library including scenarios, intention notes, and storyboards from regional films produced in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, developed in partnership with APARR through the 'Docs ici, courts là' program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual outdoor cinema screenings across multiple communes in the Pays de Montbéliard region during summer season

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DRAC Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (Ministère de la Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Regional directorate of the Ministry of Culture coordinates national programs in the region including Passeurs d'Images, Culture Santé, Culture Justice, and EAC programs that Centre Image supports and promotes.
• Conseil Régional de Bourgogne-Franche-ComtécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1984Regional council provides ongoing funding and support for Centre Image's activities. The organization is positioned as the regional pole for image education, coordinating with the regional authority on cultural development programs including territorial cultural development, public outreach, and artistic education for secondary students.
• APARRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation APARR partners with Centre Image to provide resources around films from the 'Docs ici, courts là' program, including scenarios, intention notes, and pedagogical resources available to educators.
• Itinéraires SingulierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation coordinates the national Culture Santé program in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, partnering with Centre Image for implementation.
• FRMJC (Fédération régionale des MJC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation of MJC coordinates the national Passeurs d'Images program in BFC, working with Centre Image as the regional image education pole.
• ACAP (Hauts-de-France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-produced the Table MashUp interactive video editing tool with Centre Image, Ciclic (Centre-Val-de-Loire), and Alhambra (PACA).
• Ciclic (Centre-Val-de-Loire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-produced the Table MashUp interactive video editing tool and developed UPOPI, a webmagazine and interactive pedagogical platform that Centre Image references as a resource.
• Alhambra (PACA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-produced the Table MashUp interactive video editing tool with Centre Image, Ciclic, and ACAP.
• Les Rencontres d'ArlesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the 'Pause Photo Prose' game that Centre Image loans out as part of its equipment library for image education activities.
• Stimultania (Pôle de photographie de Strasbourg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the 'Les Mots du Clic' image analysis game that Centre Image loans out as part of its pedagogical resources.
• Festival Premiers Plans (Angers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated the 'Sortie de cinéma' card game for post-screening discussions that Centre Image includes in its equipment lending library.
• La Cité européenne des scénaristesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the 'L'atelier du scénario' scenario-writing game available through Centre Image's lending resources.
• CNC (Centre National du Cinéma)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational cinema center develops national education programs (Ma classe au cinéma, Ecris ta série, etc.) and educational tools (L'Atelier cinéma, Scénariothèque) that Centre Image promotes and supports regionally.
• Département du DoubscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council organizes the annual 'Saison Numérique' festival, for which Centre Image provides animations and educational activities.
• Pays de Montbéliard AgglomérationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal community partners with Centre Image to organize the annual outdoor cinema program 'Les Toiles du Soir' throughout the agglomeration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Les Enfants de Cinéma: National association coordinating the school cinema dispositifs (École et cinéma, Collège au cinéma) that Centre Image implements regionally. Directly comparable in coordinating dispositifs scolaires for image education in French schools.
• Stimultania (Pôle de photographie de Strasbourg): Photography education center in Strasbourg that developed the 'Les Mots du Clic' image analysis game used by Centre Image. Functions as a peer in image/photography education and as a content partner feeding Centre Image's equipment library.
• Passeurs d'Images: National program for out-of-school image education targeting youth aged 12-25, coordinated regionally through FRMJC and partners including Centre Image. Operates adjacent to Centre Image's youth-focused mission and reaches overlapping underserved audiences.
• Alhambra – Pôle régional d'éducation aux images PACA: Regional image education pole for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and co-producer of the MashUp Table. Functions as a direct counterpart to Centre Image in another French region with comparable activities including screenings, school programs, and equipment lending.
• ACAP – Pôle régional d'éducation aux images Hauts-de-France: Regional image education pole for Hauts-de-France and co-producer of the MashUp Table with Centre Image. Operates the same pôle d'éducation aux images framework with directly analogous school programs, equipment lending, professional training, and screenings.
• Ciclic (Agence régionale du Centre-Val de Loire pour le livre, l'image et la culture numérique): Regional agency for Centre-Val de Loire covering book, image, and digital culture. Co-producer of the MashUp Table and developer of the UPOPI pedagogical platform, making it a near-direct counterpart in mission, scale, and regional scope.

Broad incumbents

• Réseau Canopé: National educational resource network operated under the French Ministry of Education. Provides broader pedagogical resources and teacher training that overlap with Centre Image's educator training mandate, though at a vastly larger national scale.
• AFCAE (Association Française des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai): National association representing independent art-house cinemas in France. Operates in the cinema exhibition space where Centre Image's Les Bains Douches cinema sits, providing advocacy and programming resources across a much wider national network.
• La Cinémathèque française: Major national cinema institution operating exhibition, conservation, and educational programs in Paris. Intersects with Centre Image's image education mandate and runs youth/school programs that overlap with the dispositifs Centre Image delivers regionally, but at vastly larger national scale.

Regional players

• FRMJC Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Regional federation of Maisons des jeunes et de la culture in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, coordinating the national Passeurs d'Images program locally. Operates community-based youth cultural programs in the same geography as Centre Image and serves as a regional implementation partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/centreimageBourgogneFrancheComte
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-image
• Instagraminstagram.com/centre_image/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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