[company_age]30.0[/company_age][employees]2-10 employees[/employees][description]APA Associazione Produttori Audiovisivi (APA) is an Italian association established in 1994 to represent independent production companies in the audiovisual sector. APA boasts 54 member companies responsible for over 80% of the Italian audiovisual production sector's turnover, generating approximately 500 million euros annually and employing around 200,000 people directly or indirectly. APA's mission is to protect the interests of its members, support their organizational, technological, and economic development, and promote international collaboration. APA actively participates in international markets and exchanges, organizing the Italian stand at the Cannes MIP-TV and MIP-COM events since 1995. The association collaborates with the Italian foreign trade institute (ICE) to coordinate Italian participation in various international events and organizes co-production meetings in France and Spain. APA is also the creator and promoter of the RomaFictionFest, a festival dedicated to TV products, where it has been organizing meetings between international producers, pitchings, seminars, and masterclasses since 2007.[/description][ps]Representation, protection, development support, international collaboration, event organization.[/ps]