Romics 2026: an opportunity for Lazio businesses

If your company operates in the world of comics, animation, video games, film, or creative publishing, there's an opportunity worth seizing.

From October 1 to 4, 2026, the Fiera di Roma will host the new autumn edition of Romics – International Comics, Animation, Movies and Games Festival, one of the most important events in Italy dedicated to entertainment, creativity, and innovation.

For businesses in Lazio, there's also an additional opportunity: participating in the event thanks to a collective promotion project promoted by regional institutions, which allows them to reduce participation costs and increase their visibility.

Why Romics is an event not to be missed

Every year Romics attracts thousands of visitors including enthusiasts, professionals, companies, publishers, buyers and industry professionals from Italy and abroad.

It is not only a fair dedicated to comics and pop culture fans, but also represents an important meeting place for networking, presenting new products, starting commercial collaborations and creating new business opportunities.

The event involves numerous sectors of the creative industries, including:

• comics and graphic novels;

• animation;

• cinema and audiovisual;

• video games and gaming;

• specialized publishing;

• merchandising and licensing;

• creative technologies and digital innovation.

Concrete support for Lazio companies

Thanks to the collaboration between Lazio Region, through Lazio Innova, Rome Chamber of Commerce and Azienda Speciale Sviluppo e Territorio, 34 Lazio companies will be selected to participate in the event within a collective exhibition space.

In particular:

• 14 companies will be selected under the ERDF Lazio 2021-2027 Programme;

• 20 companies will participate thanks to the resources made available by the Rome Chamber of Commerce.

Selected companies will benefit from numerous advantages, including a shared stand, coordinated promotional activities, increased institutional visibility, and networking opportunities with Italian and international operators.

The advantages of participation

Companies will have the opportunity to:

• make their brand known to a qualified audience;

• meet publishers, producers, distributors, and potential commercial partners;

• develop new B2B collaborations;

• promote innovative projects in a highly specialized context;

• strengthen their internationalization path.

For many small and medium-sized enterprises, this is an opportunity to connect with new markets and increase their presence in the cultural and creative industries.

How to participate

Interested companies can submit their applications by:

July 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m.

It is advisable not to wait until the last few days to complete the application and carefully check that you meet the required requirements.

All the details on the initiative, how to participate, and the necessary documentation are available on the dedicated page of Lazio Innova.