To mark World Cities Day 2025 on 31st October, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay designated 58 cities as new members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).

These included four new Cities of Film which we are delighted to welcome to the Film Cities Subnetwork: Giza (Egypt), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Quezon City (Phillipines) and São Paulo (Brazil). There are now 30 Cities of Film worldwide, view the full list here.

Recognized for their commitment to championing creativity as a driver of sustainable urban development, these new member cities bring their proven expertise in building resilient and vibrant communities to the Network.

With these new designations, the UCCN Network now includes 408 cities across more than 100 countries. For the first time, the UCCN has also welcomed Creative Cities of Architecture—a new creative field in addition to the seven existing ones: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts and Music.

Since its launch in 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities have actively promoted human-centred urban living and governance, offering a wide range of cultural and creative activities to their citizens.

Read the official UNESCO announcement in full here.