The Hellenic Audiovisual Institute is the national applied research organization in the field of audiovisual communication in Greece, established in 1994. IOM is engaged in carrying out methodical research projects, mainly concerning audiovisual media: radio, television, cinema, multimedia and new technologies. In addition to its research capacities, the institute constitutes the national representative and coordinating body of Greece’s positions on European procedures and programs for the support of the audiovisual industry, such as the “Media Plus” program and the pan-European “European Audiovisual Laboratory.”