The national support schemes for video games are often realised either through tax incentives or through technology and innovation funding. Consequently, European funding for the creation of digital content itself brings significant added value and enables the realisation of culturally ambitious projects pushing the artistic limits of interactive storytelling otherwise too risky to be completed. […]
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Heroes’ Edition: Frankfurt StoryDrive Celebrates the (New) Heroes in and Behind the Story The international all-media conference Frankfurt StoryDrive will celebrate its 5th anniversary on Friday, 10 October 2014, during the Frankfurt Book Fair. Under the motto “Heroes”, Frankfurt StoryDrive will celebrate the heroes in and behind the story. Our heroes are not only the protagonists, […]
The EGDF response on the common position of the CPC Network on online games For European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), presenting about 600 game developer studios from nine different EU member states, the three key aspects of any consumer protection measures are the following: a sufficient level of consumer protection, securing functional digital single market area, successful dissemination, […]
The European Commission has approved the British Games Tax Relief (GTR) for game developers. After an in-depth investigation, the Commission concluded that the measure, providing incentives to developers to produce games meeting certain cultural criteria, is in line with EU objectives. According to TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games Industry, the measure […]
Reboot Develop 2014 Biggest game developers conference in South-East Europe. For more information visit: http://www.rebootdevelop.hr WHERE? Zagreb, Croatia at Double Tree by Hilton congress center WHEN? April 26th to 27th 2014 THEME? The conference is focusing on challenges of modern game development, next generation of video game entertainment devices, VR gaming and development and indie game […]
Unofficial Creative Europe Guidelines A print friendly version of the guidelines can be downloaded from here. Official guidelines and application forms can be accessed here. If you have any feedback or you have spotted any errors in the guidelines, do not hesitate to contact COO of EGDF, Jari-Pekka Kaleva (jari-pekka.kaleva@egdf.eu).
European Commission provides record funding for European Game Developers The European Commission has made a record number of funding instruments accessible for game developers under the new Horizon2020 research and innovation funding programme. This is in addition to 2.5 million euro annual funding for games through the Creative Europe programme. For the first time, the Commission […]
European Game Developers interested in Horizon2020 projects BULGARIA Company: COPRIX media Type: SME Country: Serbia, Bulgaria Focus areas: Cross Platform Serious games and gamification Crossplatform teaching aids for preschool and primary school Educational Games Augmented reality Industry dissemination and validation Contact: www.coprix.net FINLAND Company: LudoCraft Oy. Type: SME Country: Finland Focus areas: Serious games and gamification Collaborative games Avatar [...]
During recent years, one of the main goals of EGDF has been to reintroduce video games as a stand-alone support category in the European support programme for audiovisual media. This goal was finally reached in the Autumn of 2013 and now the first European call for video games is open under Creative Europe programme. Furthermore, as EGDF […]
EGDF welcomes the European game development support scheme EGDF, the trade association representing European game developers, has welcomed the first call for proposals under the video game development support scheme of the Creative Europe programme. The new support scheme has an annual budget of 2.5 million euro and, unlike in the previous European funding […]