Digital Games Business Accelerator Fund

Screenwest is pleased to announce that its new Digital Games Business Accelerator Fund is now open for applications. The fund assists Western Australian digital games companies with business development and capacity building, with a focus on creating employment opportunities that support the stabilisation of business operations and the retention of key talent.

Companies can receive funding for:

• Exceptional company growth opportunities that will leverage additional investment into Western Australia.
• Engagement of key industry personnel with unique skillsets that will assist in company expansion and/or evolution to yield demonstrable success and outcomes e.g. increasing production capacity, business acumen, artist/programmer specialist.
• Fast tracking the skills development of talented early to mid-career digital games practitioners through professional paid hands-on placements at established digital games development companies (games company must apply).

Applications close Monday, 14 August 2023 at 5:00pm AWST.

Digital Games Production Fund

Applications are also open for a new round of the Digital Games Production Fund.

The Screenwest Digital Games Production Fund provides grants to Western Australian companies and key creatives to develop and release high-quality, diverse and engaging digital games. The program is multi-staged, with game development for PC, consoles, mobile, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) or extended reality (XR) supported across the pre-production, production and post-production phases of game development.

The Digital Games Production Fund was first launched in December 2022, with 13 digital game projects supported through the first round. The fund is designed to help WA studios and developers bring their ideas and prototypes to a level that will gain interest from other investors and partners, have successful releases and achieve high player retention post launch.

Please note: all applicants are encouraged to re-read the guidelines, as there have been some minor refinements for clarity purposes and the funding caps have been updated.

Applications close Monday, 21 August 2023 at 5:00pm AWST.

Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) 2023 Travel Support

Screenwest is also offering the opportunity for up to five (5) Western Australian studios and/or developers to attend Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP), held in person at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 2 – 4 October.

Part of Melbourne International Games Week, GCAP is Australia’s premier professional development and networking event for the game development industry, focused on upskilling and connecting the Australian sector via education, knowledge sharing and the provision of extended personal and business networks.

To be eligible for travel support to attend GCAP, you must be a Western Australian based digital games studio, independent developer or industry practitioner.

Screenwest will cover the cost of GCAP passes for successful applicants. Screenwest will also provide the successful applicant with a set amount of $1,000 in travel funding towards their travel and accommodation costs. As this is a set funding amount, a budget will not be required as part of the application process.

Applications close Monday, 28 August 2023 at 5:00pm AWST.

Program Contact

For more information about Digital Games funding (including travel), please contact:

Mark Smith, Digital Games Manager
Screenwest
T: +61 8 6169 2108
E: mark.smith@screenwest.com.au

www.screenwest.com.au

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