👋 Welcome 👋
If you get any value from these newsletters, I have a small request ..... we're publishing a lovely indie puzzle game early next year ("SEN: Seven Eight Nine"), so would ask that you wishlist it on Steam please. You don't need to buy it. Just wishlisting it (link below). That's all I ask if you find these newsletters useful.
Hope everyone has a great Christmas and I'll be back in early January with more opportunities to kick your 2020 off with. Many thanks. Colin.
💲 Funding 💲
[🇬🇧] Innovate UK Smart Grants
Deadline 8th January. Up to £25 million is being invested by Innovate UK in the best game-changing and commercially viable innovative or disruptive ideas. All proposals must be business focused.
[GB Midlands] New Creatives Midlands
Deadline 1st February. For ages 16-30 based in the Midlands. Project budgets will range from £10-20k.
[🇪🇺] Creative EU Media Award Funding
Deadline 12th February 2020. The total grant awarded to each project can range from €10,000 to €150,000 and must be 50% match funded.
[ENG] Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery Project Grants is our new open access programme for arts, museums and libraries projects. The fund will support thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations. Grants typically range from £1,000 to £100,000.
🏆 Awards 🏆
Funding Assistance
SEN: Seven Eight Nine
SEN is an upcoming minimalist zen puzzle game whose rules are taught with absolutely zero instruction. If you get any value from these newsletters, please just take two seconds to Wishlist it, and/or encourage others to support it too.
📸 Showcase 📸
[🇬🇧] ENSEMBLE at Games London
Deadline 6th December. Spotlighting the work of UK games creatives from BAME backgrounds.
[🇬🇧] Global Business Innovation Programme - Audience of the Future, USA
Deadline 11th December. This programme is designed to showcase innovative AR and VR businesses to the US market and help build relationships with partners in the region. The fully-funded programme consists of a preparation phase in the UK, a 6-day visit to San Francisco & SXSW in Austin, and subsequent follow-up support to help your business accelerate growth.
[Scot] Support to attend GDC 2020
Deadline 13th December. Scottish Development International (SDI) will again have a Scottish Pavilion at GDC 2020 in San Francisco. Scottish companies can access free exhibition passes and use the bookable meeting spaces on the stand. If this is of interest, please contact Shaqil.Gastasab@scotent.co.uk for more details.
[🇪🇺] European Game Showcase at GDC
Deadline 15th January. For 30+ European developers to showcase their newest games to press, publishers and strategic partners. It’s an invite only event aimed to help developers and their showcased project in taking the next steps towards success.
[🌎] CGMood Materials from the World competition
Deadline 21st January. €1k prize open to 3D and CG Artists, CG hobbyists and whoever has experience or want to measure themselves in texture and material creation.
[🌎] Green Stories Writing Competitions
Deadline 3rd February. £500 first place prize. Looking for Interactive Fiction pieces that in some way touch upon ideas around building a sustainable society or showcase green ideas, practices or technologies
⏩ Accelerators ⏩
[🇬🇧] How to Become an Immersive Creator Bootcamp
Fully funded (inc accommodation and travel) two day bootcamp.
[NW ENG] Ideate immersive content programme
Deadline 13th December. A new programme for Greater Manchester-based creative businesses looking to expand into immersive storytelling. All costs for the mentoring supportand StoryFutures bootcamp are fully funded.
💬 Speaker Calls 💬
[🇺🇸] NarraScope
Deadline 17th Jan. NarraScope is a new games conference that supports interactive narrative, adventure games, and interactive fiction by bringing together writers, developers, and players.
💤 Housekeeping 💤
- Please forward this to anyone else you think may appreciate it, and they can subscribe here
- If you know of any funding/award/speaker call that should be included in the future, please email me at colin@all4games.co.uk - particularly for any available available beyond just the UK!!