π Welcome π
Happy July everyone. I'm always looking for ways to try to justify the time it takes to put these together, so this month I'd ask you to think of just one person to tell about either of the following: 1) The upcoming "Game Parade" game jam we're running to help get new talent spotted by industry, or 2) The July edition of our report on all the jobs in the UK's games industry, downloadable here.
Thanks.
C .
π² Funding π²
[π¬π§] Ufi VocTech Challenge Grant Fund 2021
Deadline 29th July. Up to Β£150k for apps that improve skills training.
[π¬π§] BFI Short Form Animation Fund
Deadline 16th August. Awards of Β£30k - Β£120k, including for "immersive projects".
[π¬π§] Innovate UK SMART grants
Deadline 25th August. Β£25 million in grants for game-changing and commercially viable innovative or disruptive ideas.
[NI / π¨π¦] Canada-Northern Ireland co-development
Deadline 1st September. Up to Β£29,250 funding.
[π¬π§] Internationalisation Fund
No specific deadline. Up to 9k match funding for localizing products / websites / social media / marketing for European markets. Thanks to Justin French for flagging.
Latest Games Jobs Live Report
July 2021 Games Jobs Live report
New report detailing 2,100+ open positions across UK games industry, available to download for free here.
π Awards π
π Events π
Funding Assistance
Game Parade Summer 2021
The game jam to let great talent showcase themselves to industry! Featuring judges from these great companies:
πΈ Showcase πΈ
[π¬π§] META Games Industry Index
No specific deadline. A showcase of up to 100 of the best innovative companies in the UK games industry.
β© Accelerators β©
[π] Oculus Launch Pad
Deadline 30th July. Oculus Launch Pad is a program designed to support promising VR content creators from diverse backgrounds.
[Eng] Games Scale Up
Deadline 6th August. 6-month programme, developed in partnership between Creative England and games trade body Ukie.
π¬ Speaker Calls π¬
[π] Games Industry Conference, PoznaΕ
Deadline 10th October. Conference is 22-24th October in Poznan, Poland.
π€ Housekeeping π€
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- If you know of any funding/award/speaker call that should be included in the future, please email me at colin@indiechampions.com
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- And the Games Jobs Live Jobs Reports which you can receive directly every month by signing up here