π Welcome π
Happy August everyone. Good luck with the selection of opportunities below! If you know any Unreal developers (any discipline), please encourage them to come along to the (free!) Unreal Jobs Live event this coming Wednesday - we've got the likes of Epic, Aardman Animations, Creative Assembly and many more all talking about their open Unreal vacancies.
Thanks.
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π² Funding π²
[π¬π§] BFI Short Form Animation Fund
Deadline 16th August. Awards of Β£30k - Β£120k, including for "immersive projects".
[π¬π§] StoryLab Immersive Archive R&D Challenge
Deadline 25th August. 10 x Β£50k commissions for companies from London and the βGateway Clusterβ with a track record in story-driven VR experiences and an interest in innovating with film and TV archives to produce 10 x VR R&D 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.
Latest Games Jobs Live Report
August 2021 Games Jobs Live report
New report detailing 2,200+ open positions across UK games industry, available to download for free here.
π Awards π
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Unreal Jobs Live
A free livestreamed event focussed on jobs opportunities working in Unreal. Featuring Epic, Creative Assembly, Aardman Animations, Axis Studios and more.
π Events π
πΈ Showcase πΈ
[π¬π§] META Games Industry Index
Deadline 10th September. Showcasing the best independent games companies.
β© Accelerators β©
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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