π Welcome π
Part of what's been keeping me snowed under this month is organising another livestream with brilliant industry speakers to raise money for the amazing charity SpecialEffect. It's tonight, Thursday 30th September, if you'd care to join me to hear from the likes of Unity/EA/Xbox exec Peter Moore, ustwo games CEO Maria Sayans, UKIE CEO Jo Twist etc.
Everyone that registers at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-special-night-2021-fundraising-for-specialeffect-tickets-169255486717 gets entered into a raffle to win some of the prizes we've got for the night, including a Philips Ambiglow HDK monitor, ticket to the Isle of Wight festival 2022, ticket to Latitude festival 2022, Β£100 of Insert Coin clothing vouchers, signed Tim Schafer One Special Day t-shirt, Total War Collector's edition, and pairs of Monument Valley socks not available anywhere in the world!
Please join me if you can, and help spread the word whether you can or not :)
π² Funding π²
[π¬π§] Innovate UK Smart Grant
Deadline 6th October. Β£25 million fund for the best game-changing and commercially viable innovative or disruptive ideas.
[π¬π§] Women in Innovation Awards 2021/22
Deadline 13th October. 20 female entrepreneurs will receive a Β£50,000 grant and a bespoke support package.
[π¬π§] Crafting Futures India-UK collaboration scheme
Deadline 31st October. 3 collaboration grants of up to Β£15,000 to India and UK-based orgs and collectives for projects that focus on post-Covid recovery and virtual ways of working together through craft.
[π¬π§] UK Games Fund Round 8
Deadline 2nd November. Companies with early-stage games development can apply for grant support of Β£6,000.
[πͺπΊ] Eureka Eurostars
Deadline 4th November. Apply for a share of up to Β£2.5million to develop collaborative research in partnership with organisations from participating Eureka Eurostars member countries.
Latest Games Jobs Live Report
September Games Jobs Live Report
New report detailing 2,200+ open positions across UK games industry, available to download for free here.
π Awards π
[π] IGF
Deadline 12th October. All finalists will receive a $1,000 stipend, regardless of whether they win an award.
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One Special Night
Hear from brilliant industry speakers at this livestream raising money for SpecialEffect.
π Events π
πΈ Showcase πΈ
[π¬π§] META Games Industry Index
Deadline 30th September. Showcasing the best independent games companies.
[π] Showcase your fan art poster skills for a great cause
Deadline 1st October. Create your dream video game fan art poster based on one of three iconic games (The Sims, Fall Guys, and Broken Sword) for a chance to win a range of superb video game related prizes.
[π] Sweden Game Conference Expo
Deadline 7th October. Those selected also get a free Meet2Match system ticket.
β© Accelerators β©
[π] Facebook's Black Gaming Creator Program
Deadline 29th October. Two year programme supported by $10m in funding for streamers.
π¬ Speaker Calls π¬
[π] Game Connection Online Winter Edition
Deadline 30th September. Looking for content in the following areas: Investment , Publishing, Development, Marketing.
[π] Games Industry Conference, PoznaΕ
Deadline 10th October. Conference is 22-24th October in Poznan, Poland.
π€ Housekeeping π€
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