Workshops – Meet and Build 2024

Workshop: Tax Shelter, Belgian public grant also for international coproduction

elisa — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:43:52 +0000

Workshop : Tax Shelter, Belgian public grant also for international coproduction

Anja Berlanger

Tax Shelter is a tax incentive that has been successfully financing audiovisual production in Belgium for over 20 years. Since 1 January 2023, it has been extended to video game production. In 2022 the total budget of the Belgian Tax Shelter was more than 200 million euros. The system is open to Belgian productions as well as international co-productions with Belgium that meet certain criteria.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR VIDEO GAME PRODUCTION IN BELGIUM?

The net investment return on average is +/- 25 % of the total production budget*.
Production expenses* are eligible in all the European Economic Area.
Producer (game development studio) receive the money upfront, once the Tax Shelter agreement and Investors contract are signed.
Producer (game development studio) keep 100% of their revenues and full ownership of the IP. Tax Shelter Investors take no part in the game production’s development or decision-making.

* and maximum 70 % of the european eligible expenses capped at 2 500 000€

* qualifying production and exploitation expenses are eligible 6 months prior to the Tax Shelter Certificate and until the end of the production

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Workshop: Riseland: What to expect from a co-producer

elisa — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:00:17 +0000

Workshop : Riseland: What to expect from a co-producer

Dylan Klass

Riseland specializes in co-financing, co-development, and line production for solo / co-op games with meaningful messages. They are passionate about tiny to small indie teams who are enthusiastic about collaborating on specific areas to realize their vision.

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Workshop: Marketing for the post-marketing age

elisa — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:28:30 +0000

Workshop : Marketing for the post-marketing age

Huei Chan

Huei is a marketing & business guru in gaming, XR and emerging tech. She was a co-founder, founding partner at VR and Web3 gaming companies, where she led marketing, business, and partnerships. She has spearheaded numerous international collaborations across APAC, the US, and Europe. Her work spans marketing, community, product design, production, launches, and fundraising in the gaming, public institutions, culture, and education fields. Her deep interest in human behaviour drives her passion for creative product design, crafting unique interactions between products and audiences. Outside of work, she enjoys diving, social dancing, and the gym, and dedicates her free time to advising indie developers.

Marketing is the blend of art and business and should be part of game development from the beginning, aligning with the game’s production and launch.

In this workshop, Huei will split the room into two groups, each assigned to devise marketing campains for a game in early development.

Each team will have to come up with two radically different marketing approaches for their game, from community and social strategy to key art and messaging.

At the end, each group will AB test their work on the other group.

The result and reactions are guaranteed to surprise and will provide food for thought for the challenges – and fun – of bringing games to market in the rapidly evolving gaming landscape.

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Workshop: Creative Media, European Fund for video game

elisa — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:33 +0000

Workshop : Creative Media, European Fund for video game

Stéphanie Leempoel

Creative Europe 2021-2027 is a European Commission programme. Its aim is to strengthen cultural diversity in Europe and to respond to the needs and challenges of the cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors. It contributes to the recovery of these sectors and supports them in their efforts to become more digital, greener, more resilient and more inclusive.

Europe Creative’s program comprises 3 sections:

a CULTURE section, broadly open to the cultural and creative sector: performing arts, contemporary art, music, heritage, architecture, literature, etc.
a MEDIA section, which specifically concerns the film, audiovisual and video game industries.
a cross-sectoral component that facilitates collaboration between creative sectors, and also covers the news media sector.

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Workshop : Indie Hero – How to create the best pitch deck ?

elisa — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:58:42 +0000

Workshop : How to create the best pitch deck

Juliana Brito - CEO of Indie Hero

Indie Hero aims to ease the path for independent developers in the great mission of making a living by working with games! They primarily operate in coordinating and establishing direct connections between developers, investors, and major companies. Indie Hero is composed of professionals active in the gaming industry in Brazil and around the world!

Juliana Brito - Ceo of Indie Hero

Juliana Brito – CEO and co-founder of Indie Hero and Game Jam Plus, fellow YLAI and with experience in companies such as DLR, PTB and Empodera. Participated in the acceleration programs of Startup Farm, Inovativa Brasil and Shell Iniciativa Jovem. She is also a pitch and business mentor at events such as NASA talks, entrepreneurial DNA, startup weekend, Inovativa Brasil.

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Workshop : How to promote indie games with video content creators?

elisa — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:49:58 +0000

Workshop : How to promote indie games with video Game content creators (Youtube, Twitch) ?

Ana Seidl - Senior Account Executive

With over 12 years of experience, Ana Seidl is a digital marketing expert, specialized in the video game and Esports sectors. She focuses on helping brands to connect with their audiences through strategic advertising and influencer collaborations. Currently working at RedButton, she leads marketing efforts that drive engagement and growth for her customers.
This workshop aims to teach how to promote there game through video game content creators.

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Workshop : SpielFabrique: Indie Plaza, unravel your successful financing journey

elisa — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:10:32 +0000

Workshop : Indie Plaza, unravel your successful financing journey

Hugo Derivery - SpielFabrique Project Manager

The founders of Indie Plaza established this platform recognizing the challenges many independent European game studios face in managing their economic and international growth. Those studios struggle to find specialized financiers and meet their expectations, to identify the right financial tools at the right stage of their production development, and to locate legal, financial, and accounting experts with experience in the gaming industry. This platform is designed for those smaller studios who may not have the resources to hire a dedicated financial director. It aims to bridge these gaps, providing these studios with tailored, professional advice and resources, enabling them to focus on what they do best - creating captivating games.

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Workshop : AWEX : Why invest in Wallonia, support and grants for a video game studio

elisa — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:45:20 +0000

Workshop : Why invest in Wallonia, support and grants for a video game studio

Patrick Lefebvre

The Walloon Export and Foreign Investment Agency (AWEX) is a Walloon public interest organisation created in 1998. It is the complete partner for any Walloon company wishing to develop internationally and is a one-stop shop for any foreign company interested in setting up in Wallonia or expanding its existing activities.

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Workshop : Not A Shark Company

elisa — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:07:41 +0000

Workshop : Navigating The Maze Of Game Discoverability

Gregory Queste - Brand & Marketing Consultant

Dive into making your game stand out from the crowd. From building its foundations while developing your game, to hitting the right player vibes and maximizing discoverability, learn how marketing from start to finish can serve as your springboard in the game development jungle.

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