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🎉 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐕𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! Kickstarter has helped so many indie studios bring their 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, and we can’t wait to see what this year brings. If you’re looking for a way to 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 and reach a passionate community, this is your chance! Stay tuned! 🚀🎮 #EVA2025 #IndieGames #Crowdfunding #GameDev

📢 IGDA Foundation 2025 Virtual Exchange program's applications are now open! 👉Learn More: https://lnkd.in/g_9cCyK7 The IGDA Foundation's Virtual Exchange is a six-week development program designed for over 60 grantees from underrepresented communities globally. Through tailored workshops, panels, and events featuring insights from industry veterans and game companies, the program aims to uplift, educate, and empower the next generation of video game developers. Each participant is paired with a dedicated gaming professional to provide personalized guidance throughout the program. Are you: 🎓 A student interested in learning more about opportunities in the video game industry? 🤔 A professional looking to transition into the video game industry? 🎮 A video game professional looking to level up their career? Apply now! #gamingnews #gamingindustry #applications #levelup

🎬𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 – 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! 🎮 On February 13th, 2025, Kino Games brought together the consortium at the iconic Savoy Cinemas Ltd in Hamburg. This gathering, hosted in collaboration with NERDIC and our engaged cinemas across Europe (Quai10, KSPJ, Arcadia Cinema, FEFFS, Light House Cinema, and Savoy Cinemas Ltd), was a key moment to reflect on past successes and lay the foundation for an even bigger year ahead! 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐮𝐩 🎥 In 2024, Kino Games successfully organized 16 gaming sessions and a festival session, blending video game testing, short sessions before films, and exclusive roundtable discussions. This initiative helped bring interactive entertainment into cinema spaces, creating a new kind of audience experience. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧  🚀 Building on this momentum, our goal is to expand the Kino Games community and establish a 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 for gaming events in cinemas. The focus for 2025 includes: - 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 – Creating a recognizable 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 to engage loyal audience - 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 – Making gaming sessions a 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 in partner cinemas - 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝟑𝟎 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 planned throughout the year! 𝐈𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? Let’s bring video games to the big screen together! 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 to become part of our cinema network and learn from the best practises. A huge thank you to NERDIC and Gianni Sommer for their collaboration in making this initiative grow! And a special thanks to Soren Lass! Gianni Sommer, Berenike Richter, Olympe Challot, Fernanda G. Pagani, Loik Coubeaux, Laura Fumagalli, Allan Kinsella, Blandine MARCESSE, Žiga Lah Koštomaj, Marko Samec, Philip August, Gary Rohweder, Hugo Derivry, Thierry Baujard, Soren Lass #KinoGames #GamingInCinemas #SavoyHamburg #IndieGames #VideoGames

🚀 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐃𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! 🎮 We’re excited to share that Odile Limpach, co-founder of Spielfabrique and professor at Cologne Game Lab, will be attending #GDC 2025! Odile is eager to connect with fellow industry professionals to discuss 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬, and 𝐜𝐨-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in the gaming industry. She’s particularly looking for 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 that are eager to support their 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 and join Spielfabrique's 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬, and 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬. If you're working on initiatives to 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 in your region, Odile would love to explore 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 with you. Don’t hesitate to reach out and 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠! 💬 Let’s connect: 🔗 Odile Limpach Can’t wait to see you at #GDC25! 🎉 #GDC2025 #GameDev #Spielfabrique #CoProduction #IndieGames #GameEcosystem

Umeå look this way ➡️ Arctic Game Breakfast Join us for breakfast and networking on Friday, February 21st, from 08:30–10:00 at A Working Lab, Universum, Campus!  To be able to order the right amount of sandwiches, please RSVP by February 18th. Andreas Waleij from Arctic Game will share insights into: ⭐ The Arctic Game Dev 2025 event in January ⭐ Boden Game Changer (April 3rd) ⭐ The upcoming Game Jam in May (Game Jam on Campus May 9–11th) ⭐ Opportunities at the Nordic Game Conference in May (May 20–23rd) Enjoy a complimentary breakfast sandwich, coffee, and tea while connecting with fellow game developers and enthusiasts. Let's build our community together! 🚨 Sign-up here: https://lnkd.in/dwfrdHk9 #arcticgame #gamedev #breakfast #umeå

🎉 𝐄𝐕𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥! 🎮✨ We were blown away by the response this year—𝟏𝟕𝟖 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 from 30 different countries! It’s incredible to see so much creativity and ambition from indie devs. After a tough selection process, we’ve narrowed it down to 𝟕𝟗 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, and from there, 𝟒𝟑 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬 have made it to the shortlist. But the journey isn’t over yet… In just a few weeks, we’ll reveal the 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of studios that will officially join EVA 2025! 👀🚀 A huge thank you to everyone who applied—your passion is what makes this industry thrive. We can’t wait to share what’s next! 🕹️🔥 #EVA2025 #GameDev #IndieGames

🎮✨ #Throwback 𝐭𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲! ✨🎮 At Spielfabrique, we're proud to support talented indie studios across Europe, helping them turn their visions into reality. Today, we’re looking back at VISIONKEEPER Studio, one of the amazing teams that participated in our 2021 Acceleration Program! 🚀 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲: Visionkeeper Studio, based in Berlin, embarked on creating "A Game about a Flame," an emotional 3D sidescroller where players guide a little girl through a world shrouded in darkness. Her only protection against the encroaching shadows is her flame, symbolizing hope and resilience. https://lnkd.in/erefhCxY 🏆 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞: Following the acceleration program, the studio continued to develop and refine the game. "A Game about a Flame" garnered attention within the indie community, securing two prizes at the #WNDevContest in August 2021. The game was released in December 2023, allowing players to experience its touching narrative and immersive gameplay. 💡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭? Building on the lessons learned, Visionkeeper Studio focused on their next project, "Soul Drifter," a gravity-defying parkour adventure where players run, jump, and glide through surreal landscapes on a mission to liberate captive souls. The game was released last 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, check it out on Steam: https://lnkd.in/degU7Z38 Success stories like Visionkeeper Studio's drive us to keep empowering indie developers across Europe! Are you working on your own game and looking for support? Let’s connect! Drop your project in the comments and tell us about it! 👇 #Spielfabrique #IndieGames #GameDev #AGameAboutAFlame #VisionkeeperStudio #Throwback

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🎬🎮 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 – 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬! Last week, we had the incredible opportunity to be part of the Trieste Film Festival - Alpe Adria Cinema 2025, where cinema and gaming came together in exciting new ways! The event proved once again that storytelling knows no boundaries, and we were thrilled to contribute to this growing dialogue between filmmakers and game developers. ✨ 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐱 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐛 One of the biggest highlights was the Film x Games Inspirational Lab, a unique space where we explored how filmmakers can transition into the gaming industry. Alongside our amazing partners at 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 (WEMW), we shared insights on game financing, positioning, and distribution. It was inspiring to see so many creative minds eager to dive into interactive storytelling! Mafalda Duarte from Telescope Game Studios introduced to the audience their game The Last Whale Singer : Rise of the Leviathan, which is an example of integration of gaming and cinematic storytelling. 💬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Beyond the panels and showcases, what made this festival truly special were the conversations. From discussing the future of cross-media storytelling to brainstorming new collaborations, we left Trieste feeling energized and excited for what’s next. 🚀 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭? The intersection of film and games is only getting bigger, and we’re committed to fostering more opportunities for creators in both industries. Thank you to the organizers, partners, and everyone who joined us on this journey—we can’t wait to see where these conversations lead! #Spielfabrique #TriesteFilmFestival2025 #FilmXGames #InteractiveStorytelling #IndieGames #CrossMedia #KinoGAMES

👋𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧/𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞-led video game studios have still until tomorrow 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 @𝟐𝟑.𝟓𝟗 𝐂𝐄𝐓 to apply to #EVA25! 👀 Dont'miss the opportunity to be part of our accelerator!🎉 PlayCap #VideoGames #Diversity #Inclusion #WomeninGames #FutureofVideoGames