Games Croatia

MEET & BUILD 2024 was a blast! Don't miss a second of it with our wonderful 3 days aftermovie 🤩 With all your positive thoughts, we’re glad to have an event that contributes in placing Belgium on the world map of the video game industry 🇧🇪 🎮 On Thursday, International Meetings welcomed more than 100 participants from a dozen different countries such as Albania, Brazil, Croatia, France, Greece, Philippines, United Kingdom, Taiwan and more! Throughout the day, 15 presentations were given by ➡️ national trade associations with Juliana Brito, Ana Seidl and Rafael Rubim de Medeiros Teixeira for Brazil, Games Croatia, Game Developers Association of Greece, Masahiko Murakami for Japan & GameOps Inc. for the Philippines ; ➡️ international organisations with International Game Developers Association (IGDA®) & SpielFabrique ; ➡️ Belgian higher education schools with Haute École Albert Jacquard (HEAJ) & HOWEST Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen ; ➡️ and representatives of the African market with Afrogameuses & Gara. On Friday, Business Meetings brought together nearly 150 participants for meetings with international publishers and Belgian public or private investment structures. At the beginning of the day, investors were given the opportunity to present their activities to the audience, followed by a pitch session of 10 Belgian and international project holders presenting their game. Then, for the first time at M&B, the afternoon was all about workshops organised by investment and marketing specialists 💡 Overall, Thursday and Friday conclude into 391 meetings through the matchmaking app, an increase of more than 50% on last year! On Saturday, the conferences offered a wide range of subjects presented by international speakers accompanied by moderators from the Walloon ecosystem 🎤 More than 250 participants, both professionals and students, broadened their knowledge of the industry and made memorable encounters. In the afternoon, streamers Christopher Brugmans, Enguerrand Defize and Adinda V. led guests interviews and play video games during our Live stream session on stage and on Twitch 👾 During our 3 days event, a dozen video games from various Belgian and international participants were presented in Quai10’s video games area. Hundred visitors had the chance to play them! 🎮 The event was organised by Walga.be, supported by our partners ↙️ 🤝 Digital Wallonia, #RégionWallonne, Wallonia Export & Investment Agency, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Wallimage, SpielFabrique, Quai10, Ville de Charleroi. Warm thanks to Stream IT, SILENZIO and Barbara B. for our wonderful collaboration on captation and (audio)visual production. Of course, we wanted to thank the entire WALGA's team, the students and volunteers who managed the welcome and the smooth running of the event 🙏 And last but not least, many thanks to all the participants who contributed to this great success! ✨ See you next year from 23th to 25th October 2025 for our 10th anniversary 🥳

Conference season 2024 is officially closed! A lot of new connections and experiences and a lot of "firsts". Here's a quick breakdown of most valuable firsts for us at Downtown Game Studio from each conference: 1. Reboot Develop Blue Dubrovnik - First time seeing live pitching sessions in front of big publishers and a live audience. Extremely valuable experience and something that prepared us for our next "first". 2. gamescom - First time pitching Dark Queen to potential publishers and investors. We made some great connections there and, I strongly believe, some of our future partners. 3. Blender: Film & Games Conference by Games Croatia and Zagreb Film Office at Sveučilište Algebra - First ever live play test of Dark Queen. It was a truly special feeling to see people play our game for the first time. 💓 4. KulenDayz - First time speaking at a conference. I shared our experience from the mobile gaming industry. 5. Reboot InfoGamer - First ever nomination for Dark Queen - Top 3 indie games of the festival by the votes of players. 6. Technical Regional Forum by PISMO powered by A1 - First time hearing about AI Center Lipik and Drone-IN initiatives - some really cool stuff! I hope to visit all of these conferences next year as well but also add some new to the list (🇯🇵 🙏 ). Looking forward to the next season and some new "firsts". 😄 Thanks everyone who was involved in organizing these and 👋 to all the new friends made during this year! 😊 #conferences #festivals #meetups #networking

*CROATIAN DELEGATION AT MEET & BUILD* A team of four Croatian studios took part in this year's Meet & Build conference!🙌 The studios are some of Croatia’s fastest growing game development studios: Acodeon Development, Aniq, Misfit Village, and Tiny Meow Studio. Their representatives at the conference were Rea Budić, Aron Gašpić, Šimun Golub, and Josip Balić. The delegation was led by Benjamin Noah Maričak, Head of Games Croatia and Video Games and New Technologies at the Croatian Audiovisual Centre.🎮 This year's MEET & BUILD was an outstanding platform for showcasing Croatia's growing presence in the global gaming industry. From a thought-provoking presentation titled ''Games Croatia: The Croatian Video Games Ecosystem'' to meaningful networking opportunities, the Croatian delegation truly made a mark. 🎤 We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved – the Meet & Build team, Walga.be, studios, and partners who helped make this event a resounding success. 📍The future of gaming in Croatia is brighter than ever, and we're excited to continue building international partnerships and pushing boundaries. 🚀 The Croatian delegation’s presence at Meet&Build was made possible with the collaboration of the Croatian Game Development Alliance (president Katarina Amižić) and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (CEO chris marcich) through their project Games Croatia. ➡️ The Meet & Build Conference in Belgium is a dynamic platform that brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders from across Europe and beyond. With a diverse range of participants, Meet & Build serves as a hub for exchanging ideas, forging partnerships, and driving forward-thinking solutions to global challenges. Article about the Croatian Delegation: https://lnkd.in/dfVCknNm #meetandbuild #meetandbuild2024 #croatia #belgium #gaming #growth #networking #gamescroatia #cgda #gamedev #croatiangames #gamesindustry #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers #videogameproduction #HAVC #videogameindustry #tinymeowstudio #acodeondevelopment #aniq #misfitvillage

{CROATIAN DELEGATION AT MEET & BUILD} It was an honour to lead a delegation of four Croatian studios at the Meet & Build conference in Belgium!🇭🇷🇧🇪🎮 These studios are some of Croatia’s fastest growing game development studios: Acodeon Development, ANIQ, Misfit Village, and Tiny Meow Studio.🔊 Their representatives at the conference were Rea Budić, Aron Gašpić, Šimun Golub, and Josip Balić! Thank you to Jean Gréban for the invitation, and the opportunity to have a presentation about the Croatian Video Game Industry!🇭🇷🕹️ Special thanks to Elisa Gréban, Walga.be (Bruno Urbain), and the whole WALGA and Meet & Build team.🙌 ➡️ Over the course of three days, the conference brought together professionals from around the world to meet, exchange best practices, develop new ideas, and foster new collaborations. The Croatian delegation’s presence at Meet & Build was made possible with the collaboration of the Croatian Game Development Alliance (president Katarina Amižić) and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (CEO chris marcich) through their project Games Croatia. Article: https://lnkd.in/dNgt7crG Photographer: Barbara Brauns #meetandbuild #meetandbuild2024 #croatia #belgium #gaming #growth #networking #gamescroatia #cgda #gamedev #croatiangames #gamesindustry #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers #videogameproduction #HAVC #videogameindustry #tinymeowstudio #acodeondevelopment #aniq #misfitvillage

Odličnu i detaljnu analizu 🇭🇷 gaming industrije za 2023., napravila je ekipa iz #CroatianGameDevelopmentAlliance! Više👇 #CGDA #gamedev #analizaindustrije

We have a release date for Go Home Annie! December 3rd! (sharing 80 Level's post about the news because I love how they informed themselves about the game and wrote a nice article)

Here are a few more words about, and from, our Sanja Adorea Valor, Lead Narrative & Creative at Today's Games Studio. Don't miss her fantastic interview during the Blender: Film & Games conference. We’re so proud to have her on board, alongside the rest of our amazing team behind Resetna.

We are looking forward to attending MEET & BUILD in Belgium with 5 Croatian studios! Croatian Game Development Alliance #gamescroatia

🌍 INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS PROGRAM IS OUT! MEET & BUILD will start in less than two weeks! You will discover the presentations of Trade associations, market representatives and schools, such as: International Game Developers Association (IGDA®) - SIG, Brazilian Key Players, BitSummit (Japan), Gara (Africa), Afrogameuses (France/Africa), Games Croatia (Croatia), Game Developers Association of Greece (Greece), GameOps Inc. (Philippines), Gamebadges (EU), Howest - Digital Arts and Entertainment (HOWEST Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen), Haute École Albert Jacquard (HEAJ), LUCA School of Arts, HELHa — Haute École Louvain en Hainaut, HEPL - Haute Ecole de la Province de Liège, Technocité, SpielFabrique, Walga.be and Unlocked. We’re so glad to welcome this edition international delegations from Albania, Brazil, Croatia, Greece and even 5 studios from the Philippines! Many of our speakers will also participate to meet local stakeholders for their own project. It’s an incredible opportunity for last year’s students to candidate for internship in Belgian and International studios, for service providers to meet new clients and for studios interested in coproduction to discover new projects from around the world. So, it’s time to create new opportunities and collaborations! Check out the International Meetings Schedule here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e_AaZJ7t #meetandbuild24 #meetandbuild #indiegamedevelopment #videogamesevent

🎥🕹️ I want to thank the hundreds of attendees and esteemed panellists and speakers for making the inaugural Blender: Film & Games conference a great success! This was the first conference organised in Croatia that blends the film and video game industry! 🗣️ The event took place at Algebra University in Zagreb / Sveučilište Algebra, providing visitors with a full day of content in the form of panel discussions, lectures and workshops, and almost every panel was packed! The conference was organised by Games Croatia (led by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre - HAVC), and the Zagreb Film Office.🎬🎮 There were 19 panels and keynotes, along with 3 workshops and over 80 speakers from Croatia and around the world!🌍 It was an honour co-organising this conference together with such professionals as Mia Pecina Draskovic and her Zagreb Film Office team (TEA AKRAP and Jakov-Matija Kapetanovic)! The opening speeches were held by Krešimir Partl, State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, chris marcich (CEO of HAVC), Mia Pecina Draskovic, Head of the Zagreb Film Office, Igor Margan, Head of Professional Bachelor Study Programme in Game Development at Algebra University, and I. A special thank you goes to the City of Zagreb / Grad Zagreb, Algebra University / Sveučilište Algebra, and all the other sponsors and partners in helping bring this conference to life. Looking forward to working with everyone in organising many more in the future.🔜🎬🎮 See you next year!🥳 📸 Nikola Madunović Article in English: https://lnkd.in/d8Uqkkbe Article in Croatian: https://lnkd.in/dtPhVAiu The Official Website: https://lnkd.in/dFRSSXJW #blenderzagreb #blenderfilmgames #blenderzagreb2024 #gamescroatia #zagrebfilmoffice #algebra #croatianaudiovisualindustry #HAVC #croatianvideogamesindustry #gamedev #filmmaking #audiovisual