For the Zurich Movie Foundation's first games funding round, more than five million francs were in demand. A total of 12 projects were picked for funding with over 625,000 CHF, among them Obleak, Lual, Kerzoven as well as Blindflug and Burning Lights for locations and events.
The first funding round of Zurich Movie Foundation’s new games funding has closed and the funding recipients are public now. The funding program had only started in August 2025 with registration for the first round.
In this first funding round, 69 applications were submitted with a total requested amount of CHF 5,182,513 (about 5.685.102€). A total of 12 out of 67 approved applications were supported by the expert committees “Digital Culture – Without Market Potential” and “Digital Culture – With Market Potential,” with a total of CHF 625,746 (about 686,429€).
These are the funded studios and projects:
Prototype without market potential
Prototype with market potential
Production & Go to Market with market potential
Strengthening the ecosystem
Submission periods for the upcoming two rounds start on 4 May and 1 October 2026, respectively. Information can be found here.
