First Student Games Festival Comes to Warsaw
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On 18 October, the first Student Games Festival will be organised in Warsaw. Submissions for the game awards run until 31 August. The event is hosted by Polish cultural and educational organisations in cooperation with Warsaw, the Cultural Ministry and 11 bit studios.
The first international student game festival is coming to Warsaw on 18 October 2025. At Targowa Creativity Center, student game creators are invited to submit their projects for the Student Games Festival 2025. The festival wants to position itself as a new international event that showcases and celebrates the best student-made games, supports emerging developers in entering the job market and fosters collaboration between creators, educators, and the industry.
Beyond the competition and showcase, the festival will feature talks, panel discussions, roundtables and networking opportunities with industry professionals, educators, and cultural institutions
Until 31 August, students can also submit their game for the Best Student Game Awards.
The Student Games Festival is organized by Kultura Interaktywna Foundation and Arkona- Paweł Miechowski. The project is co-financed by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the Creative Industries Development Centre's own programme Rozwój Sektorów Kreatywnych. Industry patron for the event is 11 bit studios.
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Pascal Wagner is Chief of Relations of GamesMarket and Senior Editor specialised in indie studios, politics, funding and academic coverage.
