Sebastian Gutknecht is Director of the Bundeszentrale für Kinder und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ) © BzKJ Business BzKJ Happy With Response to Funding Call The Bundeszentrale für Kinder und Jugendmedienschutz is funding seven digital projects for child-friendly digital services and guidance measures for children and educators with around 225,000 euros. One project about tips on how to use games safely involving the USK was also awarded funding. At the end of March, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
FFF Bayern is funding twelve games with €863,250. © FFF Bayern Business FFF Bayern Is Funding Twelve Games With €863,250 The Games Funding Committee of the FFF Bayern has decided to support twelve new games projects with a total of 863,250 Euros. Recipients include Gentle Troll Entertainment, Active Fungus Studios, NeoBird, LichAgainGames and Irox Games. In total, twelve new games projects are being funded by the FFF Bayern. Two By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Pexels/Bradley Hook VR-XR-MR Bavaria is Funding Ten XR Projects With 391,000 Euros At yesterday's meeting, the XR funding committee of the FFF Bayern recommended funding for a total of ten projects. Six of the projects are in the development phase and four in the production phase. In addition to film production and game development, Bavaria also supports productions in the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christoph Kern (left) and Dr. Fabian Mehring © Martina Bogdahn/Fabian Frühwirth/BFV, StMD Esports Bavaria to Fund BFV Football Esports Tournament with 450,000 Euro Shortly before the start of the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany, the Bavarian Ministry for Digital Affairs is also supporting an esports tournament planned by the Bavarian Football Association. In addition to the tournament, a roadshow is planned that will also focus on esports and gaming in traditional sports clubs. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is coming to Cologne with CEO Walid Nakschbandi. © NRW /HOJABR RIAHI Business The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is moving to Cologne After initial unconfirmed media reports, it is now certain: The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is to move from Düsseldorf's Medienhafen to Cologne's Deichmannhaus. This was announced at a press conference today. An Update. The relocation of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW at the beginning of 2025 By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Kaweh Mansoori, Hesse's Minister of Economics © Paul Schneider / Hessische Staatskanzlei Development Hesse Supports six Games With 280,000 Euros As part of the 'Hessen Serious Game' programme, the German state of Hesse has decided to fund a total of six projects. These were selected by a panel of experts from a total of 23 applications. This time around, the state of Hesse is supporting game developers with By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Managing Director Felix Falk (left) and Chairman of the Board Lars Janssen (right) with Michael Kellner © Franziska Krug for game Business Much Support From Politicians, But No Breakthrough in Funding Around 500 guests, including numerous representatives from the world of politics, attended yesterday's summer party of the game industry association at the Zollpackhof in Berlin, with a direct view of the Chancellery. Despite the positive response, the industry is still waiting for a breakthrough in the future of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Amanda Förtsch is transferring from Hamburg to Berlin. © Gamecity Hamburg / Oliver Reetz Business Amanda Förtsch joins Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Since 2022, Amanda Förtsch had been an invaluable asset to Hamburg's funding agency Gamecity Hamburg. Now she changes to the capital region: As Funding Officer for Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, starting today. When Amanda Förtsch became Project Manager at Gamecity Hamburg in 2022, she came from Super Crowd Entertainment, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© MDM/Firmen Development MDM Approves Funding for Three Games and two XR Projects The Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) has approved a total of 335,000 euros for the Games & XR segment in the second funding session of the year. 250,000 of this will go to the games from Inclusive Gaming, PandaBee Studios and Bippinbits. In the second funding session of the year, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection has initiated a dialogue on the further development of games funding with its own key points. The federal states have now submitted their coordinated response. © Steininger Business German States' Statement Raises Hopes for Quick Agreement Following the initial individual reactions, the German federal states have now coordinated a joint statement. The requested improvements do not appear to be excessive and a compromise is within reach. A further development towards a tax credit system is also not off the table. After the Federal Ministry of Economics By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The board of Bremens eSports (from left): Sascha Müller, Christoph Lüken, Philipp van Gels, Frank Holler, Alessandro Bünnagel and Luca Müller © Bremen eSports Esports Bremen Also Supports Local Esports Club With €20.000 Each Year Like Dortmund, Bremen also supports the local esports club Bremen eSports with 20,000 euros per year. This indirectly increases the pressure on Berlin to support esports not only at the municipal but also at the federal level, as promised. Even though esports was not the focus of the joint By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Bavarian Digital Minister Fabian Mehring increased the budget for the Games/Bavaria team at Medien.Bayern with Managing Director Lina Timm (2nd from right) at the beginning of the year © Games/Bavaria/Archive picture Business Games/Bavaria Launches its own Accelerator Programme Bavarian game developers have until the end of May to apply for the first round of Games/Bavaria's new Level Up accelerator programme. The programme offers workshops, targeted coaching and free co-working space. The patron of Games/Bavaria's new Level Up accelerator programme is the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
