Songs for a Passerby was Celine Daemen's former project. Her next one, The Opposite of Being, is produced by Reynard Films and funded by FFF (Olivier M. Herter) Funding June 2026: Bavaria Funds 5 XR Experiences with €360,000 Five XR experiences get 360,000 euros from FFF Bayern's current funding round. Two of those projects are in development at Reynard Films, one at Tellux next. Ignota and Jost von Harlessem are funded as well. By Pascal Wagner •
Funding Nearly 100 Applications Submitted so Far for New Digital Culture Grant of Zurcher Filmstiftung Shortly before the start of the second round of funding sessions, the Zurcher Film Foundation announced the first details regarding the volume of applications. Nearly 100 applications were submitted, representing a total funding volume of nearly 7 million CHF. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture by Medienförderung RLP People Medienförderung RLP Appoints Anika Thun to Its Board and Funds Five Games with €200k With the appointment of Dr Anika Thun from Kalypso Media, the board of the Medienförderung RLP has also gained an experienced games manager, who will now help shape the strategic development of the media funding programme. Meanwhile, the results of the 10th funding round have been announced. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sebastian Gutknecht, Director of the | Picture by BzKJ Funding BzKJ Funding: Record Number of Applications, No Games Among Funded Projects In the third round of funding from the BzKJ, the organisation received a record number of applications. The five digital projects selected for funding, which will receive a total of €240,000, have now been announced. However, there is no connection to games this time. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Photo: FFF Bayern People Games Hike 2026 Sees 60 Entrepeneurs At Lake Starnberg The traditional Games Hike of FFF Bayern this year wasn't stopped by rain: 60 people from all ranges of the Bavarian games industry hiked to Ilkahöhe at Lake Starnberg. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Funding Discord and Techleap Launch Scale-up Programme for Dutch Gaming Founders Through the Gaming Founders Circle, Techleap and Discord aim to support selected gaming start-ups as their businesses scale up. The first five companies in the programme are VaultN, Poki, Maxumum, Yom and Immens. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Corsair Cove from Limbic Entertainment will be released on 31 July 2026 for PC © Limbic & Hooded Horse Funding Federal Funding Goes to Limbic Entertainment and Yaga Studio Both Limbic Entertainment and Yaga Studio have received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Lost Legions © Tarock Interactive Funding Federal Funding Goes to Tarock Interactive und Blue Backpack Two studios have received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. This time, the two Berlin-based studios Tarock Interactive and Blue Backpack are being supported. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Franziska Giffey, Berlin's Senator for Economic Affairs, is playing a key role in promoting esports in the capital. In June 2025, she unveiled the first "Esports Team Berlin", funded by the Senate. In its second year, the programme will be renamed "Esports Academy Berlin". © esports player foundation (epf) Funding Esports Academy Berlin Enters Its Second Round For the second year running, the State of Berlin and the esports player foundation are jointly supporting young talent on their journey to becoming professional esports players, with up to 25 places available this year. The programme also has a new name. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Map Map - A Game About Maps is Pipapo's current project. The newly funded prototype is also about mapping (Pipapo) Funding Gamecity Hamburg Funds Map Map Successor and Four Other Prototypes The prototype funding session of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft's Gamecity Hamburg has awarded money to five studios: Pipapo Games, Odd Zeroes, Studio Gutheil, Chasmic Drop and Bird Outside Studio. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Funding Games & XR Mitteldeutschland Germany Grows to 50 Members With its latest new members, the regional association Games & XR Mitteldeutschland (Central Germany) has grown to 50 member companies. The association had recently outlined plans to strengthen its presence in the individual federal states. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
From left to right: Alexander Fuchs (medianet berlinbrandenburg), Claus Pretzell (Investitionsbank Berlin), Juliane Müller (Goldmedia), Jeannine Koch (medianet berlinbrandenburg), Claudia Große-Leege (KreativBund), Helge Jürgens (Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg) © Gerald Matzka Business Berlin's Games Industry Is More Optimistic About the Future Than the Film Industry According to the 'Medienbarometer 2026' study released today, companies in the media, creative and digital sectors are under economic pressure and are calling for improved business conditions in Berlin. However, the local gaming industry is more optimistic about the future than other media sectors. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
