Christophe De bont 
11/12/2020Yes, why!? It’s not that you don’t know about it. We hammer you over the head with it every single year. Still, in the past five years there haven’t been more than three Belgian applications per call. Just last year, there was € 3,78 million to be distributed, but there seems to be no growing Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 05/02/2020What would the world be without some good old fashioned deadlines? Soothingly calm? A lot less stressful? At first that may be the case, but you won’t be anywhere near your happy place when projects come tumbling down like some hippie avalanche. We may not always like them, but deadlines keep spinning the world around. Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 27/11/2019VAF/GAME will probably be the first public institution our local game studios turn to in order to secure funding. While they go a long way to support promising Flemish games, don’t forget there’s more funding options out there, such as the Creative Europe Media grant. WHAT? The European Commission has published a new call (link Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 28/08/2019Returning from a very succesful gamescom showing of their exciting typing adventure RPG Nanotale, the guys and gals from Fishing Cactus returned home to yet another pleasant surprise. The Mons based team has been awarded € 138.000 in funding by Creative Media Europe for the development of a new title called Wormworld. The project was Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 20/02/2019When we talk about EU funding, we usually focus on the Creative Europe Media grant as it’s a natural fit for game developers. However, under the Horizon 2020 moniker, Europe has a couple more initiatives to support innovative tech start-ups and SMEs. SME Instrument of the European Innovation Council For who: SMEs (defined by Europe Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 09/01/2019The European Commission has published a new call (link in Dutch) for ‘Supporting Video Games’ to promote the development of video game concepts or projects intended for commercial exploitation on the European and international market that present originality, innovative and creative value, cultural diversity and an enhanced portrayal of Europe’s cultural identity and heritage. This Continue reading →
