Christophe De bont 
22/07/2021We learned a lot about gender and diversity in the video games industry during the “Everyone in the Picture” event held by VAF a couple of weeks ago. Most of these insights were hammered down in a no-nonsense keynote by Sweet Baby Inc’s Kim Belair, a writer and narrative designer actively working on getting more Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 16/04/2021The new VAF|GAME commissions had their work cut out for them but they gracefully completed their first mission. The brand new marketing commission also greenlit some projects in its debut performance, resulting in no less than 15 projects getting support in this first call of 2021. It’s good to see that even in these challenging Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 09/04/2021Due to COVID restrictions a lot of audiovisual productions were put on the back burner last year. During that time, our friends at VAF stimulated the creativity of professionals who found themselves with some time on their hands through the innovation atelier track. In this program creators from various creative sectors were invited to submit Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 17/03/2021For the third year running, the European Games Coproduction Market connects both established and new developers in order to foster coproductions between indie game studios in Europe. Last year, the initiative included Belgian, French and German studios, but this year the event opens up to developers from Spain, Croatia, and Serbia. The European games coproduction Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 15/01/2021VAF|GAME has been an important force in driving the evolution and growth of our local games industry. Beefing up the total budget, introducing marketing support and stimulating diversity are just one of the many positive evolutions of recent years. But the next change could prove its most pivotal yet. Starting this year, commissions will be Continue reading →
Christophe De bont 09/12/2020The final haul of the year is usually the smallest and so it was no different in 2020. The commission serious and educational games approved promotion support for the very first time, showing that it’s not just all about the entertainment or artistic games. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s take a look at Continue reading →
