Screen Australia has updated its games funding, replacing the Games: Expansion Pack with three new opportunities.
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Screen Queensland is aiming to take the state's games industry to the next level with a $5 million boost to its suite of programs and incentives.
As Gameloft Brisbane expands into PC and console game development, it has appointed Manea Castet as its new studio manager.
Award-winning kids digital content specialist Johanna Egger and long-time developer Morgan Jaffit are the inaugural appointees of the Federal Government's Digital Games Tax Offset Advisory Board.
The games industry in Australia is entering a new era, with the Digital Games Tax Offset and increased
direct investment in games from Screen Australia and state screen agencies. IF examines how the support will stretch beyond developers alone to benefit visual effects and post-production companies and creatives who have traditionally worked in film and television.
The Victorian Government has added a $15 million Digital Screen Rebate to its suite of incentives, with grants available to post-production, animation, digital games, and VFX projects that are undertaken within the state with local workers.
Kimble Rendall has been exploring the capabilities of Unreal Engine with Alex Proyas’ Heretic Foundation in Sydney, with a view to making his feature film 'Age of Beasts' using the software while creating assets for a game simultaneously.
Australia's first international games market will take place in Melbourne this October, offering the country's developers the chance to pitch concepts to global publishers, platform holders, and investors.