Nine Melbourne-based game developers will share in over $440,000, thanks to the latest round of Andrews Labor Government production investment funding.
Film Victoria will award grants of up to $25,000 for female practitioners in the gaming industry as part of its Women in Games fellowship.
FTI has announced it will provide the only funding in Australia available to WA games makers as part of the organisation’s new games program.
$20 million would be provided for the creation of an Australian Interactive Games Fund
Australian entertainment and media spending grew by 4.5% in 2013, below the global average, and the sector’s growth rate is projected to be even lower in the next five years.
The games industry is among the early winners of next week's Federal Budget, which will include a 30 per cent Digital Games Tax Offset.
The Interactive Games and Electronics Association is aiming to keep gaming on the agenda in the lead up to the Federal Election, publishing a policy platform outlining objectives for the sector.
The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association has encouraged the Australian games industry to consider its future pipeline of talent, following new data showing nearly 800 new jobs were created across the sector in the 2021/22 financial year.