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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]October 31st, 2024
\nCasa del Cinema di Trieste<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Start To Play<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The special theme day focusing on video games, featuring a session of talks on public funding and supporting policies for the video game industry, and a workshop on How to produce a video game.<\/p>\n

Info: forum@sciencefictionfestival.org[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]10.00 \/\/ Case study<\/p>\n

Strategies \u2013 Promoting and growing the local video game industry on the global stage: a case study of Games Croatia<\/h3>\n

Launched in April 2024 by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Games Croatia is one of the most recent government-backed programmes providing support for the national video game industry, following a more and more common trend in Europe. A presentation of the project by its Head Benjamin Noah Mari\u010dak, and a broader overview of public funding at the European level.
\nSpeaker: Benjamin Noah Mari\u010dak<\/strong>, Head of Games Croatia & Head of Video Games and New Technologies, Croatian Audiovisual Centre[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]10.45 \/\/ Case study<\/p>\n

Perspectives \u2013 Public support and local funding for the video game industry in Italy <\/strong><\/h3>\n

A focus on the present and the future of supporting programmes and initiatives for the gaming industry in Italy, and a broader survey of industry sector trends in Europe.<\/p>\n

Speaker: Thalita Malag\u00f2<\/strong>, General Director, IIDEA \u2013 Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text el_id=””]11.30 \/\/ Round table<\/p>\n

Supporting programmes and policies for the video game industry: state of affairs and outlook in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The event will be held in Italian<\/em><\/p>\n

A debate between the regional institutions in charge of supporting the audiovisual industry in Veneto and Friuli, and several video game development companies, trying to spot out problems, needs and ideas to develop support instruments for local game developers.<\/p>\n

Speakers: Samantha Faccio<\/b>, Fondo per l\u2019Audiovisivo del Friuli Venezia-Giulia; Floriane Buono<\/strong>, Head of Production, Veneto Film Commission; Valentina Paggiarin<\/strong>, Hive Division; Dario Visaggio<\/strong>, Desarius Games[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1665421575000{background-color: #ffedc4 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]Ore 10.00-13.00 + 14.30-17.30 \/\/ Workshop<\/p>\n

Business Plan 101: How to make a bomb-proof business plan for your video game<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Developing a video game is not only a technical or artistic matter: it is necessary to carefully plan ahead the production of the project in order to optimize its budget and effectively place it in the market. The workshop will deal with this crucial though often disregarded stage, in order to provide a practical technical background to aspiring professional game developers.<\/p>\n

Tutor: Fabio Cristi <\/strong>\u2013 Senior Game Producer & Project Manager[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]Morning session: theory<\/strong><\/p>\n