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EUfunding forgame developers

European Funding for Video Games, Dublin, 18.01.2017

Jari-Pekka Kaleva COO, EGDF, www.egdf.eu

Senior Policy Analyst, Neogames, www.neogames.fijari-pekka.kaleva@egdf.eu

EGDF IS A TRADE-ASSOCIATION (SME) THAT FOCUSES ON

Disseminationdisseminates the best practices, new standards, r&d,new tools etc.

Uniting developerselaborates game developers’ mutual positions (technology, content)

THROUGH EGDF YOU CAN REACH

more than

1600game studios

In

13Europeancountries

that employ over

25000game industry professionals

AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, HR, NO, PL, SE, TR, UK

Policy developmentparticipates proc-esses developing policy recommen-dations that sup-port game devel-opers

Jari-Pekka KalevaCOOwww.egdf.eu / jari-pekka.kaleva@egdf.eu

Jari-Pekka KalevaProject manager / Policy analystwww.egdf.eu

Whatyourfuturelookslike?Soon• Newdataprotectionframework(25.5.2018)Upcoming:• Newconsumerprotectionframeworkfordigitalsinglemarket

area• Newcopyrightframework• ChangesinVATregulation• Limitingthepowerofplatforms

Why CreativeEuropeFunding issoimportant forgame developers?

DuetolackofVCfundinginEuropepublicsupportinstrumentsareoftenthekeyactorsenablingrisktakingforindustrypioneers

CONTENTINNOVATION• Grantsandloans

• Enablerisktaking• Oftenthefunding

usedcreatethefirstdemo

• Taxbreaks• Helptomakebig

AAAproductionspossible

TECHNOLOGICALINNOVATION• Grantsandloans

• Enablerisktaking(e.g.transitionstonewplatforms)

• Mightencouragefocusingongamedevelopmenttoolsinsteadofgamesthemselves

• Taxbreaks• Encourages

investmentinR&D

BUSINESSINNOVATION• Grantsandloans

• Enablerisktakingwithnewbusinessmodels

SMESUPPORT• Trade

missions/Trainings• Knowledge

transfer

EU Funding for game developers, for example:

• Creative Europe: Funding for video game development• Horizon2020: SMEInst-01-2016-2017

#GamesFundingIre• http://www.egdf.eu/eu-funding-for-game-developers-in-

2017/

Jari-Pekka KalevaProject manager / Policy analystwww.egdf.eu

StateAidInstrumentsUsedBE DE DN ES FI FR GB NO SE

Cultural

Grants X X X X (X) X X X

Loans X X X X X

Investment (X) X

Taxbreaks X X

R&D

Grants X X X (X)

Loans X (X)

Taxbrakes X

SME

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Trade missions X X X X X X X X X

Jari-Pekka KalevaProject manager / Policy analystwww.egdf.eu

STRONGINDIE(Games forart’s sake)BE DE DN ES FI FR GB NO SE

Cultural

Grants X X X X (X) X X X

Loans X X X X

Investment (X) X

Tax brakes X X

R&D

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SME

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Trade missions X X X X X X X X X

Culturalstateaidencouragesthecreationof“cultural”games

Jari-Pekka KalevaProject manager / Policy analystwww.egdf.eu

TraditionallystrongAAABE DE DN ES FI FR GB NO SE

Cultural

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AAAgamesrequiresignificantfundingfrompublishers

Lackofstateaidmakesyoumoredependentonnon-Europeanpublishers

Jari-Pekka KalevaProject manager / Policy analystwww.egdf.eu

Traditionally strong onlineBE DE DN ES FI FR GB NO SE

Cultural

Grants X X X X (X) X X X

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Especiallystrongco-operationwithSouth-Korea

Jari-Pekka KalevaProject manager / Policy analystwww.egdf.eu

Strong inmobileBE DE DN ES FI FR GB NO SE

Cultural

Grants X X X X (X) X X X

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Investment (X) X

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R&D

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SME

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Especiallystrongfundinginstrumentsfortechnologicalandbusinessinnovation

BothSupercellandRovio stillpaytheirtaxestoFinland

Stateaidinstrumentsarenotthefullstory(caseFinland)

• Skills:Strongbaseonmobiletechnology(Nokia)• Talent:Excellentformalandnon-formalgame

educationandresearch(Newtalent)• Community:Strongandinclusiveindustry

networksenableknowledgesharing• Globalfocus:Nodomesticmarket,Englishis

widelyspoken• Infrastructure:Goodinfrastructure(fora

Europeancountry)• Stability:Thestabilityofthesociety creates

predictability• Functionalpublicsupportsystem(Tekes).

• Buildinganecosysteminsteadofasinglesuccessstory

Pros andcons ofCreativeEuropeFunding forgame development?

PROS

Thebudget has been increased:

2,5M€->3,78M€

• 70%pre-financingrate• Relativelyeasytomanageandreport• Canbeappliedalone

CONS

CHANGINGELIGIBILITYCRITERIAunofficial checklist atwww.egdf.eu

Unofficial Creative Europe Checklist for 2017

#GamesFundingIre• http://www.egdf.eu/unofficial-creative-europe-checklist-for-

the-2017-call/

EXPERTSNEEDED– 450€/day

• Alsonon-narrativegamesareculturalproducts,butthisfundinginstrumentisonlyfornarrativegames

• Onlycompaniesthataremorethanoneyearoldcanapply->notforearlystagestart-ups

• 50%reimbursementrate->inHorizon2020,70%-100%

• 7%indirectcostrate->inHorizon2020,25%

• Deadlineatnoon,->17:00inHorizon2020

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