The Grand Est Region’s Call for Expressions of Interest aims to promote video game creation within the region, identify talent and support the emergence of projects, energize the video game ecosystem, and foster economic development within it, with the goal of making Grand Est a hub of excellence in this field. The Grand Est Region provides a grant for video games prototypes capped at €25,000, provided that at least 100% of the total grant is spent within Grand Est Region. Each beneficiary of the grant is accompanied by an international video game expert.
Eligible companies, games and expenses
Eligible Beneficiaries: Development studios and/or publishers based in the Grand Est region.
Types of Video Game: Video Games on console, mobile phone, PC, social networks. “Pay to win games”, educational games, “Serious games”, and projects containing scenes or content that could warrant a PEGI 18 rating are excluded.
Eligible expenses: Human, creative and technical resources allocated to the project, Equipment expenses (hardware and software) and Service expenses.
About the Grant
Scope of the Grant: Prototyping
Maximum Amount Granted: Capped at €25 000 per project (and up to 50% of the total amount of expenses).
Type of Support: Non-repayable grant.
Aid Subject to Minimis Rules: Yes
Open to co-productions: Yes
The Call for Expressions of Interest is a selective grant, awarded by a committee, based on artistic and economic criteria, the ambition of the project and the studio’s regional presence.
Special attention is given to projects that incorporate the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development in their objectives, target audiences, themes, or operating methods.
The Grand Est region is part of the Game Public Funds Network.
Examples of Video Games Supported by the Grand Est Region
- Sandwalkers, developed and published by Globlinz Studio
- Break the Loop, developed and published by Mastodonte
- Dissimilar, developed and published by Opal Grave Games