IIDEA has revealed the first details on First Playable’s 2024 program scheduled for July 3-5 in Florence. The event will begin on July 3rd at 2:00 pm with the kick-off conference at the Cinema La Compagnia, the House of Cinema of the Tuscany Region. Numerous international guests will be present such as Jeremiah Cohn (CD Projekt Red), Raphael Colantonio (WolfEye Studios), Abhi Swami (Visai Games) and Daisy Fernandez (Nerial).
On 4 and 5 July, in the spaces of the Innovation Center of Nana Bianca, it will be possible to participate in five workshops on business topics curated by First Playable partners. For all workshops there is a limited number of seats in the room (100 people) and it is mandatory to register in advance through Eventbrite. July 4th at 9.30 will be the turn of the workshop organized by Audio Network Italia, for a journey into the world of music and its combination with the development of successful video games; we continue at 11.30am with Unreal Engine professionals which will lead participants to discover the opportunities offered by schools, through case studies of different types; scheduled at 2.30pm the Xsolla workshop which will focus on best practices to best capitalize on video games. On July 5th, from 9.30am, it will be the turn of an in-depth discussion on regulations and contracts with the interventions of the lawyers of LCA Studio Legaleand at 3.30pm of the Vigamus Group workshopwhich offers a dialogue on specialized training with a series of experts able to outline the changes, needs and main opportunities of the video game industry at an international level.
On 4 and 5 July, bookable as usual through the matchmaking platform starting from the beginning of June, Pitching will be possible with already over 30 international publishers and investors ready to meet Italian video game developers to evaluate possible collaborations.
Finally, within the framework of the event, on July 4th Cinema La Compagnia will host the awards ceremony of the Italian Video Game Awards (IVGA), the event promoted by IIDEA with the aim of enhancing the excellence of the Italian video game industry. During the evening, in front of an audience of industry operators, international guests, publishers and investors from all over the world, the jury will proceed to assign the dragon tail-shaped statuettes to the most significant titles and to the professionals and companies in the sector who have distinguished themselves during 2023.
Access to First Playable is reserved for companies, teams and professionals operating in the field of video game development based in Italy. To participate in conferences and workshops, 1:1 business meetings and IVGAs, two different types of tickets are available: “Full Access” and “Social Access”, both of which can be purchased on the event’s Eventbrite page.
First Playable is organized by IIDEA and Toscana Film Commission – Fondazione Sistema Toscana, in collaboration with the ICE Agency and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, to accelerate the growth and consolidation of the Italian video game industry.
More information is available on the official website of the event www.firstplayable.it
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