Screen Australia announces $4m Games: Expansion Pack fund
Jeffrey Rousseau
Staff Writer
Tuesday 19th July 2022
Today Screen Australia along with the minister of the arts, Hon Tony Burke MP announced the Games: Expansion Pack fund.
The government funding organization said that the $4 million program will go on to support 31 games developed by Australian game creators.
"The Australian Government is committed to supporting the Australian digital games sector - to create, innovate and flourish and achieve its full potential," Burke said.
The fund aims to support small to midsized studios with a budget of under $500,000 for their games.
Some of the games receiving support includes A Halloween Valentine (Things For Humans), Enchantress (Cactus Jam Games Pty Ltd), and The Master's Pupil (Pat Naoum Games Pty Ltd).
Additionally it was announced that Amelia Laughlan has joined Screen Australia as its games investment manager.
Since joining the games industry in 2017, she has worked with Tin Man Games, Snowman studio, and Nintendo Australia.
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