The Ministry of Culture, through the General Directorate of Cultural Industries, Intellectual Property and Cooperation, has published the order offering a budget of 8 million euro in aid, to promote the video game, podcast and other forms of digital creation, corresponding to 2024, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. This is the third edition of this line of aid, which aims to support the ecosystem of video games, podcasts and digital creation, and the projects must have cultural character and/or interest.
The recipients are professionals registered in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers, micro-enterprises, small and medium-sized for-profit companies, of Spanish nationality, from any Member State of the European Union or from the signatory States of the Agreement on the European Economic Area that have tax residence in Spain.
The activities targeted by the aid are the pre-production, production and distribution of video games, podcasts and other forms of digital creation, including narrative experiences in VR, AR, RX formats, whether interactive or non-interactive, narrative experiences oriented to metaverses and others. They also contemplate supporting incubation, mentoring or acceleration programs for projects related to these categories, whether in physical, digital or hybrid format (digital and physical); as well as professional events and cultural exhibitions related to video games, podcasts and other forms of digital creation.
Projects must contribute to one of the following purposes:
a) Promote investments that allow the development, production, editing, distribution and/or marketing of projects in the video game sector, podcasts and other forms of digital creation, as well as improving the quality of their offer.
b) Increase employment generation by promoting the development, professionalisation and structuring of the sector, as well as promoting the presence of women in the industry and promoting the achievement of gender equality.
c) Increase the visibility of the Spanish video game sector, podcasts and other forms of digital creation, in the main international markets of the sector.
d) Promote the responsible and healthy use of new technologies, as well as the defence of intellectual property rights and compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals at a global level.
- e) Stimulate innovation, entrepreneurship and strategic transformation capabilities in the video game, podcast and digital creation sector.
The aid granted by the Ministry of Culture in this call represents a maximum of 80% of the total cost of the project. At least 20% of the project must be financed with own funds or with other public or private contributions. The maximum amount requested may not exceed 80,000 euro.
Applications will be sent through the electronic headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, within the established period, between January 10 and 30, 2024.
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