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Berlin / Potsdam - In its final funding session of the year, MBB new media funding is supporting 11 projects to a total amount of 1.3 million euros.

In this funding round, the games sector in particular benefits from the special funds from Berlin, which have increased funding volume to around 3 million euros. The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, supports the expansion of funding for computer games and, with her commitment, underlines the common target of developing the capital region to become the No. 1 games location => to the press release (in German).

The highest MBB funding amount for a game to date was awarded to the Berlin studio Torpor Games for their project "The Conformist". The developers also won several awards for their previous game "Suzerain". As part of its funding strategy, the MBB once again supports numerous projects by young developer studios. In addition to games, exciting XR projects and serial formats also received funding, as in every funding round.

All results can be seen in an overview!

GAMES

The Conformist
Torpor Games
425,000 euros production funding
"The Conformist" is a narrative role-playing game in which players assume the role of a propagandist for or against the government, and try to survive with their family after a civil war within a harsh political environment before upcoming elections.

Gulls of Doom
Copy Paste Games
88,000 euros development and production funding
In the rogue-like "Gulls of Doom", players take over animal characters who want to raid a snack stand at the coast. Unfortunately, they haven't reckoned with brazen robbers of the air: gulls.

Space Sprouts
Cool Corpse
75,000 euros production funding
"Space Sprouts" is a narrative 2D sandbox game. On the journey back to Earth the protagonist Oda has to spend five days alone on board her spaceship. It is a place full of memories and curious objects that narrate the story behind their journey. 

Silicon Sunk
Paintbucket Games
130,000 euros development funding
"Silicon Sunk" is a roguelife sim where players take on the role of a machine therapist at the close of the 21st century. Their task is to save sentient robots from being erased and create a better place within this dystopian future.

Bergfried
Randwerk Games
50,000 euros development funding
"Bergfried" is a castle-building strategy game set in early modern north-eastern Germany. By playing cards, players place buildings, walls and towers to gradually construct ever more complex castles.

Schrott
Ivy Juice
36,000 euros development funding
"Schrott" [English: Scrap] is an arcade driving roguelite game in which players pilot fancy vehicles through a dystopian game world in search of loot, while facing many dangers.
 

XR

MaB Escape AR
Make A Break
86,000 euros development and production funding
"MaB Escape AR" is an exciting mixed reality escape game for home playing. Players first construct a miniature building out of wood, and the associated app for smartphone or tablet then brings it to life – via augmented reality.

Giants - Wardens of the Land
Thoughtfish
70,000 euros development funding
"Giants – Wardens of the Land" is a free-to-play multiplayer game that combines Tamagochi mechanics with real-word data using Thoughtfish's in-house COALA technology (Context Aware Location Assessment). 

The Eyes of Mila Kaos
INVR.Space
30,000 euros development funding
The VR experience "The Eyes of Mila Kaos", a French-German-Spanish co-production, is a journey into Tony's head, through his memories and subconscious. The game's outcome depends on the decisions of the players.
 

SERIAL FORMATS

The Austrian Case
The Thursday Company
220,000 euros production funding
The story of Jack Unterweger, one of the most disturbing serial killers in the German-speaking world narrated from the point of view of his ex-girlfriend Bianca Mrak.

Age of Mecha
Lumatic Animation & VFX
90,000 euros development funding
2150. When stealth mechs carry out an attack on a peace summit it triggers a conflict that impacts the entire solar system.

Next submission deadline for new media funding: 21 February 2023

From 2023, the MBB will be funding according to its own games funding guidelines! More information about the new games guideline of Medienboard is available here! 
The guidelines for funding innovative audiovisual content are available here (in German)!