Video games funding in Italy

We identified theree public funds in Italy that could help finance your video games from early stage to marketing and production.

First playable fund

This is a first national funding dedicated to video game project.

First Playable Fund is a national fund financed and managed by Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (Ministry of Economic Development) through Invitalia e infratel (Ministry’s in-house companies).

The fund was created in 2020 and launched in 2021 with the aim to support the development of the digital entertainment industry.

Budget : 4 million

Funding size

From €10,000 to €200,000 for projects up to 50% of the eligible total costs (projects with total costs under €20,000 are not eligible). Each applicant can submit max 2 projects.

Funding stage

Stages of conception and pre-production, preparatory phases for the realization of the video game prototype (=first playable version of the game).

More information here: https://www.invitalia.it/
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