Small indie studios are struggling to get funding and here is a company attempting to fix the problem: Finndie Forge! Hear from Toni Tilsala and Ville Muhonen about how they plan to support indie developers and help people build teams. They are gonna tell about their next huge event were developers can get feedback for their games and testers can earn prices by finding bugs!
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About Finndie Forge:
Early-stage game developers in Finland struggle to access funding, team building, professional support, and publishing opportunities, despite the strong educational pipeline. We provide a community-driven platform and funding for Finnish indie game developers. Guiding them from brilliant ideas to published products. We will create and support new gaming companies in Finland and help the whole industry to evolve and prosper.
Website: https://finndieforge.fi/
Event is organised by IGDA Lahti in Fellmanni-talo. Doors open at 17:00 and presentation starts at 18:00. After presentation there is time to do networking. Event closes about 20:00.
You can also present your demos or ask for feedback on your game projects after presentation. If you want to ask for more details contact: wawethewaras (Mika Happonen) in IGDA Lahti Discord (https://discord.gg/328zTZfy9z)
Reminder: IGDA events uses the Finnish Game Industry Code of Conduct!
WHERE:
Fellmanni-talo, Kirkkokatu 27, 15140 Lahti
WHEN:
Friday 11th September, 17:00-20:00
🚅 You can easily arrive at our event by train from Helsinki in 1h or from Kouvola in 30 min.
🚶 Around 1km/15min walk from the train station.
Event follows code of conduct of IGDA Finland!
Fellmanni-talo is wheelchair accessible!
The event will be happening on the second floor, but the building has an elevator, and accessible toilets can be found on the same floor. Our volunteers will be opening the doors to get in, and on the inside, there is a button to open the door.
For more information, you can contact us at lahti@igda.fi, but we are easiest to contact through our Discord.
Hublead: wawethewaras (Mika Happonen)
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Please note that, unfortunately, as a community-supported, non-profit event, IGDA Finland Lahti Hub cannot guarantee covering speakers’ expenses.
