Chi siamo – en – Bologna Game Farm

About us

Bologna Game Farm is a project for videogame prototype development and product development and marketing promoted by the Emilia-Romagna Region and the Municipality of Bologna.
Bologna Game Farm is coordinated by the Municipality of Bologna with the support of ART-ER to support the cultural and creative industry in partnership with IncrediBOL!

Through a public call, Bologna Game Farm has already selected 34 companies active in the videogame industry and provided them with financial support and an acceleration process at Le Serre provided by ART-ER, an accelerator dedicated to innovative start-ups and built as a hub of the regional ecosystem supporting the creation of businesses and enterprises. Project goals:

Facilitate the reinforcement of managerial and entrepreneurial skills of the videogame industry in Emilia-Romagna.

Increase awareness of the importance of the industry for the economic growth of the regional productive system.

Develop relationships between the industry and the regional innovation ecosystem, favoring cross-over initiatives with other industries.

The acceleration process

During the accelerator program, participants receive specific training on business practices, production and international marketing of their videogames, and proceed in the development of the game prototype through to its presentation at international industry fairs and events.

Support is also provided for the integration of their business activities within the context of the regional innovation ecosystem, with the goal of favoring their growth opportunities.

The spaces

Hosted at ART-ER's Serre in Bologna's Giardini Margherita park, the acceleration period is key in allowing participants to have capital to invest in order to better structure their projects, and time spent with tutors which favors awareness of their own career and of the industry environment.

International Trade Shows

Participation in international trade shows is an essential step for any videogame developer. Trade shows represent a moment when a videogame makes contact with both potential publishers and its audience, as well as an excellent opportunity for networking within the industry.

Game Connection America

Business event that takes place annually in San Francisco with the aim of bringing together developers and publishers.

Gamescom

A videogame trade fair held every year in Cologne, it is the largest European videogames event.

Game Connection Europe

A videogame trade fair held every year in Los Angeles, it is considered one of the most important consumer events in the world.

E3

A videogame trade fair held every year in Los Angeles, it is considered one of the most important consumer events in the world.

Programming

There is a vast amount of videogame trade fairs held throughout the year. This area covers how to approach the most important and unmissable events for any developer.

DevER@BIZ

The DevER@BIZ event was created with the goal of bringing together videogame development companies with enterprises and industries in the Emilia-Romagna Region.