The CEO of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:09 am
On July 3, a press conference was held at the TASS press center dedicated to the All-Russian festival of the video game industry "Igroprom", which will be held on November 23 and 24, 2024. When asked by a ComNews correspondent whether the amount of funding for the Russian gaming industry has increased in 2023, Alexander Mikheev, CEO of the Association of Professionals in the Game Operation and Development Industry (APRIORI), which is engaged in comprehensive spain whatsapp resource support for developers, did not name the exact amount, but from the point of view of grant funding from various structures, he answered affirmatively: "There are guys here who have received financial support. Some games that previously did not receive grant funding have been released, including on the VK Play platform. Yes, we have problems with large-scale funding from both private investment and investment, but we are building this dialogue in order to strengthen it and get a high-quality effect."
Roman Karmanov noted that the development of computer games and applications is one of the areas of creative industries. "The Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives is the operator of the president's grants, distributing funds among the best projects in the sphere of culture, art, creative industries. The fund provides support based on the applications received. The initiative to create projects is put forward by their authors and teams. The more high-quality projects are submitted by developers, the greater the chance that a number of high-quality games will appear in Russia, which will be created with the help of the president's grant support," said Roman Karmanov.
Roman Karmanov also said that among the projects already supported by the fund are the creation of a game to popularize domestic cosmonautics "Space - the space of the future", Supercity - a multiplayer modern patriotic game in the Roblox metaverse, as well as the development of a historical and mythological video game based on the legends and traditions of Ancient Rus' "Kolovrat".
"We are supporting the Igroprom festival for the second time. The first time it caused a real stir among domestic developers and became a platform for presentations, exchange of experience and new acquaintances. These are projects about the creation and development of professional communities. I wish the new festival to be held at a high level, and I encourage game developers to apply for grants. We will start the next competition on July 25, 2024," Roman Karmanov specified.
Roman Karmanov noted that the development of computer games and applications is one of the areas of creative industries. "The Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives is the operator of the president's grants, distributing funds among the best projects in the sphere of culture, art, creative industries. The fund provides support based on the applications received. The initiative to create projects is put forward by their authors and teams. The more high-quality projects are submitted by developers, the greater the chance that a number of high-quality games will appear in Russia, which will be created with the help of the president's grant support," said Roman Karmanov.
Roman Karmanov also said that among the projects already supported by the fund are the creation of a game to popularize domestic cosmonautics "Space - the space of the future", Supercity - a multiplayer modern patriotic game in the Roblox metaverse, as well as the development of a historical and mythological video game based on the legends and traditions of Ancient Rus' "Kolovrat".
"We are supporting the Igroprom festival for the second time. The first time it caused a real stir among domestic developers and became a platform for presentations, exchange of experience and new acquaintances. These are projects about the creation and development of professional communities. I wish the new festival to be held at a high level, and I encourage game developers to apply for grants. We will start the next competition on July 25, 2024," Roman Karmanov specified.