She Got Game is a mentoring programme promoting equal opportunities in the Swiss and international game industry. It supports the representation of women in management positions through dialogue with experienced international experts from the game industry.

• The call for applications is aimed at professional game designers who identify as women from the regions of our liaison offices (Arab region, East Asia, South America, South Asia and Vietnam, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa). You can find a list of all countries below.
• ‘Emerging Talents’ are game developers who were trained in a specific field or who founded a company (as a legal entity) less than seven years ago.

• Digital content for devices such as computers, game consoles, mobile devices or devices for mixed reality that require a high level of interaction and have a major impact on the content
• Clearly defined objectives in terms of participation and career
• Originality, feasibility, degree of innovation and marketability of the project
• Copyright and rights of use are held by the project leaders

In addition to these specific criteria, the general requirements apply.

• Individual coaching and input talks for project development, business strategy and finances, marketing, PR and pitch training
• Involvement in a growing community of female game developers
• Potential access to international trade fairs
• CHF 3,000 towards the production of a prototype or demo version

When participating in international trade fairs, game designers with childcare responsibilities can apply for financial support of up to CHF 250 per week as a contribution to childcare or for the travel expenses of their children and, if necessary, a carer. This also applies if the child/children stay at home and are cared for. Applicants must present a budget of all expenses in advance.

• Short CV (incl. information on education/training, nationality and residency status in Switzerland)
• Short description of the current project, including information on the type and genre, gameplay, platform, development status and target audience, including relevant visual material (max. 10 A4 pages)
• Project portfolio
• Expectations regarding the objectives of the programme
• All documents must be submitted in English.

The following are excluded:

• commissioned work and projects that are part of an advertising campaign or for promotional purposes
• purely technological projects without an obvious narrative and/or aesthetic content

• All modules will be conducted in English.
• The programme is a time-consuming commitment. Over the course of the 6 months, approximately 30 hours are expected to be spent on mentoring, lectures and presentations (plus potential additional time spent attending an event or international trade fairs).

Online information session
An online information session about the programme will take place on 21 July at 2:00 pm CET.

Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/jYm9JCVgAWt

Cultural practitioners with connection to Switzerland or who are resident in one of the following countries are eligible to apply: