IGEA has made a Pre Budget Submission to The Treasury, following the Assistant Treasurer’s call for further submissions regarding priorities for the 2020-21 Budget. In our submission, we have urged the Australian Government to provide, as part of the 2020-21 Budget, a 30% refundable tax offset and a restored Interactive Games Fund... Read More
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IGEA’s visual comparison of Australia’s screen sectors
It’s fair to say that games are part of the screen industry. It’s fair to say that games create and tell Australian stories. It’s also fair to say that games can grow Australia’s economy. Then why aren’t Australian-made games supported by federal screen incentives? The answer to that question perplexes us too. To summarise the inequity across screen... Read More
IGEA Welcomes New Members
The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) has announced that a range of new members have joined the association: Alexander Swords Ardacious Black Lab Games Dark Shadow Studios DragonBear Studios GOATi Entertainment Golden Age Studios Kathy Smart Game Designer Lazy Giant Lightning Rock Melonhead Games Monkeystack Red Oxygen Spirit Animal Incorporated Studio Drydock Summerfall Studios Supporting Cast... Read More
IGEA congratulates the Director of the Classification Board on completing her term
IGEA would like to acknowledge and thank Margaret Anderson as she completes her term as the Director of the Australian Classification Board, having reached her seven year statutory limit today. IGEA have had a long history of working closely with the Board and its Directors over may years and this has continued... Read More
IGEA welcomes the recommendations of Austrade, the South Australian Film Corporation and Film Victoria calling for a tax offset for video game development
IGEA has welcomed the recommendations by three government agencies, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), and Film Victoria, who have all called for a new tax offset for video game development in their submissions to the Australian Government’s ‘Australian stories on our screens’ review. IGEA... Read More
IGEA Submission to the Inquiry into diversifying Australia’s trade and investment profile
IGEA has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth for its Inquiry into diversifying Australia’s trade and investment profile. Following its previous inquiry into supporting Australia’s export and investment opportunities, which led to the Committee recommending last month that the Government create a tax offset for... Read More
