Telefilm Canada, the federal culture agency that develops and promotes Canadian audio/visual work, has been providing funding to independent video games in Canada, according to a piece on game industry site Gamasutra.
Vancouver-based Hothead Games received $536,069 for DeathSpank, the latest from acclaimed designer Ron Gilbert.
Meanwhile, Fez, from Montreal collective Polytron Corporation has received $73,682.
The grant money is provided as "repayable advances," that only need to be paid back if the game turns a profit. The amount to be paid back can also be reduced by 10 per cent if a French language version is provided.
Below is a video of Fez, expected to be released in 2010.
FEZ TRAILER 2 from fish on Vimeo.
Hothead is an independent game developer and publisher based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In short, we: 1. make quality episodic... [more]
Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation reporting to Parliament through the Department of Canadian Heritage. Headquartered in Montréal, Telefilm... [more]
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