TRANSMEDIA GAME JAM

Accelerator Programme

Where animation worlds come alive in games and ideas level up to investors! Join us for an exciting pilot edition of the Transmedia Game Jam accelerator programme!

Transmedia Game Jam is a multi-staged programme where animation studios and game developers team up to create playable prototype games from existing storyworlds. The programme also includes cross industry meetups, support from mentors, and the opportunity to pitch the final prototype to industry professionals!

We’re not just jamming for fun (okay a little). We’re building something bigger:
🤝 Transmedia partnerships that last beyond the jam
🚀 Game concepts you can pitch to investors
🌍 Stories that travel across film, TV, games, and beyond

You bring the creativity, we’ll bring the mentors, the matchmaking, and the energy.
By the end, you’ll have more than a game; you’ll have a prototype, a plan, and a powerful new network.

Are you ready to take part in driving the creative process of transforming film and animation to an interactive format?

Apply now!

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(Deadline 12.12.2025.)

How it works

- Animation Pitching kicks things off where animation studios pitch their storyworlds to the game developers.

- A speed-dating session follows where animation studios and game developers can meet and form teams.

- Teams are encouraged to be proactive in finding their match based on shared vision and complementary skills.

- Develop the idea guided by industry professionals.

- 3-day Jam in Helsinki where you develop and build a prototype game.

- Final demo pitching to investors & industry at our networking event.

- This Transmedia Game Jam programme is there to create cross-industry teams and set you up for success. Now the story is for you to continue!

Key dates

18.12. Animation Pitching: Animation companies pitch to gaming companies

21.01. Creative Sparring

13.-15.02. Game Jam

27.2. Demo pitching at the Film x TV x Game x Comics Industry Networking event

Who can apply?

Animation production companies with an existing IP and assets that they want to use to make a game demo together with a gaming company.

Game developers who are interested in gaining experience working with existing IP and assets. Applicants that apply in ready formed teams will be prioritized but game developers looking for teams are also welcome to apply!

All applicants and animation studios are required to be based in Finland.

Final teams will consist of one animation company and one gaming company or team.

Apply Here!

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(Deadline 12.12.2025.)

About the Transmedia Game Jam

The Transmedia Game Jam Accelerator programme is organised by Helsinki Film Lab with game jam support from Finnish Game Jam. It is designed to bridge the worlds of film, animation, and games through hands-on experimentation and cross-industry collaboration.

The programme includes several sessions with the aim of bring together filmmakers, animators, game developers, composers, and visual artists to adapt existing screen IPs into playable experiences. The main part of the programme is a 3-day game jam where transmedia teams of game developers and animation studios will develop an interactive prototype.

The Transmedia Game Jam acts as both a laboratory and a launchpad: a place where creative worlds meet, merge, and evolve into new, cross-platform stories for global audiences.

Contact the Jam Team

gamejam@helsinkifilmlab.fi

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 FAQs

  • Each team produces a playable prototype, vertical slice, or conceptual demo based on an existing animation IP. The focus is on exploring interactive storytelling, audience engagement, and transmedia potential rather than on technical polish.

  • Participation is free of charge, thanks to the support of our partners. However, participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation unless otherwise stated.

  • Teams are formed through a speed dating session held after the Animation Pitching, where all selected animation and gaming applicants have the chance to meet, exchange ideas, and explore potential collaborations. Following this session, teams will form organically based on shared creative interests and complementary skillsets. Additionally, both animation and gaming participants are encouraged to be proactive in finding their match and shaping the collaboration that best fits their vision.

  • Yes, as long as you are based/registered in Finland.

  • This game jam is designed for experienced jammers and professionals from the gaming and animation industries who are ready to collaborate on a real, goal-oriented project. While you don’t need to be a game developer specifically, participants should bring solid creative or production experience from their own field. The Transmedia Teams, formed by animation and gaming companies, will work toward creating a playable prototype with genuine production potential, with the aim of continuing development after the jam and applying for funding or pitching to investors. This jam is intended as the first step of a longer creative and business journey.

  • All participating teams will agree on a written contract between themselves to define how any new material, prototypes, or concepts created during the jam are owned and used after the event. The original animation IP always remains with its rightful owner, while any newly developed game elements or collaborative content will be handled according to the team’s mutual agreement. Helsinki Film Lab and the Finnish Game Jam Association do not claim any ownership of participants’ IP.

  • No, but we do give priority to pre-formed teams who want to participate in this jam. However, if you do not have a team, we still encourage you to apply. During the initial phase of this programme (during the Animation Pitching), we will give the opportunity for game teams and companies to add team members as they require.

  • Yes, you absolutely can begin working on the game even before the jam! The “in-between” time is scheduled to allow creative alignment and asset prep time between the Transmedia Teams - to give te best possible start to the Game Jam!