PLAY CREATORS FESTIVAL 2020
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Play Creators Festival – run by Mojo Nation and The Toy Association – will now be an expanded virtual event.
WELCOME TO THE PLAY CREATORS FESTIVAL 2020
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Play Creators Festival – run by Mojo Nation and The Toy Association – will now be an expanded virtual event.
New ideas and fresh talent are the lifeblood of the industry. This event brings together some of the brightest design talent to share ideas, give advice and help toy and games firms of all sizes and specialities uncover their next hit product. Whether a toy design stalwart, a product design student or a toy/game industry outsider looking for a route in, the Play Creators Festival is here to champion the industry’s creative backbone and ensure the greatest play ideas don’t just stay ideas. Simply click on the events below to find out more…
“Billy, Adam and the team at Mojo Nation – congratulations on a fantastic 2019 event! Both the Conference and Pitch were fantastic for TOMY, and we look forward to attending in 2020!”
Alpesh Patel, VP of Global Toy Design, TOMY
VIRTUAL PLAY CREATORS CONFERENCE
Focusing on creativity, inspiration, innovation and design
Tuesday September 1st – Friday September 4th
*Please note as a result of the coronavirus pandemic this is now a virtual event and all content will be available via www.mojo-nation.com
www.playcreatorsconference.co.uk
Each day of the Virtual Play Creators Conference will see a raft of new panel discussions, solo talks and video interviews released via the Mojo Nation newsletter and YouTube channel. These sessions will be pre-recorded rather than live, so viewers can pick and choose to watch content when it suits them. The line-up of content will be announced in the weeks to come.
VIRTUAL PLAY CREATORS AWARDS
Celebrating those in the toy and game design community that have excelled over the last 12 months
Friday, September 11th 2020
www.playcreatorsawards.com
The Play Creators Awards celebrates those in the toy and game design community that have excelled over the last 12 months. Whether it’s an R&D team responsible for a smash-hit line, a design agency that’s taken a brief and soared or a freelance designer responsible for the next Pie Face, the PCAs are all about shining a spotlight on the industry’s top architects of play.
VIRTUAL MOJO PITCH
The Virtual Mojo Pitch will house three days of pitch meetings between toy and game companies and design studios, professional inventors and budding design talent
Tuesday September 8th – Thursday September 10th
www.mojo-pitch.com
TOY & GAMES FIRMS, BRAND OWNERS AND SERVICE COMPANIES….
Looking to unearth your next hit product or work closer with toy and game inventors? The Mojo Pitch puts you infront of the global design community. You provide us with a brief, outlining desired categories/concepts, and then delegates pitch their toy ideas and board games to you within your own private one to one virtual meeting.
INVENTORS, DESIGNERS AND INVENTION AGENCIES…
Have an idea that you’d like to pitch to some of the world’s top toy and game firms? Buy a ticket to the Mojo Pitch and we’ll schedule you pitching opportunites with firms best-suited to taking on your concept.
“Mojo Pitch was a great experience. For us it was the perfect opportunity to get to know designers we haven’t had contact with. It will definitely not be our last event.”
Bernd Keller, AMIGO Spiele
VIRTUAL EVENT SCHEDULE
Virtual Play Creators Conference 2020
Tuesday September 1st – Friday September 4th
Virtual Mojo Pitch
Tuesday September 8th – Thursday September 10th
Virtual Play Creators Awards
Friday 11th September
OUR EVENT PARTNERS
Check out who makes this event possible!
If you would like to become a partner of the Play Creators Festival, Play Creators Meet Up, Play Creators Conference, Play Creators Awards or the Mojo Pitch please contact Adam Butler – adam@mojo-nation.com.