GAME AUTHORS

Big names of the industry participate in our event to present essential titles, novelties and prototypes, with the possibility of exchanging with facilitators, getting an autograph from illustrators and authors, and, of course, testing the games! But the most well-known publishers are not the only ones coming to Cannes. The Festival aims to promote authors by offering them a package adapted to their needs so that they can showcase their creativity to a large public of gamers and professionals.

With over 300 authors taking part in the International Games Festival, the city of Cannes is proud to be the largest gathering of game authors in the world! (Source BGG)

Choose the package most suited to your needs:

New in 2024 : Participate to an exclusive master class dedicated to authors !  

In a wish to develop and support, the Protolab become Author Master Class, the occasion for authors to meet important game world's professionals. 

This 2024 edition offers an additional half-day specifically for authors. A Master Class during the afternoon with a plenary session and a workshop about board games author's profession. 

To garantee the quality of the afteernoon, the number of participation is limited to 40.

Suscribe to an Author Master Class to be in the heart of a full experience ! 

• Participate to an half-day with Master Class, plenary session and workshop. 
• Get an Professional Pass with an acces from Thursday 22/02, 13h, to Sunday 25/02, 19h.
• Get a table during the OFF NIGHTS on Wednesday 21/02 to show you prototype to the game world's actors. 

Program :  Stay connected to discover soon the program of this 2024 novelty.  

Other participants will be asked to purchase a BUSINESS BADGE

For more information please send an email to Mélanie Ramos
ramos@palaisdesfestivals.com

TAKE PART IN THE FESTIVAL AS A PROFESSIONAL VISITOR

PARTICIPATE TO THE OFF NIGHTS
The OFF NIGHTS attract crowds of passionate gamers over the course of 4 epic nights during which they get the opportunity to play prototypes in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Wednesday 21st, Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rh and Saturday 24th of February 2023 from 10pm to 4am.

Thanks to their success, the OFF NIGHTS attract more and more authors every years proud to present their last prototypes. This year, to garantee the quality of those evenings, the festival will ask for a participation of 15€/night or 45€/4 nights for the renting of an exhibitions table. 

These “protonights” are the largest gathering of game authors in the world! So if you feel like you haven’t played enough during the day, come and discover this informal gathering space in which, from 10pm until sunrise, more than 300 novice and experienced authors showcase their prototypes. Who knows, you might just try tomorrow’s most popular games !

Find more information on the OFF NIGHTS page, under the section THE FESTIVAL.