Play Creators Festival

“The Play Creators Festival is a fantastic event that has been invaluable to growing our business,” said Alex Murty, Head of Global Distribution & Licencing at Explosm | Joking Hazard.

“We’ve licensed concepts from this event in the past, and it continues to be a valuable place to connect with inventive talent,” said Brent Geppert, Inventor Relations at Educational Insights.

“The Play Creators Festival continues to be one of the best places to find exciting new innovation and the partners to bring it to life,” said Magdalena Eichhorn, Senior Manager, BlueJ Innovation and Inventor Relations at Jazwares.

“Mojo Pitch provides a unique stage to connect with inventors we might never cross paths otherwise,” said Alexandre Garcia, Head of Game Design at Zygomatic.

“It’s a key moment for us to engage face to face with the inventor community, discover standout new IP and unlock fresh opportunities for new product development,” said Alpesh Patel, VP of Global Toy Design at TOMY.

Next year’s live event will take place at London’s Stamford Bridge Stadium from Tuesday, June 23rd to Thursday, June 25th.

A celebration of the industry’s inventor and designer talent, among the winners this year are Open 2 Design, Big Potato’s James Vaughan and Tricky’s Geoff House.

A celebration of the industry’s design and inventor talent, among the winners this year are Seven Towns, The Op Games’ Tony Serebriany and Smart Toys and Games.

The session will see Reemsborko, Pophouse Entertainment, Two Daughters Entertainment, Licensing Link, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Pop Paper City detail opportunities around their brands to a room of toy and game companies and inventors.

Josh’s session will be an open look at how ThinkFun’s creative team approaches engaging with the inventor community.