Now here's Screen Australia's Head of Games, Joey Egger, to introduce us to the Australian independent game sector.

I'm head of games at Screen Australia here and I'm responsible for overseeing Screen Australia's core game funds and all the kind of associated programs.

I have a crack team who all come from different aspects of the games industries and their different experiences really complement not only each other but the work that we do for the industry.

At the end of the day, what we're trying to do is elevate the games community, get Australian games and Australian stories out to the world and, you know, long term, build up those skills to have these emerging game makers be the leaders of tomorrow.

Since March 2022, Screen Australia has invested over $17.5 million in the Australian games industry and $15.7 million in direct project funding.

And that's across 201 games and $1.8 million to support festivals, future leaders delegations, skills development and other types of industry partnerships.

Our funding pipeline is designed to operate as a connected funding ecosystem, so it nurtures emerging talent, supports production, builds international connections and basically just grows an awareness of the game screen industry worldwide and nationally.

What are they? What do they usually look like for game developers, particularly in the independent space? Games