Play Creators Festival

“The team and I are energised by the success of last year’s event and looking forward to new partnerships that will continue Jazwares’ explosive growth!” said David Winter, Senior Director at BlueJ, Jazwares’ Blue Sky Design and Development division.

“The event is unique and best in class when it comes to really connecting with the inventor community,” said Simone Monahan, Head of Product Development at Cartamundi UK.

“The Mojo Pitch is such a key event for us to obtain new ideas and to see the amazing innovation from the inventor community,” said Alex Reynolds, Head of R&D at Casdon.

“We celebrate Mojo Nation’s core purpose of ensuring that the greatest toy and game ideas don’t just stay ideas, and we are proud to support the Mojo Pitch in that effort,” said Jenn Brees, Communications and Events Administrator, Hasbro Spark Inventor Relations.

The Play Creators Awards returns as a live event this year, taking place on Tuesday, September 6th at London’s Twickenham Stadium.

“We are always on the lookout for fresh and innovative ideas and are excited to meet new game designers,” said AMIGO Spiele’s Anna-Lena Heid.

“Mojo Pitch is always an important show for us to meet inventors and be inspired by all the cool people in our industry,” said JM Duparc, Chief Creation at Identity Games.

“As with previous years, Mojo Pitch serves as an important pipeline for new ideas and we are really excited to see both new and familiar faces later this year,” said TOMY’s Alpesh Patel.

The Play Creators Festival will take place at London’s Twickenham Stadium from September 5th to 7th, with events including conferences, awards and pitching sessions.

Among the winners this year are Fuse, Seven Towns and TOMY, while Triclops Studio’s Rob Ames and Luc Hudson scooped the Design Icon accolade.