Play Creators Festival

Winners will be revealed on Monday, September 6th in a special Mojo Nation newsletter.

“Casdon has been renowned for toy innovation for over 75 years and this event is key for us to continue to seek amazing ideas that inspire children to discover, learn and develop,” said Alex Reynolds, Head of R&D at Casdon.

“We are excited to be returning to the brilliant Mojo Pitch and are looking forward to talking about great ideas and opportunities with the awesome inventors we know – and those we are yet to meet!” said James Austin-Smith, Head of R&D and Product Design at Moose Toys UK.

“This will be Educational Insights first virtual pitch event with Mojo Nation, and we are super excited to be part of it,” said Brent Geppert, Senior Product Manager at Educational Insights.

“Character always love being part of the Mojo Pitch event,” said Jon Elliott, Head of R&D at Character Options.

The Play Creators Awards celebrates figures in the toy and game design community that have excelled over the last 12 months, and this year welcomes a new category in Inventor Relations Exec of the Year.

The deadline to get your nominations in is Friday, May 21st 2021.

September’s Virtual Play Creators Festival will mirror the digital format of last year’s event, with two weeks of activity including a week-long virtual conference, a digital awards and a three-day Mojo Pitch event.

“We’re hopeful that this year’s event can be a welcome return to in-person networking, learning and pitching, and we can’t wait to bring the industry’s creative community together later this year,” said Billy Langsworthy, co-founder of Mojo Nation.

A celebration of the toy and game industry’s design talent, among the big winners this year are Spin Master, Big Potato and Seven Towns, while Heayes Design’s Richard Heayes scooped the Design Icon accolade.