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Last chance to enter The Big Indie Awards 2017 in association with indieSky

We're celebrating the best of the last 12 months of the Big Indie Pitch live in Shenzhen, China this November, and you can be a part of it!

Last chance to enter The Big Indie Awards 2017 in association with indieSky

It's been a record breaking year for the Big Indie Pitch, with over 20 competitors taking place this year alone. So what better way to celebrate, than The Big Indie Awards.

Taking place this November in Shenzhen, China in association with indieSky, The Big Indie Awards is a dedicated ceremony highlighting both the last 12 months of the Big Indie Pitch, and the best indie developers working in the mobile space.

However, if you are an indie developer who wants to be a part of this celebration, but haven’t entered yet, then there’s not long left to get your submission in.In fact, submissions for the Big Indie Awards 2017 close on October 17th. That's tomorrow!

Getting your submission in

Luckily though, getting involved couldn’t be simpler. As all developers need to do to ensure their game is up for consideration is to head over to our REGISTRATION FORM by October 17th and fill in all of the required information, including details about you and your game, alongside a link to a video of your game and some screenshots if available. You'll need to register to the Pocket Gamer Business Network, but it's quick and simple!

In fact, those who have previously been a part of the Big Indie Pitch will know just how easy this is as the form is exactly the same.

Our experts will return once again to decide a champion of champions

These entries will then be filtered into a longlist through a provisional judging process. This long-lasting process will be taking place in London, and will include a crack team of experts, including the likes of journalists, influencers and developers, all of which have acted as judges for the Big Indie Pitch in the last 12 months.

Live from Shenzhen

Following that, we’ll be heading to Shenzhen on November 21st to announce the top 10, and we’ll even be taking a selection of the top 10 with us in order to collect their prize in person. As part of this trip, those lucky enough to come along with us will not only have all their flights and accommodation paid for, but they’ll also get a chance to present their games on stage at the ceremony to a packed audience.

Could you be the one to walk away with a Big Indie Award?

We have an array of prizes up for grabs worth over $25,000, including $15,000 of marketing promotional spend on SM channels, tickets and expo tables at PG Connects worth $5,000, and $5,000 of cold, hard cash. Plus there’s the paid trip to China and all of the media coverage too.

Who is indieSky?

indieSky is iDreamSky's indie platform for indie developers. iDreamSky has published hit titles such as Monument Valley, Subway Surfers, Temple Run series, Toy Blast, Horizon Chase, Gardenscapes and many others in China. indieSky's aim is to partner with indie developers from all around the world to bring awesome games to gamers - the company slogan is, "We Publish Awesome Indie Games!"

More information

More information about The Big Indie Awards in association with indieSky can be found both over on our event page, and on the Big Indie Pitch website.

Entries must be mobile games. Teams that enter will need at least one member with a valid passport who could travel to China on November 18th to 22nd, 2017. Please send other questions to the award coordinator at support@bigindieawards.com

Terms and conditions apply, see details at
http://www.bigindiepitch.com/event/awards2017#rules

Developer Evangelist & Big Indie Pitch Manager / Special Features Writer

Queen of all things Indie. Sophia is Steel Media’s Big Indie Pitch Manager and Developer Evangelist. She’s also a global speaker and lifelong gamer with a fanatical love of all things Nintendo and Japan. So much so that she’s written a thesis on one and lived in the other.