Free Shift2Games program at the FOR THE WIN! conference

Conference 29.05.2025.
Time 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Language English
Location Press Centar, mts Hall
Price Free
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Free Shift2Games program at the FOR THE WIN! conference

It's time for the fourth local b2b conference dedicated to the video game industry - FOR THE WIN! Although the event is intended primarily for professionals, like the previous two years, the completely free program of lectures will be open to beginners, juniors, university or high school students. You only need to register!

Unlike previous editions, this year the FTW conference is open to all interested visitors, and tickets are available at the regular price of 69 EUR.

The exception is the five lectures on the special Shift2Games track, which everyone can attend completely free of charge, and you only need to register before the event. As part of this special program, you can expect lectures adapted to topics that are relevant to our younger colleagues and those who plan to enter the game dev world professionally soon. Here’s what awaits you:

You can reach the Press Center, where the program will be held, by using the right staircase in the hall of mts Dvorana.

The Shift2Games track is named after the Shift2Games platform, one of the key SGA projects, which aims to popularize gaming professions and the industry as a whole, primarily among high school and university students, as well as young professionals already active in other relevant industries.

Other FTW programs

More than 500 visitors and about 50 speakers and participants will once again gather in mts Hall, and like every year, FTW! offers the audience an interesting mix of lectures, panels and workshops that are favorable to those who develop games for mobile devices, as well as core developers and designers, or other creative-tech niches. Some of the topics that will be in focus this year are publishing, the use of AI tools in production, ad monetization, news related to the most important game engines (Unity and Unreal Engine), external development (that is, outsourcing), as well as topics related to resistance to the crisis that continues to persist within the gaming industry. In addition, the Game Slice program offers indie teams the opportunity to present their projects to European publishers.

Among the renowned companies, and publishers for the first time, whose representatives will be in front of the audience in Belgrade are CD PROJEKT RED, Anshar Studios, Outfit7, Unity, Intel, 3Lateral / Epic Games, Aurora Punks, Old Skull Games, Sperasoft, Raw Fury, Bright Gambit, Spectral Games, Untold Tales, Shosha Games, Foxy Voxel, Chat3d, Grindstone, Herocraft, Untold Tales, GameBiz Consulting, Kando Factory, Narwhal Accelerator and many others. The country that is a special guest is one of the leaders in the European industry – Poland.

See the complete program of the conference on the website.

 

FOR THE WIN! was made possible and supported this year by Outfit7, Unity, Playstudios Europe, 3 Lateral / Epic Games, Polish Institute, French Institute, MEDIA Desk Serbia and Hotel Metropol Palace.

Ivan Vasiljević,
Founder, Digital Asset Tailors
About the lecturer

Born in the city of Šabac, Ivan has paved his way into the field of CGI and animation. Growing up on movies by David Lynch and music videos by Chris Cunningham and Michel Gondry, Ivan was always balancing his creative side against his technical side. This duality eventually led to the launch of his studio, Digital Asset Tailors, in 2012, after years of working at film and creative studios across Europe.

Ever the restless entrepreneur, Ivan turned another passion — his love of coffee — into a business, launching 7 AM Coffee Roastery and Shop.

Vanja Todorić,
Docent, Fakultet dramskih umetnosti
About the lecturer

Vanja Todorić is an Illustrator and Concept Artist with over 14 years of experience in the publishing and video game industry. During that period, he had the opportunity to work on various indie, AA and AAA IPs.

In cooperation with globally and regionally known studios, Riot, Marvel, Warner Brothers Games, Supercell, Wargaming and Mad Head Games, he had the opportunity to work on projects such as Valorant, Multiversus, Pagan Online, Brawl Stars, Clash Of Clans…

Vanja’s works have been repeatedly awarded and published by world-famous magazines, art books and web platforms such as ArtStation, CGsociety, CGHUB, 3Dtotal, EXPOSE, SPECTRUM, 2D Artist Magazine, Imagine FX…

As an Assistant Professor, he teaches “Pre-visualization” at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade (department of visual effects, animation and game art) and “Concept art for video games and movies” at the Academy of Fine Arts in Novi Sad (department of illustrations).

Ljubomir Kašiković,
Narrative Designer, Mad Head Games
About the lecturer

Ljubomir Kašiković is a narrative designer with over a decade of experience in the video game industry. Currently working at MadHead Games, Ljubomir is contributing to developing a famous franchise.

Holding a Master’s degree in English Language and Literature, with a thesis on The Self and the Other in Heart of Darkness and Spec Ops: The Line, Ljubomir is interested in narrative multimedia, including literature, film and games, and believes that stories should be built around dynamic characters. His background includes leading narrative design at Eipix Entertainment and E70 Games.

Stefan Stegić,
Game Developer, Foxy Voxel
About the lecturer

*insert generic Eastern Europe game dev childhood origin story* – and that’s where his passion for game development comes from!

He has worked on gameplay, custom engines, emulators, animation systems, tools – generally interested in all areas of game dev.

Talks too much sometimes. Shooters, MOBAs, RTSs & RPGs. Metal, rock, blues, but Rihanna and Britney Spears are his guilty pleasures.

Vukašin Šoć,
Assistant Professor, University of Novi Sad, Academy of Arts
About the lecturer

Assistant Professor and the Head of the Video Game Design study program at the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad. Originally from a fine arts background, Vukašin has worked in creative and visual arts, but his work turned interactive and he has since worked in the industry as a Game and Level Designer, Writer and Producer.

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