Content Vienna 2026 – Competition for Digital Projects
Submit an innovative digital project in development (game, XR application, AI/blockchain project, animation, or interactive format) for a €10,000 production grant.
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- 25 days left
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $10,000
- Location
- Vienna, Austria
About
Overview
Content Vienna is a competition supporting innovative digital projects in development. The Vienna Business Agency awards five projects with €10,000 production grants each, plus special prizes for Digital Design for Health and SXSW 2027 participation. Women-led projects receive an additional €1,000 bonus.
What can be submitted
- Games and playful media
- Augmented, extended, and virtual reality
- Animation, visual effects, 360° video
- Digital Design for Health (healthcare-focused creative projects)
- Interactive storytelling formats
- Web and mobile applications (including blockchain/Web3)
- Platforms for digital content publishing and distribution
- Serial online content
- Digital applications for wearable technology
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Quantum computing visualization
Who can apply
The competition is open to developers, studios, startups, companies, associations, and individuals implementing creative digital projects.
Eligibility
- Residence, registered office, or business location in Vienna
- Project primarily developed or implemented in Vienna
- Vienna is a key thematic or creative reference point of the project
Awards
Five projects receive €10,000 production grants. An additional €10,000 special prize for Digital Design for Health is awarded in cooperation with the Ludwig Boltzmann Society Open Innovation in Science Center. Special prizes for participation in South by Southwest 2027 are available through WKO Außenwirtschaft – Creative Industries. Women-led projects receive a €1,000 bonus.
Deadline
Submission deadline: 8 September 2026
- Award
- Five €10,000 production grants; one €10,000 special prize for Digital Design for Health; special prizes for SXSW 2027 participation; €1,000 bonus for women-led projects
- Theme
- Innovative digital projects including games, XR applications, AI/blockchain exploration, animation, digital design for health, interactive storytelling, web/mobile apps, and emerging technologies.
- Eligibility
- Open to developers, studios, startups, companies, associations, and individuals with residence, registered office, or business location in Vienna; project must be primarily developed or implemented in Vienna.
- Audience
- Developers, studios, startups, companies, associations, and individuals
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