Let's Make Fantastic Games for Girls

Hi, we're a Writer-Producer team;  Bridget Ellis-Pegler and Ronel Schodt.  We're developing a large project for 8-12 year old girls, called 'Sylvie & Arabella'. It includes a TV series, books, a film, and a large scale computer game.  'Sylvie & Arabella' is a story of friendship between two ten-year-old girls, one of whom comes from another planet, where flying and magic are commonplace…

This story has two very strong girls as main characters, and this really resonates with people. As the mothers of daughters ourselves, we think that's awesome!

In 2015, I (Bridget), developed the concept for a 'Sylvie & Arabella' game called AMBIGUOUS. It is an unusual mix of real-life play, amazing technology (e.g. augmented reality) and exciting computer game adventure. With this concept, I've earned a scholarship to attend a week-long conference in San Francisco, at the penultimate event for game developers, GDC 2016. (Game Developers Conference). This is a golden opportunity to learn from the most influential people in the industry. It is also an incredible chance to pitch AMBIGUOUS to possible investors, and to showcase New Zealand as an outstanding place to create quality entertainment for children.

My scholarship covers the conference BUT not the travel costs, or the cost of Ronel's attendance. This is where your donation can make you a part of this adventure.

Ronel is a vital part of this project. Her knowledge of the technical, legal and financial elements of the film and TV and gaming industries is indispensable during this conference, and in the all-important follow up phase. Our goal is to raise the money for us both to attend the conference, and maximise this wonderful opportunity. The $6500 we're asking for will get us both there, and that's huge.

Our talented and dedicated team has worked very hard on 'Sylvie & Arabella' for a long time, and gained a lot of traction.  We've already travelled twice to Singapore and once to New York with it, and have strong interest in co-production partnerships with Singaporean and Australian producers as a result.  Now, we're developing the next platform of the project. We've put so much of ourselves personally and financially into this project already, and moved mountains, and now we really need help with this. Your donation, large or small would mean the world to us. 

It's easy and secure to donate, and you can do so anonymously if you like. Please click DONATE and help us. If you can't spare a donation, maybe you could help us by sharing our campaign? It all really makes a difference!

Thank you so, so much.

Bridget and Ronel

For more information about the wider 'Sylvie & Arabella' project, visitwww.sylvieandarabella.com