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Withholding Tax Relief: Statement from German Cultural and Creative Industry Associations
Together with our colleagues from other associations in the German cultural and creative industries, we welcome the planned increase in the tax-exempt threshold from 10,000 euros to 100,000 euros per year for royalty payments to foreign authors and rights holders, and at the same time call for further action.
Game of the Year Jury: The nominated games 2026
The Jury "Spiel des Jahres e.V." association announced this year's nominations and recommendation lists on May 19, 2026. Three games each were nominated for "Spiel des Jahres", "Kinderspiel des Jahres" and "Kennerspiel des Jahres".
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Knowing to belong to a professional and strong community is protecting me at every step: from the first idea up to the publication.
Carlo E. Lanzavecchia
As a game designer living abroad the SAZ is important to me to help with contracts, share know-how about publishers and, maybe the most important reason of all, getting to know my colleagues.
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Marco Teubner
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Reiner Knizia
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