![Event: BAFTA Young Game Designers AwardsDate: Sat 23 July 2016Venue: BAFTA, 195 PiccadillyHosts: Ben Shires, Jane Douglas-Area: WINNERS GROUP SHOTS](https://ygd.bafta.org/sites/default/files/styles/event_thumbnail_square/public/externals/6488bb5c8a1343aaf3ce03bf83e25895.jpg?itok=c6i2SaYY)
14 June 2017
YGD 2017 finalists are announced
Find out more about this year's nominated games!
![BAFTA YGD Logo](https://ygd.bafta.org/sites/default/files/styles/event_thumbnail_square/public/externals/7420a0d02b124f675bfa7c10d1e119e1.jpg?itok=Inw9t7_y)
13 June 2017
YGD Mentor award winner revealed
The winner of the YGD Mentor Award is Dave Chilver, teacher at Lowestoft Sixth Form College.
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9 May 2017
Meet a eSports Company Founder: Amy Yu from Varsity Games
Meet Amy Yu, founder of Varsity Games; an organisation that brings esports to universities around the UK.
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2 May 2017
The YGD competition closes tomorrow!
You've got one more day to get your game idea or game submitted - enter before 5pm on Wednesday 3 May!
![Event: BAFTA Young Game Designers AwardsDate: Sat 23 July 2016Venue: BAFTA, 195 PiccadillyHosts: Ben Shires, Jane Douglas-Area: WINNERS GROUP SHOTS](https://ygd.bafta.org/sites/default/files/styles/event_thumbnail_square/public/externals/72d7051461eb20cb08e3725b8f564102.jpg?itok=3hucXVep)
25 April 2017
YGD 2017 Winners Prizes!
Find out more about the prizes for our 2017 competition
![Event: Breakthrough Brits 2016Set-up Portraits](https://ygd.bafta.org/sites/default/files/styles/event_thumbnail_square/public/externals/c47d35d64d02f4809cd9b81d2f4e7252.jpg?itok=b7mOk-WR)
20 April 2017
Meet A Games Artist: Alex Grahame from The Chinese Room
Meet Alex Grahame,BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and artist at Brighton based game development studio, The Chinese Room.
![Event: Breakthrough Brits Photoshoot 2016Date: 8 October 2016Venue: BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly](https://ygd.bafta.org/sites/default/files/styles/event_thumbnail_square/public/externals/727d0b67b9f77c0a3b132f4e4d3ae7e1.jpg?itok=jbpXc9DS)
19 April 2017
Meet A Lead Technical Artist: Jodie Azhar from Creative Assembly
Meet Jodie Azhar, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and Lead Technical Artist on the Total War series at Creative Assembly.