About DAFES AWARDS
We established the international competition program DAFES AWARDS to encourage creative achievements, share experiences and form guidelines for professional development in design, art, fashion, education and business.
DAFES AWARDS is awarded in five profiles, 20 categories and 80 nominations, as well as various partner nominations that we form together with educational and creative institutions.
About the nomination
This nomination accepts trailers, teasers, or gameplay recordings that clearly showcase the visual style, thematic direction, and technological features of a game. Video clips should be presented in a long-form format, including video, screenshots, and explanations covering aspects such as gameplay concept, real-time gameplay, features of level design, UX, and others.
Terms of participation
Both concepts and projects that have been implemented or published between November 1, 2023, and October 12, 2025, are accepted for professional nominations.
While confirmation of publication or implementation is not required for a project to participate in the competition, the jury may request verification from the competition organizers in disputed cases.
Requirements to projects
Projects are evaluated by both concept and presentation.
Within this nomination, concept is defined by the project’s visual originality, the alignment of graphics with gameplay, the overall integrity of the composition, and the appropriateness of the chosen stylistic elements.
The presentation includes the quality, quantity and variety of assets, the scope and detalisation of game levels, the relevance and productivity of the use of graphic technologies, as well as the visibility and entertainment value of the videos and screenshots used to showcase the project.
All projects are submitted to the competition in the format of a longread-format report created on the deziiign.com platform.
Jury
Goren Eli is the ead of the Game Graphics and Concept Art track, Curator of the Game Design track at HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL, an art director of game projects
Anton Ivlenov is the author of the Virtual Space on Unreal Engine course at the HSE Design School and the lead developer at Snowbird Games
Eleonora Ushakova is an Unreal Engine generalist, a graphic and creative designer, a curator of the Game Graphics and Concept Art track at HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL
Fedor Balashov is the author of the Author’s Games course and teacher of technical disciplines in the Game Design track at HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL
Alexander Suslov is the teacher of video game design at HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL
Registering and uploading a project
The step-by-step way to create an account and create a project on the platform to participate in the contest is described in the instructions.
Stages of the competition
Project submission deadline — October 12, 2025 Voting proccess — October 13 to 19, 2025 Invitation of participants and preparation for the ceremony — October 20 to November 7, 2025
Awarding ceremony
The award ceremony for the winners will take place on November 21, 2025
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