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Pizza & Pixels @ NFSA - October 2025

Name: Pizza & Pixels @ NFSA - October 2025
Start: 2025-10-08T18:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-10-08T18:00:00+11:00
Location: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)

Pizza & Pixels is Canberra's game developers' playtesting and networking meetup!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This session is at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) in Acton - click 'Get directions' below for a map

RSVP to come along, catch up and play local games. If you have a digital or tabletop project to playtest, book a Showcase Ticket and bring any gear you need to run it.

Pizza & Pixels is a safe, inclusive space. If you notice or experience harassment, please contact the organisers.

If you're experiencing financial hardship and want to attend the event, please contact us to arrange a free ticket.

CanDev and the NFSA may take photos and video recordings at the event. Please speak to the event organisers if you don't want to be photographed.

Venue Access

Our event venue is the Gallery space at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA).
McCoy Cct is our main entry point and closest to parking. Liversidge St has the ramp, so may be best for anyone with heavy equipment or using a trolley.
NFSA staff will be present in the Foyer (on the McCoy Cct side of the building) to help direct you.
No need to check-in, just make your way directly to the Gallery via the courtyard.

Parking is free outside hours in the following areas:

Are you interested in showing a game?

Check out our brand new guide to showcasing!

We welcome digital and tabletop games for playtesting and showcasing! You can book a free Showcase Ticket for yourself and a Showcase Helper Ticket for a friend..
You will need to bring all the gear you need to run your game e.g. computer, monitor, keyboard etc. CanDev will supply tables, chairs, and power cords.
As part of booking your ticket you can submit a screenshot/image from your game which we will use in the announcement slides.

Testing & Tagging until 7pm

All electrical devices used at P&P are required to have been tested & tagged.

If you need to use devices to showcase your game and they aren't already tested & tagged, tagging is available from the NFSA on the night for a separate charge. These tags last 12 months! Please book and pay for your testing & tagging via the NFSA ticketing platform. (You'll still need to book your Showcase ticket here, too!)