Anya (Anja) Venter
Assistant Program Director for Playtopia and producer at Free Lives with an academic background in media studies; researcher on creative scenes and practices in Cape Town.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 2h 6min
154: Gathering Community with Ben Rausch and Anja Venter (Playtopia)
Anja Venter (Playtopia program director and researcher from Cape Town) and Ben Rausch (Playtopia program director and indie dev) share festival origins and the DIY, community-first approach. They talk about creating tactile arcade spaces, volunteer docents, Cape Town’s creative culture, funding choices, mentorship, and keeping a festival intimate while scaling. Short, lively conversations about building and sustaining local game scenes.
