Thomas Heidtmann has been the Project Manager for Events and Deputy Lead of the “Press Start: Games Founding Grant” funding programme at the Foundation for Digital Games Culture since January 2025. After studying Fine Arts at Berlin University of the Arts, he worked as a freelance artist, visual designer and creative producer. His work has been presented internationally at renowned festivals such as Ars Electronica, ISEA International and Milan Design Week. In 2022, one of his art installations, created in collaboration with ESA, reached the International Space Station. Since 2018, he has worked as a creative producer at agencies such as flora&faunavisions and Tamschick Media+Space, creating interactive, immersive worlds for renowned clients worldwide. He has developed and organised innovative formats for exhibitions, hackathons and conferences together with institutions such as the Goethe-Institut.