The Japan Media Arts Festival for Animation, Comics, Media Art and Games is a comprehensive festival of Media Arts (Media Geijutsu in Japanese) that honors outstanding works from a diverse range of media – from animation and comics to media art and games. The festival gives awards in each of its four divisions: Art, Entertainment, Animation, and Manga. It also provides a platform for appreciation of the award-winning and other notable works. Since its start in 1997, the festival has recognized significant works of high artistry and creativity. In addition to a yearly Exhibition of Award-winning Works, the festival has held other events, such as symposiums, screenings, and showcases.
For each division, a Grand Prize, Excellence Awards, and New Face Awards will be awarded on the basis of artistic quality and creativity. In addition, Special Achievement Awards will be awarded on the recommendation of the Jury to individuals or groups who have made a special contribution to Media Arts in any of the four divisions. This year, two new awards are added in order to praise various works as a festival showcasing the future.
Programme Details
- Categories: Animation, Comics, Media Art and Games.
- Number of Prizes: Minimum 25.
- Target group: Open to all
Japan Media Arts Festival Benefits
The Media Arts Festival for Animation, Comics, Media Art and Games provides the following prizes:
- Grand Prize: Certificate, trophy, 1,000,000 Japanese Yen
- Excellence Award: Certificate, trophy, 500,000 Japanese Yen
- New Face Award: Certificate, trophy, 300,000 Japanese Yen
- Special Achievement Award: Certificate, trophy
- Social Impact Award: Certificate, trophy, 500,000 Japanese Yen
- U-18 Award: Certificate
- Other outstanding entries will be chosen by the Jury as Jury Selections
Note: The Social Impact Award will be given to the work that has been implemented in society and brought impact and change in the states of media technologies and attitudes of people. The U-18 Award new award will be given to the excellent work by an artist born on or after April 2, 2002 or a unit/group that includes him/her as its members.
Japan Media Arts Festival Eligibility
To be eligible for the Media Arts Festival for Animation, Comics, Media Art and Games, candidates must satisfy following criteria:
- Works completed, changed, renewed, presented or released between October 5, 2019 (Sat) and September 4, 2020 (Fri). While there is no limit to the number of entries each entrant makes, the same work may not be entered in multiple divisions.
- The entrant must hold the copyright of the submitted work. If the work is submitted by a representative, permission from the copyright holder must be obtained.
- Each entrant must read, understand and accept the Rules and Regulations before submission.
- By submitting works, the entrant is deemed to have accepted all Entry Rules and Regulations as stated.
Divisions
The Japan Media Arts Festival for Animation, Comics, Media Art and Games has four divisions (Art, Entertainment, Animation, Manga), where professional, amateur, independent and commercial works are eligible for entry.
Art Division: Interactive art, media installations, video works, video installations, graphic art (including photographs), internet art, media performances, etc.
Entertainment Division: Games (video games, online games, etc.), video/sound works, multimedia productions (including special effects videos, performances), products (products utilizing media technologies, R&D devices, etc.), websites, applications, etc.
Animation Division: Animated feature films, animated short films (including opening videos, ending videos, etc.), animated TV series, videos for streaming, etc.
Manga Division: Comics published in a book form, comics published in a magazine (including works still being serialized), comics published online (for computer or mobile devices), self-published comics, etc.
Application instructions
Please submit your application by using the apply button and following instructions.
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