Application Open for Japan Media Arts Festival! Deadline: 5 October 2017

Application Open for Japan Media Arts Festival!

Deadline: 5 October 2017

Applications are open for Japan Media Arts Festival that is a comprehensive festival of Media Arts (Japanese: Media Geijutsu) 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 Division: Interactive art, media installations, video works, video installations, graphic art (illustrations, photographs, computer graphics, etc.), internet art, media performances, etc.
• Entertainment Division: Games (video games, online games, etc.), video / sound works (music videos, independent and advertising videos, etc.), multimedia productions (including special effects videos, performances, projections), gadgets, electronic devices, websites (including web promotions, open source projects), application software, etc.
• Animation Division: Animated feature films, animated short films, animated series, etc.
• Manga Division: Comics published in book form, comics published in a magazine (including works still being serialized), comics published online (for computer or mobile devices), self-published comics, etc.

Awards

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:

• Grand Prize: Certificate, trophy, 600,000 Japanese Yen
• Excellence Award: Certificate, trophy, 300,000 Japanese Yen
• New Face Award: Certificate, trophy, 200,000 Japanese Yen
• Special Achievement Award: Certificate, trophy
• Other outstanding entries will be chosen by the Jury as Jury Selections
• Certificates will be presented by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Eligibility Criteria

• Entries will be accepted from across the globe. Entries are sought in various disciplines of the Media Arts including interactive art, video, websites, games, animation and comics, from professional, amateur, independent and commercial sources.
• Works must be completed or released between:
  • Saturday, September 10, 2016 and Thursday, October 5, 2017
  • 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

How to Apply

Applicants are required to register themselves via given website in order to apply.

For more information, please visit Japan Media Arts.