Japan Media Arts Festival – Call for Entry

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Association

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Area

Asia-Pacific

Host Country

Japan

Deadline

04 Sep 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Competitions

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

The Japan Media Arts Festival 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, and in addition to a yearly Exhibition of Award-winning Works, has held other events, such as symposiums, screenings, and showcases.

The competition is open to artists from around the world.

For each division, a Grand Prize, Excellence Awards, Social Impact Award, New Face Awards, and U-18 Award will be awarded on the basis of artistic quality and creativity. In addition, Special Achievement Awards (Certificate, trophy) 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, 1,000,000 Japanese Yen

Excellence Award
Certificate, trophy, 500,000 Japanese Yen

Social Impact Award
Certificate, trophy, 500,000 Japanese Yen
* This 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.

New Face Award
Certificate, trophy, 300,000 Japanese Yen

U-18 Award
Certificate
* This award will be given to the excellent work by an artist born on or after April 2, 2003 or a unit/group that includes him/her as its members.

Special Achievement Award
Certificate, trophy

Other outstanding entries will be chosen by the Jury as Jury Selections

Materials and information to be submitted vary depending on the division and the screening category of the work.

For more information, please visit the official web page.