Japan Media Arts Festival is a contest of the works that utilize the latest expression technology in the fields of Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga. It has been continuously held since year 1997 under the auspice of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and CG-ARTS Society. Throughout the entries in the sections of Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga, the works of excellence and artists are solicited and awarded. The exhibition to introduce these excellence works and screening events are held in the National Art Center, Tokyo. Japan Media Arts Festival provides also valuable opportunities for the contestants to meet artists throughout symposium and workshops which are held during the exhibition. These opportunities are one of the big attractions of Japan Media Arts Festival.

Call for Entry 2009 NOW OPEN!

Number of times

12

Dates

Feb. 5-Feb.15, 2009

Categories

• Art Division
• Entertainment Division
• Animation Division
• Manga Division

Awards

• Grand Prize
• Excellence Prize
• Encouragement Prize
• Special Achievement Prize

Requirements

Works for entry must be the ones produced or released in the period from October 6, 2007 to September 26, 2008. Entrants must own the copyright on their works.

Format

DVD Video or Video Tape which contains the work.

Subtitles

Not specified

Entry Fee

Free(Entrants must owe all the costs for entry.)

Open Entry Deadline

Sep 26th, 2008

Contact details

Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat Office c/o CG-ARTS Society
Tel:+81-3-3535-3501
Fax:+81-3-3562-4840
Email: http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/q/
URL: http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/