[spectre] (fwd) Call for Entries for the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Call for Entries for the
15th Japan Media Arts Festival

Art Division /   Entertainment Division / 
Animation Division /  Manga Division

Application period:
Friday, July 15-Thursday, September 22

http://www.bunka-jmaf.jp/en


This is the 15th year since the Japan Media Arts 
Festival was first held in 1997.

The festival is organized by the Agency for 
Cultural Affairs, with the aim of promoting the 
creation and development of media arts (comic, 
animation, game and media art).

The call is for entries in four divisions, Art, 
Entertainment, Animation and Manga, and is open 
to entries from anywhere in the world. The Agency 
will award a Grand Prize and a number of other 
awards at the festival, and the winning works 
will also be exhibited.

Last year saw 1951 entries from Japan and 694 
from elsewhere (48 countries and regions) and 
more than 70,000 visitors attended the exhibition 
of award-winning works. The festival has grown 
into an event that attracts wide attention both 
in Japan and around the world.

The application period has now been officially 
set. Applications for entry will be accepted from 
Friday, July 15 through Thursday, September 22, 
2011. After entries are judged, an exhibition of 
award-winning works will be held at the National 
Art Center, Tokyo from Wednesday, February 22 
through Sunday, March 4 , 2012.


Outline

Application period :
From Friday, July 15, 2011. Application must 
arrive on or before Thursday, September 22, 2011


Entry Divisions:

Art Division

Artwork created with computers or other electronic devices.

Interactive art, media installations, video 
works, digital photographs, graphic art, website 
works, etc.

Entertainment Division

Entertainment created with computers or other electronic devices.

Games (including web games and social network 
games), video works (music videos, publicity 
films including TV commercials, digital special 
effects videos), toys (including figures), 
character merchandise, website works (including 
advertisements, etc.), application software, etc.

Animation Division

Theatrical animation, TV animation, independent 
animation, animated short films, etc.

Manga Division

Manga published in book form, in magazines 
(including works still being serialized), 
produced independently and in small private 
magazines, on websites (PC/mobile), etc.


Awards

For each division, one Grand Prize, four 
Excellence Awards and three New Face Awards will 
be awarded on the basis of artistic quality and 
creativity. In addition, a Special Achievement 
Award will be awarded on the recommendation of 
the jury to a person having made a special 
contribution to media art in four specified 
divisions.

Grand PrizeÅF
Certificate from Minister of Education, Culture, 
Sports, Science and Technology Trophy 600,000 
Japanese Yen

Excellence AwardÅF
Certificate from Minister of Education, Culture, 
Sports, Science and Technology Trophy 300,000 
Japanese Yen

New Face AwardÅF
Certificate from Minister of Education, Culture, 
Sports, Science and Technology Trophy 200,000 
Japanese Yen

Special Achievement Award
Certificate from Minister of Education, Culture, 
Sports, Science and Technology Trophy

Jury Selection Works considered to have special 
merit will be exhibited or screened along with 
the award-winning works at international media 
art and film festivals in Japan and abroad.


What is the Japan Media Arts Festival?

The Agency for Cultural Affairs has been 
organizing the Japan Media Arts Festival annually 
since 1997 with the aim of promoting the creation 
and development of the media arts. The Japan 
Media Arts Festival makes awards for outstanding 
creative works in the divisions of Arts, 
Entertainment, Animation and Manga, and provides 
opportunities to introduce these works through 
the award announcement, ceremony, and exhibition 
of the award-winning works.

Japan Media Arts Festival Dortmund 2011

In addition, a Japan Media Arts Festival 
exhibition is held outside Japan every year to 
promote the dissemination of Japan's media arts 
(comic, animation, game, and media art). Since 
this year is the 150th anniversary of German 
Japan exchanges, the festival will be held from 
Saturday, September 10 through Sunday, October 2 
at Dortmund U.

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Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat Office

Press enquiries: Ms.MasakoTaira, Ms. Akiko Onishi

Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat OfficeÅ@
c/o NHK International Inc.

e-mail: jmaf-press at nhkint.or.jp