24th Japan Media Arts Festival - call for entries

Call for entries for the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival in four divisions: Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga have started. All artists around the world, without distinction as to professional, amateur, independent, or commercial, are invited to submit their works.

Eligible works must be completed or released between October 5, 2019 and September 4, 2020.

• 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.

* In all divisions professional, amateur, independent and commercial works are eligible for entry.

From each division, the jury committee will select winners of the Grand Prize, Excellence Awards, Social Impact Award, New Face Awards and U-18 Award with large cash awards for the winners.

Deadline: Friday, September 4, 2020 (18:00 Japan Standard Time)

Entries must be submitted online at https://entry.j-mediaarts.jp/en
*For additional information, visit the page: https://j-mediaarts.jp/en/contest/entry_guideline/