The

Japan Media Arts Festival

is a comprehensive festival of

Media Arts

that honors outstanding works in four main divisions:

•

Art

- Works of art created with new media and digital technologies. Interactive art, media installations, video works, graphic art

(digital illustration, digital photography, computer graphics, etc)

, web-based works, media performances, etc.

•

Entertainment

- Works for entertainment created with digital technologies. Games

(video games, online games, etc.)

, video works

(music videos, advertising videos, special effects videos, etc.)

, gadgets, electronics, websites, application software, etc.

•

Animation

- Animated feature films, animated short films, animated series, etc.

•

Manga

- Comics published in book form, comics published in a magazine (including works still being serialized), comics published online

(for computer or mobile)

, self-published comics, etc.

Works must be completed or released between

October 5, 2019

and

Septemebr 4, 2020

. It is possible to submit a work that has been completed in the past but renewed or updated and freshly completed or released during this time frame.

The copyright to award-winning works remains with the entrant.

There is no entry fee

.

Eligibility

Entries are accepted from across the globe from professional, amateur, independent and commercial sources.

Prize

For each division, a Grand Prize, Excellence Awards, Social Impact Award, New Face Awards, and U-18 Award will be awarded.

• Grand Prize:

1,000,000 Japanese Yen(approx. 9,380 USD)

• Excellence Award: 500,000 Japanese Yen

• Social Impact Award: 500,000 Japanese Yen

• New Face Award: 300,000 Japanese Yen

• U-18 Award: Certificate