Call for Entries for the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival

Art Division / Entertainment Division / Animation Division / Manga Division
Deadline : September 22, 2011

The Japan Media Arts 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 until 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.

http://bunka-jmaf.jp/en