Last year’s [16th] Japan Media Arts Festival Art Division Grand Prize: Cod.Act (Michel Décosterd / André Décosterd) Pendulum Choir, 2012. Music Performance. ©Cod.Act. Photo: Xavier Voirol.
Call for Entries for the
17th Japan Media Arts Festival
Application period:
Thursday 11 July – Thursday 12 September 2013
(Late entries will not be accepted)
â– About the festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival is a comprehensive festival of Media Arts (=Media Geijutsu) that honors outstanding works in the four divisions of Art, Entertainment, Animation, and Manga, as well as providing a platform for appreciation of the works that have won awards.
For the 17th Festival in 2014, entries will be accepted from across the globe. Entries are sought in various disciplines of the Media Arts including interactive art, video, websites, games, animation, and comics, and from professional, amateur, independent and commercial sources.
Award-winning Works, selected for their artistic quality and creativity, will be presented at the Exhibition of Award-winning Works in February 2014. Award winners will receive support for their future creative projects as well as opportunities to exhibit their work at numerous festivals both in Japan and around the world.
â– Application period:
From Thursday 11 July 2013. Application must arrive on or before Thursday 12 September 2013
â– Entry Divisions:
– Art Division
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 Division
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 Division
Animated feature films, animated short films, animated series, etc.
– Manga Division
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.
â– Eligibility
Works must be completed or released between: Friday 21 September 2012 and Thursday 12 September 2013
* Works completed, changed, renewed, presented or released during the above period are eligible for entry.
* While the number of entries made is unlimited, the same work may not be entered in multiple divisions.
The entrant must hold the copyright to the submitted work. If the work is submitted by a representative, permission from the copyright holder must be obtained.
* Each entrant must read, understand and accept the Entry Rules and Regulations (section 4) before submission.
* By submitting their work, the entrant is deemed to have accepted all Entry Rules and Regulations as stated.
In all divisions professional, amateur, independent, and commercial works are eligible for submission.
Last year’s [16th] Japan Media Arts Festival Art Division Excellence Award: Seiko Mikami, Desire of Codes, 2010. Installation view at Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] 2010. Photo: Ryuichi Maruo (YCAM)
â– 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 may be awarded on the recommendation of the Jury to an individual or group who has made a special contribution to Media Arts in any of the four divisions
– Grand Prize：
Certificate from Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Trophy; 600,000 Japanese Yen
– Excellence Award：
Certificate from Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Trophy; 300,000 Japanese Yen
– New Face Award：
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
Other outstanding entries will be chosen by the Jury as Jury Selections.
â– Exhibitions and Opportunities
Through initiatives launched by The Agency for Cultural Affairs with the aim of promoting the creation and development of Media Arts, award-winning works are exhibited both within Japan and abroad
i. Participation in Overseas Media Arts Festivals
Award-winning works of the Japan Media Arts Festival will be exhibited and screened at international festivals related to Media Arts with the aim of showing Japan’s high level of contemporary Media Arts. http://jmaf-promote.jp/global/
ii. Japan Media Arts Festival Regional Exhibitions
Various award-winning works will be presented in a number of themed regional exhibitions around Japan. This year’s exhibitions will be held in Yamanashi, Aichi and Kushiro.
iii. Japan Media Arts Festival Domestic Traveling Exhibitions
Selected award-winning works will be included within other media arts events, and screened as part of those events at various venues around Japan.
â– Schedule
From Entry to the Exhibition of Award-winning Works
Entry Period:
Thursday11 July – Thursday 12 September 2013
(Late entries will not be accepted)
Judging and Selection:
October to November 2013
Announcement of Award-winning Works: Early December 2013
Awards Ceremony:
Tuesday 4 February 2014
Venue:The National Art Center, Tokyo (Roppongi, Tokyo)
Exhibition of Award-winning Works
Wednesday 5 February – Sunday 16 February 2014
Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo (Roppongi, Tokyo) and other locations.
For the application guidelines and more info:
j-mediaarts.jp
Contact:
Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat
jmaf@cgarts.or.jp
Last year’s [16th] Japan Media Arts Festival Art Division Jury Selection: Yuki Sano, A few, 2012 © Yuki Sano