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
