TOKYO, Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Japan Media Arts
Festival Executive Committee is now accepting entries for the 21st
Japan Media Arts Festival. All artists around the world, without
distinction as to professional, amateur, independent, or
commercial, are invited to submit their works to the four divisions
-- Art, Entertainment, Animation, and Manga. Eligible are
works completed or exhibited within a year before the deadline
(September 10, 2016 - October 5, 2017). From each division, the jury
committee will select winners of the Grand Prizes, Excellence
Awards, and New Face Awards. All awards, including Special
Achievement Awards and Jury Selections, will be announced in
March 2018. Each of the winners from
the four divisions will receive a trophy and prize money up to
600,000 yen, and also win an
opportunity to present their works at the Exhibition of
Award-winning Works in Tokyo in
June 2018.
Entries must be submitted online at
http://festival.j-mediaarts.jp/en/entry/entry-guidelines/
All entries must be received by 18:00 on Thursday, October 5 (JST).
Submission of entries is free of charge.
For additional information, visit the website:
http://festival.j-mediaarts.jp/en/
About the festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival is a comprehensive festival of
"Media Arts" (Japanese: "Media Geijutsu") that recognizes
outstanding works in its four divisions: Art, Entertainment,
Animation, and Manga. The festival has awarded prizes to
significant, creative works of artistic value since its
establishment in 1997, and through its annual Exhibition of
Award-winning Works, it has offered the public an opportunity to
directly appreciate these celebrated works, and also to participate
in related events such as symposia and artists' lectures.
Last year, the 20th Festival received 4,034 entries from 88
countries and regions around the world. Over the years, the
festival has garnered international recognition as one of the most
prominent showcases in the field of "Media arts" surveying the
latest artistic expressions that continue to diversify in today's
ever-changing world. For more information about the festival, visit
the official website: http://festival.j-mediaarts.jp/en/
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