<strong>Japan Media Arts Festival opens the 13tn application information.</strong> <br />The application period starts from 16th July to 25 September 2009. <br /><br />Please refer and download press release (PDF file) as follows; <br /><a href="http://www.cgarts.or.jp/outline/press/2009/img/e090625.pdf">http://www.cgarts.or.jp/outline/press/2009/img/e090625.pdf</a>  <br /><br />Japan Media Arts Festival defined "media arts" not only as arts using digital representations and technologies but also as entertainment genres including animation, manga and games, and has been contributing to the improvement of media arts from Japan by recognizing excellence works and by providing an opportunity for artists to present their works since 1997. Last year the record-setting 2,146 applications came from 44 countries and regions worldwide. <br />We seek and await dynamic creative works that are opening up a new era from all over the world. <br /><br />This year the application period
is from 16 July to 25 September in each division; <br /><br />"Art Division" <br />Interactive Art, Installation, Visual Image, Still Image (including digital photograph), <br />Web Work, etc. <br /><br />"Entertainment Division" <br />Game, Play Equipment, Visual Image (VFX, CM, MV,etc.), Character, Web Work, etc. <br /><br />"Animation Division" <br />Long Animation (Movie, TV, Original Video Animation), Short Animation, etc. <br /><br />"Manga Division" <br />Story Manga, Frame Manga, Web Manga, Independent Manga, etc. <br /><br />Regarding animation and manga, not only digital works but also works using existing methods are welcomed. The competition is open to both professionals as well as amateurs, commercial and non-commercial works without distinction. <br /><br />Please visit the official website as follows; <br /><a href="http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/">http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/</a> <br />(Start accepting for web entries from 16 July.) <br /><b
r /><br />The 13th Japan Media Arts Festival <br />Application period - 16 July-25 September 2009 <br />Divisions - Art/Entertainment/Animation/Manga <br />Award-winning Works Exhibition - 3-14 February 2010 at The National Art Centre, Tokyo. <br /><br />We look forward to meeting you in the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival. <br /><br />Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat Office <br />c/o CG-ARTS <br />1-11-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031 Japan <br />Phone +81-3-3535-3501 Fax +81-3-3562-4840
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