ON LINE ENTRIES for
[11th] Japan Media Arts Festival
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Since its foundation, The Japan Media Arts Festival has been committed to enabling new means of expression, to honoring artists who have produced works displaying outstanding creativity and, to endeavoring to introduce such creative efforts to as wide an audience as possible.

The Competition is open to both professionals as well as amateurs, commercial and non-commercial works without distinction.

Awards
One Grand Prize, four Excellence Prizes and one Encouragement Prize will be awarded in each division. Based on the recommendations of the jury, a Special Achievement Prize may also be presented to artists who have made significant contributions to the field of media arts.

[Grand Prize]
Certificate (Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture Prize), Trophy, 600,000 yen prize money

[Excellence Prize]
Certificate (Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture Prize), Trophy, 300,000 yen prize money

[Encouragement Prize]
Certificate (Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture Prize), Trophy, 150,000 yen prize money

How to Enter
Please submit the application form via on-line and submit the entry works by e-mail. (entries must be received no later than October 5th 2007). Please visit Japan Media Arts Festival official site for further information:
http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/2007/boshu/

Art Division
Works of art employing digital technology
(Interactive Arts, Installations, Moving Images, Animations, Still Images, Web Works, etc)

Entertainment Division
Works of entertainment employing digital technology
(Games, Digital Toys, Characters, Moving Images, Web Works, etc)

Animation Division
Animation employing traditional methods and digital technology
(Long/ Short Animations)

Manga Division
Manga Works
(Narrative Works, Shorts, Single-panel Cartoons, Digital Manga and Independent Works, etc)

Awards Ceremony
February 5th, 2008 (Tue.)

Exhibition of Award-winning Works
February 6th (Wed.) - February 17th, 2008 (Sun.)
The National Art Center, TOKYO

For any inquiry, please send e-mail to
contest@plaza.bunka.go.jp
or call Maiko Wakui, International Coordinator
at Japan Media Arts Festival Office

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CG-ARTS Society, Office of Japan Media Arts Festival
1-11-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0031 Japan
Phone +81-3-3535-3501 Fax +81-3-3562-4840
URL http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/index_ie.html
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