Japan Media Arts Festival divisions:

Art Division:

Interactive art, media installations, video works, video installations, graphic art (digital illustrations, digital photographs, computer graphics, etc.), internet art, media performances, etc.

Entertainment Division:

Games (video games, online games, etc.), video / sound works (music videos, independent and advertising videos, etc.), multimedia productions (including special effects videos, performances, projections), gadgets, electronic devices, websites (including web promotions, open source projects), 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 devices), self-published comics, etc.  

Japan Media Arts Festival 2019 schedule:

After strict jury screening, the Grand Prize, the Excellence Awards, the New Face Awards and Jury Selections in the four divisions of Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga as well as the winners of Special Achievement Awards will be selected and announced in mid-March 2019. (The Exhibition of Award-winning Works will be held around Summer to Autumn 2019.) 

Submission deadline:

September 9, 2019 

Submission fee:

Submission of entries is free 

Japan Media Arts Festival last edition:

Last year, the 19th Festival received 4,417 entries from 87 countries and regions around the world, demonstrating is continuing evolution as an established annual international festival.