New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

20 - 23 Nov, 2020

Category

Short, Feature

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New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

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General Information

founded

2006

edition

7th

Contact details

C/o Enleysha Co., Ltd. Sapporo Tokeidai Bldg., 9F, 1, Nishi-2, Kita-1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0001 Japan

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entry@airport-anifes.jp

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About the festival

The 7th edition of the festival takes place from 20th through 23rd November 2020 at NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT, Hokkaido, Japan. The festival was launched in 2014 as the first festival ever held inside an airport’s terminal building. Last year, the festival had 43,000 visitors from all over the world for four days and also received over 2,100 applications for the competitions, which is the highest number of submissions. It means the festival has been recognized internationally. Now the festival is one of the most prestigious animation festivals in Japan.

The screening programs cover a wide variety of interests: Bakuon screenings, masterclasses and lectures, and live music events. The festival tries to offer opportunities for encounters. You can find more information about a submission on our website. See you at NEW CHITOSE 2020!

https://airport-anifes.jp/en/

Mission

Short Films Competition:
‣ Grand Prix - 1 million JPY
‣ New Talent Award - 200,000 JPY
‣ Japan Grand Prix - 500,000 JPY
‣ Best Student Film - memento
‣ Audience Award - 100,000 JPY
‣ Kids Award - memento
‣ Best Music Animation Award - 100,000 JPY

Feature Films Competition:
‣ Grand Prix - 300,000 JPY

The festival office may establish other awards decided by different criteria.

About

The 7th edition of the festival takes place from 20th through 23rd November 2020 at NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT, Hokkaido, Japan. The festival was launched in 2014 as the first festival ever held inside an airport’s terminal building. Last year, the festival had 43,000 visitors from all over the world for four days and also received over 2,100 applications for the competitions, which is the highest number of submissions. It means the festival has been recognized internationally. Now the festival is one of the most prestigious animation festivals in Japan.

The screening programs cover a wide variety of interests: Bakuon screenings, masterclasses and lectures, and live music events. The festival tries to offer opportunities for encounters. You can find more information about a submission on our website. See you at NEW CHITOSE 2020!

https://airport-anifes.jp/en/

Mission

Short Films Competition:
‣ Grand Prix - 1 million JPY
‣ New Talent Award - 200,000 JPY
‣ Japan Grand Prix - 500,000 JPY
‣ Best Student Film - memento
‣ Audience Award - 100,000 JPY
‣ Kids Award - memento
‣ Best Music Animation Award - 100,000 JPY

Feature Films Competition:
‣ Grand Prix - 300,000 JPY

The festival office may establish other awards decided by different criteria.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

1. Short Films Competition
Submissions must be animated films with a run time not exceeding 30 minutes and must be works completed in or after 2018. VR films, GIF animation, and digital motion comics and movie installation works are also accepted. There is no submission fee.

Please read carefully and agree to the terms and conditions of the Submission Regulations before submitting works.
‣ https://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/short/

1-1. Competition categories
(A) International Competition
(B) Japan Competition
(C) Music Animation Competition
(D) Student Competition
Submissions will be sorted into the relevant category based on judgment by the Festival Office and Selection Committee members. Submissions may be selected for more than one of the categories.

1-2. Invitations
1-2-1. International Competition, Japan Competition and Music Animation Competition
The festival will cover (one person per film):
(1) Part of round-trip flight costs (as par the Festival Office regulations)
(2) Accommodation during the festival (applicable only to hotels arranged by the Festival Office and only for one person)
(3) Part of meals during the festival (by meal coupon, as par with Festival Office regulations)
*Please read carefully the conditions for invitation. ‣ https://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/short/

1-2-2. Student Competition
The festival will cover (one person per film):
(1) Accommodation during the festival (applicable only to hotels arranged by the Festival Office and only for one person)
(2) Part of meals during the festival (by meal coupon, as par with Festival Office regulations)
*Please read carefully the conditions for invitation. ‣ https://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/short/
 
 
2. Feature Films Competition
Submissions must be animated films with a run time exceeding 30 minutes and must be works completed in or after 2018. There is no submission fee.
*Note: Submit a preview link of the whole film, not a trailer.

Please read carefully and agree to the terms and conditions of the Submission Regulations before submitting works.
‣ https://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/feature/

2-1. Invitations
The festival will cover (one person per film):
(1) Part of round-trip flight costs (as par the Festival Office regulations)
(2) Accommodation during the festival (applicable only to hotels arranged by the Festival Office and only for one person)
(3) Part of meals during the festival (by meal coupon, as par with Festival Office regulations)
*Please read carefully the conditions for invitation. ‣ https://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/feature/

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Animated Short Films (under 30 minutes)
Early Bird (20th April, 2020) €0
Regular (31st July, 2020) €0
Late (30th September, 2020) €0

Note: Submit a preview link of the whole film, not a trailer. (In case of VR submissions, submissions must be with a URL link to a VR build file. Please also write a platform.)

Animated Feature Films (30 minutes or over)
Early Bird (20th April, 2020) €0
Regular (31st July, 2020) €0
Late (30th September, 2020) €0

Note: Submit a preview link of the whole film, not a trailer.

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