The Niigata International Animation Film Festival (Japan) is accepting animation films until December 22, 2024.

About the festival:
Break down the Barriers between art, TV and the internet! Enjoy animation more in the new era. The 21st century has seen a remarkable diversification of animation works worldwide.

Niigata, a prosperous port town, is indeed being transformed into a new region for animation and manga. Come and discover together the new trends, business and history of animation in Niigata.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts only feature animation films over 40 minutes.
– There is no limit to the methods of animations.
– Films must have been completed after 2022.
– All of the copyrights of music, characters, and other entities with copyrights shall be cleared to screen during the NIAFF 2024. The festival has no responsibility for legal matters with the third party to the submitted work, including infringement of rights and damages.
– Resubmissions are not accepted.
– Acceptable language(s) are Japanese and/or English. For any other language, please provide subtitles in English. For the Japanese-only video, English subtitles will be required after shortlisting.
– Submission can be done via FilmFreeway or Website.
– Submission Fee: FREE
– Deadline: December 22, 2024
– Notification Date: February 15, 2024

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://niigata-iaff.net/wp-content/themes/niaff/file/submission_rules_en.pdf

To submit to the festival via FilmFreeway please go here: https://filmfreeway.com/NiigataInternationalAnimationFestival

To submit to the festival via Website please go here: https://niigata-iaff.net/entry/form-en/

We remind readers that the 2nd Niigata International Animation Film Festival will take place from March 15 – 20, 2024 in Niigata, Japan.

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