The Tokyo Anime Award Festival (Japan) is accepting short animations (under 30 minutes) until October 31, and feature animations (over 60 minutes) until November 10, 2025.

About the festival:
Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2026 (TAAF2025) calls for feature and short animated films with high potential and strong messages from all over the world. Our aim is to screen high-quality animated films superior in originality, provide opportunities to inspire audience as well as creators, cultivate new talents, and contribute in the development and promotion of animation cultures and industry.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts feature animation (over 60 minutes) and short animation (under 30 minutes).
– The film must have been completed on, or after, January 1, 2024 (regardless of country of origin, and whether it is professional, amateur or student work).
– The film that has been theatrically released, paid video streaming, broadcast, or distributed for profit in Japan for a certain period prior to March 12 (Thu), 2026 is not eligible for the Competition (such film would qualify under the “Anime of the Year” category). Screening at film festivals and previews are not considered “for-profit” herein.
– Work that has been nominated to TAAF in the past will not be accepted.
– Submissions must be made via the festival’s website.
– No cancelation will be accepted once the submission has been made. The TAAF office will not answer any inquiries regarding the reason for selection.
– Submission Fee: FREE
– Deadlines:
* Short Animation: October 31, 2025
* Feature Animation: November 10, 2025

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://animefestival.jp/en/award/competition/

To submit to the Short Animation Competition please visit: https://animefestival.jp/en/award/competition/short_regulations/

To submit to the Feature Animation Competition please visit: https://animefestival.jp/en/award/competition/feature_regulations/

We remind readers that the Tokyo Anime Award Festival will take place from March 13– 16, 2026 in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan.

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