The Niigata International Animation Film Festival (Japan) is accepting animation films until November 30, 2025.

About the festival:
Niigata, a thriving port city, is emerging as a new hub for animation. The Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF) brings together animation culture and industry, fostering creativity and collaboration. The vibrant energy gathered here fuels the creation of global animation. Through its Academy Program and talent development initiatives, NIAFF aims to become a center for international recognition and professional growth in the animation world.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts short animations (15 – 40 minutes) and feature animation films (over 40 minutes), including end credits — and no limit to the methods of animation.
– The film must be completed in or after the year 2024.
– The film has to come with English subtitles unless the work is in Japanese at the time of the entry. For the Japanese-only video, English subtitles will be required after shortlisting.
– All of the copyrights of music, characters, and other entities in the film with copyrights shall be approved by the copyright holder(s) before submitting the film. The festival has no responsibility for legal matters with the third party to the submitted work, including infringement of rights and damages.
– Re-submissions are not allowed.
– Submission can be done via FilmFreeway or Website.
– Submission Fee: FREE
– Deadline: November 30, 2025
– Notification Date: December 31, 2025

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/en/competition/entry/

We remind readers that the 4th Niigata International Animation Film Festival will take place from February 20 – 25, 2026 in Niigata, Japan.

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