The First Edition of Hiroshima Animation Season Competition and Artist-in-Residence are Now Open for Submissions
A newly established animation festival, Hiroshima Animation Season is pleased to announce that it starts calling for entries for the Competition and applicants for the Artist-in-Residence from 10:00 a.m. (JST) on January 7 (Fri.), 2022.
Hiroshima Animation Season 2022 will be held for five days from August 17 (Wed.) to 21 (Sun.), 2022 at JMS Aster Plaza and other venues in Hiroshima as a main project of the Media Arts Division of the Hiroshima Festival (August 1-28, 2022), which will be newly launched by the Hiroshima City in August 2022.
The festival's producer is Nobuaki Doi, and the artistic directors are Koji Yamamura (animation artist and picture book author) and Shizuka Miyazaki (animation artist and lecturer at the Hijiyama Junior College). The festival will be conducted in three divisions: Competition, Awards, and Academy.
The Competition, which starts accepting entries today, has two competitions: 'Pan Pacific and Asia Competition' and 'World Competition'. The former aims to discover new talents in the Pan-Pacific and Asia. The latter, with holding the competition by genre, such as fiction, documentary etc., will showcase the latest notable movements in the world.
Both competitions accept films of any length, without separating feature films and short films. The films that pass the preliminary selection will be screened during the festival from August 17 to 21, and will compete for the Grand Prix and other awards. The deadline for entries is February 28 (Mon), 2022.
The Academy section of the festival, which aims to revitalize the art and culture environment in Hiroshima through animation and media arts, announce the Hiroshima Artist-in-Residence (H-AIR). The program encourages outstanding animation artists and specialists from around the world to stay in Hiroshima for six months to develop and produce new projects.
A total of three selected artists from all around the world will be invited to stay in the Tsurumi, Yokogawa, and Minaga areas and will interact with local residents and people involved in the arts and culture, and work on their own projects for six months starting in May 2022. The application for this program also starts today. The deadline is January 31 (Mon), 2022.
In the spiring, the festival will announce various programs such as Hiroshima Awards for the Japanese, Hollywood, and other animation professionals from the Pan-Pacific and Asia.
1. Overview of the Competition
(1) Title : “Pan-Pacific and Asia Competition", "World Competition" (2) Submission Period: January 7, 2022 (Fri) 10:00 - February 28, 2022 (Mon) 23:59 (JST)
(3) Eligible Works: Animation works to be completed and released on or after April 1, 2020.
(4) Selection committee members: Koji Yamamura, Shizuka Miyazaki, Ryotaro Miyajima, Honami Yano
* For more details and how to submit, please visit the festival's official website. https://animation.hiroshimafest.org/
* Submissions will be accepted regardless of whether they are feature-length, short films, or student works.
2. Overview of Hiroshima Artist-in-Residence (H-AIR)
(1) Application period: January 7 (Fri), 2022, 10:00 - January 31 (Mon), 2022, 23:59
(2) Available Invitee Positions: 3 (planned)
(3) Selection committee members: Nobuaki Doi, Koji Yamamura, Shizuka Miyazaki (4) Invitation Period: 184 days from May 1 (Sun), 2022 to October 31(Mon), 2022 * For more details and how to apply, please visit the festival's official website. https://animation.hiroshimafest.org/
* Applications will be accepted not only from overseas artists and specialists, but also from artists and specialists working in Japan.
* During the residency, the invitees will not only develop and produce their own projects, but will also participate in related events, cooperate in workshops, and interact with Hiroshima citizens.
* Applicants may submit projects other than animation, such as novels, comics, and films, as long as the projects are intended to be animated in the future. Research for the production of works and academic research is also eligible.
Hiroshima Animation Season 2022 will be held for five days from August 17 (Wed.) to 21 (Sun.), 2022 at JMS Aster Plaza and other venues in Hiroshima as a main project of the Media Arts Division of the Hiroshima Festival (August 1-28, 2022), which will be newly launched by the Hiroshima City in August 2022.
The festival's producer is Nobuaki Doi, and the artistic directors are Koji Yamamura (animation artist and picture book author) and Shizuka Miyazaki (animation artist and lecturer at the Hijiyama Junior College). The festival will be conducted in three divisions: Competition, Awards, and Academy.
The Competition, which starts accepting entries today, has two competitions: 'Pan Pacific and Asia Competition' and 'World Competition'. The former aims to discover new talents in the Pan-Pacific and Asia. The latter, with holding the competition by genre, such as fiction, documentary etc., will showcase the latest notable movements in the world.
Both competitions accept films of any length, without separating feature films and short films. The films that pass the preliminary selection will be screened during the festival from August 17 to 21, and will compete for the Grand Prix and other awards. The deadline for entries is February 28 (Mon), 2022.
The Academy section of the festival, which aims to revitalize the art and culture environment in Hiroshima through animation and media arts, announce the Hiroshima Artist-in-Residence (H-AIR). The program encourages outstanding animation artists and specialists from around the world to stay in Hiroshima for six months to develop and produce new projects.
A total of three selected artists from all around the world will be invited to stay in the Tsurumi, Yokogawa, and Minaga areas and will interact with local residents and people involved in the arts and culture, and work on their own projects for six months starting in May 2022. The application for this program also starts today. The deadline is January 31 (Mon), 2022.
In the spiring, the festival will announce various programs such as Hiroshima Awards for the Japanese, Hollywood, and other animation professionals from the Pan-Pacific and Asia.
1. Overview of the Competition
(1) Title : “Pan-Pacific and Asia Competition", "World Competition" (2) Submission Period: January 7, 2022 (Fri) 10:00 - February 28, 2022 (Mon) 23:59 (JST)
(3) Eligible Works: Animation works to be completed and released on or after April 1, 2020.
(4) Selection committee members: Koji Yamamura, Shizuka Miyazaki, Ryotaro Miyajima, Honami Yano
* For more details and how to submit, please visit the festival's official website. https://animation.hiroshimafest.org/
* Submissions will be accepted regardless of whether they are feature-length, short films, or student works.
2. Overview of Hiroshima Artist-in-Residence (H-AIR)
(1) Application period: January 7 (Fri), 2022, 10:00 - January 31 (Mon), 2022, 23:59
(2) Available Invitee Positions: 3 (planned)
(3) Selection committee members: Nobuaki Doi, Koji Yamamura, Shizuka Miyazaki (4) Invitation Period: 184 days from May 1 (Sun), 2022 to October 31(Mon), 2022 * For more details and how to apply, please visit the festival's official website. https://animation.hiroshimafest.org/
* Applications will be accepted not only from overseas artists and specialists, but also from artists and specialists working in Japan.
* During the residency, the invitees will not only develop and produce their own projects, but will also participate in related events, cooperate in workshops, and interact with Hiroshima citizens.
* Applicants may submit projects other than animation, such as novels, comics, and films, as long as the projects are intended to be animated in the future. Research for the production of works and academic research is also eligible.
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