TOPUIAW adheres to the spirit of "independent thinking, interesting expression". Since its establishment in 2011, it has been committed to animation creation, industry and academic dialogue and exchange, aiming to encourage the spirit of artistic creation, gather and support high-quality Chinese originals It is the first non-profit animated film art project in China planned by a private organization.
The competition is an important part of the event. Over the past twelve years, adhering to the spirit of encouraging and supporting original animation, we have discovered and displayed a large number of excellent original independent animation works. As of December 2023, we have received more than 5,700 submissions from more than 50 universities at home and abroad, a total of 509 shortlisted works, and 89 award-winning works have been selected. TOPUIAW will conduct interviews, publicity and promotion for the Finalist works and their creators. It will recommend them to participate in Screening and communication at well-known animation film festivals both domestically and internationally, as well as collaborate with important institutions and enterprises.
Since the organisation of TOPUIAW, a number of excellent animation creators have appeared, and we also uphold the principle of openness and diversity, and have been continuously encouraging the new force of animation, and do not impose any restrictions on the subject matter, genre and form of the work.
Welcome all interesting, imaginative, creative and independent thinking animation works to submit!
Forum Prize
The most representative award of the independent animation forum spirit is used to encourage unique personal style, mature animation language and profound and interesting ideas.
Bonus：￥50,000
Forum Special Prize
Awarded to the most promising and commercially exploitable works.
Bonus：￥10,000
Experimental Animation Prize
Used to encourage the most experimental and exploratory animation works.
Bonus：￥10,000
Student Works Prize
Used to support new student authors and encourage outstanding and excellent potential animators.
Bonus：￥10,000
Jury's Special Mention Prize
Awarded to each final judge's personal favorite work.
Bonus：none
Satoshi Kon Prize
Satoshi Kon Prize is a special award established to memorize the director Satoshi Kon. Reviewed by Japanese judges who inherit the spirit of Mr. Satoshi Kon, the award aims to explore the original creativity power of Chinese animation, and encourage animators to contemplate the reality, be full of imagination and produce animation works that have unique creativities.
Bonus：none
