The 6th edition of the festival takes place from 1st through 4th November 2019 at NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT, Hokkaido, Japan. The festival was launched in 2014 as the first festival ever held inside an airport’s terminal building. Last year, the festival had more than 38,000 visitors from all over the world for four days and also received over 2,000 applications for the competitions, which is the highest number of submissions. It means the festival has been recognized internationally. Now the festival is one of the most prestigious animation festivals in Japan.

The screening programs cover a wide variety of interests: Bakuon screenings, masterclasses and lectures, and live music events. The festival tries to offer opportunities for encounters. You can find more information about a submission on our website. See you at NEW CHITOSE 2019!

http://airport-anifes.jp/en/

Awards & Prizes

Short Films Competition:
‣ Grand Prix - 1 million JPY
‣ New Talent Award - 200,000 JPY
‣ Japan Grand Prix - 500,000 JPY
‣ Best Student Film - memento
‣ Audience Award - 100,000 JPY
‣ Kids Award - memento
‣ Best Music Animation Award - 100,000 JPY

Feature Films Competition:
‣ Grand Prix - 300,000 JPY

The festival office may establish other awards decided by different criteria.

Rules & Terms

1. Short Films Competition
Submissions must be animated films with a run time not exceeding 30 minutes and must be works completed in or after 2017. VR films, GIF animation, and digital motion comics are also accepted.

Please read carefully and agree to the terms and conditions of the Submission Regulations before submitting works.
‣ http://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/short/

1-1. Competition categories
(A) International Competition
(B) Japan Competition
(C) Music Animation Competition
(D) Student Competition
Submissions will be sorted into the relevant category based on judgment by the Festival Office and Selection Committee members. Submissions may be selected for more than one of the categories.

1-2. Invitations
1-2-1. International Competition, Japan Competition and Music Animation Competition
The festival will cover (one person per film):
(1) Part of round-trip flight costs (as par the Festival Office regulations)
(2) Accommodation during the festival (applicable only to hotels arranged by the Festival Office and only for one person)
(3) Part of meals during the festival (by meal coupon, as par with Festival Office regulations)
*Please read carefully the conditions for invitation. ‣ http://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/short/

1-2-2. Student Competition
The festival will cover (one person per film):
(1) Accommodation during the festival (applicable only to hotels arranged by the Festival Office and only for one person)
(2) Part of meals during the festival (by meal coupon, as par with Festival Office regulations)
*Please read carefully the conditions for invitation. ‣ http://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/short/
　
　
　
2. Feature Films Competition
Submissions must be animated films with a run time exceeding 30 minutes and must be works completed in or after 2017.
*Note: Submit a preview link of the whole film, not a trailer.

Please read carefully and agree to the terms and conditions of the Submission Regulations before submitting works.
‣ http://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/feature/

2-1. Invitations
The festival will cover (one person per film):
(1) Part of round-trip flight costs (as par the Festival Office regulations)
(2) Accommodation during the festival (applicable only to hotels arranged by the Festival Office and only for one person)
(3) Part of meals during the festival (by meal coupon, as par with Festival Office regulations)
*Please read carefully the conditions for invitation. ‣ http://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/feature/
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  • Shiyii Xiong

    such a great festival，get so much inspiration there！！

    December 2018
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  • ignasi lopez

    Great festival with a great staff. I could watched lots of amazing animated shortfilms. I highly reccomend this festival!

    November 2018
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  • tuman roman

    Everything was cool, it was a really great fest

    November 2018
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  • Somnath Pal

    I had a great first time experience at the festival. People were warm and friendly, and the screening list had an amazing selection. What I enjoyed was how accessible everyone was- the bar in our hotel was the go to hangout area and one could just walk up to anyone and strike a conversation.

    Note to visitors: The restaurants and the shops in the airport close around 9:00 pm. Some of them take their last order around that time. You might not find anything to eat if you arrive at 10:00 pm.

    November 2018
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  • Katalin Egely

    really good, well organized festival. everybody was prepared, nice and helpful. it was a great experience, thank you!

    November 2017
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