*Update*
This season, we have recieved a record amount of 3533 submissions from 122 countries and regions from across the globe, making this our most successful event ever. Due to the significant increase in submissions received, the original Notification date and event dates have been postponed. The current notification is set to be March 15th 2023, and the event date will be from April 19th, 2023 to April 28th, 2023. On April 28th award winning submissions will be announced, their respective filmmakers will be notified by the committee which we then will proceed with Award and prize transfers.. We apologize for any inconvenience this adjustment may cause. We will notify our contestants of any updates on submission status and preliminary results.
This year's festival is sure to be our biggest and best yet, with a stellar lineup of films from around the world. We've gathered an incredible selection of films from award-winning directors and emerging filmmakers. You'll have the opportunity to watch a variety of genres, including drama, comedy, horror, romance, and more! Plus, we'll be hosting special events throughout the festival to make it a truly unique experience. So don't miss out and join us for the Annual Film Festival – it's sure to be an unforgettable journey!
For this year we will be returning to an in-person viewing event, which will be hosted at the Meihodo Cultural Center in Kumamoto, Japan on the 28th of April. The screening admission is free of charge, and all participants of this festival and curious cinephiles are more than welcome to take part in the viewing event.
Thanks to everyone's support and participation, we have reached the maximum number of free submissions allowed by Filmfreeway. Therefore, as of December we will be charging $1.50 USD ($1.00 for Gold Members) per submission to comply with Filmfreeway's terms, all proceeds will go towards funding our award-winning creators to aid them in their up-and-coming projects.
This year MIYVMF includes three categories of short films:
Narrative films, Documentary Films, and Music Videos.
With a grand prize of $10,000 USD, this year we will be giving out a total of $37,000 USD worth of cash prizes and awards to the top contenders. In addition to the cash prizes given out to our finalists, top prize winners will be eligible to receive funding from the Meihodo Visual Media Foundation to produce a film project receiving up to $100,000 USD in technical support and funding, with opportunities to work with Academy award-winning producers and world-renowned figures within the film industry.
Top contenders will also have the option to showcase their films on our channel “Meihodo Corridor” an online viewing gallery that will be established on our main website, showcasing our top contending films to a broader audience among which are investors and industry figures within the Meihodo Network from across the globe including Academy Award winners who are seeking partnerships on upcoming projects. Besides providing investment opportunities, the Meihodo Corridor also serves to connect curated filmmakers from across the globe to provide technical support and networking opportunities.
Being the first film festival to incorporate the use of crypto technology, Cryptocurrencies and NFTs will remain a key component in this year’s MIYVMF. Trophies and Certificates will be minted as individual NFTs and presented to their respective winners, besides cash transfers, the option of cryptocurrency transfer will be available as well. We will also be providing the complimentary service of minting the winning film’s posters and stills into NFTs for our top contenders. This is a unique event that celebrates the power of digital art, the immersive worlds of metaverse technologies, and the creative potential of the blockchain-based non-fungible token (NFT). We are excited to explore the intersections of these cutting-edge technologies with film and video, both in terms of the content itself and the way it is shared, experienced, and monetized. This event will bring together industry professionals, creators, and innovators to share knowledge and collaborate on projects that push the boundaries of storytelling and digital art creation. We look forward to an exciting series of screenings, conversations, workshops, and more at Meihodo!
The 5th Meihodo International Youth Media Festival will be accepting submissions from October 1st, 2022, to December 31st, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. EST. Interested parties can find the film program by visiting the festival’s official website https://www.festival-meihodo.com/ and our exclusive submission portal on filmfreeway:
https://filmfreeway.com/miyvmf
The three categories are Narrative films, Documentaries, and Music Videos.
For each of the categories, there will be:
Ten Nominations: each receives an award certificate
(qualified to compete for Golden, Silver, and Bronze prizes)
Meihodo Grand Prize: $10,000 and a certificate
One Gold Prize: $5,000, a certificate
Two Silver Prizes: $3,000 each receives a certificate
Three Bronze Prizes: $1,000, each receives a certificate
In addition to the cash prizes, chosen top contenders are eligible to receive up to $100,000 USD in funding from the Meihodo Foundation to co-produce future projects with Meihodo alumni members including academy award-winning producers and renowned figures within the film industry.
• Submitted films must not exceed the maximum runtime of 45 minutes (including credits).
• All Films must be submitted as online screeners via FilmFreeway (as described below).
• All non-English-language films will be required to provide content with English subtitles.
• All English-language films will be required to have closed captions in English, providing a transcription of spoken dialogue and a description of audio cues.
• Experimental and feature films that contain no Dialogue are required to have closed captions provided. Silent films require a closed caption stating that there is no audio.
For more details please check the Rules and Terms section below.