Hiroshima Animation Season 2024
Competition Submission Guidelines
１ Outline(1)(2)

PurposeThe competitions of Hiroshima Animation Season 2024(hereinafter referred toas "the Festival") will be held as the main program of the Media Arts Division ofthe 2nd Hiroshima Festival, with the aim of contributing to the development andpromotion of the animation scene in the Pan-Pacific, Asia, and the world, and byextension, culture and the arts in general, and to foster the Culture of Peace.
Competition Outlines
a. Period
The competition screening is held as a part of the festival that takes places from
Wednesday, August 14, to Sunday, August 18, 2024,
b. Venue
JMS Aster Plazac. Sections(a) Short Competitiona. Films with a running time of 30 min or less and produced in any country
are eligible.
b. After a preliminary screening by a selection committee organized by theFestival, selected films shall be judged by the International Jury and awarded
specified prizes.
(b) Feature Competitiona. Films produced worldwide with a running time of more than 30 minutes areeligible.
b. After a preliminary screening by a selection committee organized by theFestival, selected films shall be judged by the vote by the audience andawarded specified prizes.
(c) Pan-Pacific and Asia Youth Competition
a. This competition is for student and debut films produced in countries andregions of the Pan-Pacific and Asia areas. The competition accepts films of any
length.. Eligible countries and regions are as follows:
AreaCountries and regions
India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand,South Korea, China, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, EastAsia
Timor, the Philippines, Bhutan, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia,Myanmar, Maldives, Mongolia, Laos, North Korea, Taiwan, HongKong, Macau
RussiaEuope

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Oceania

NorthAmerica
Central andSouth America

Australia, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands,Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua
New Guinea, Palau, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
United States, Canada
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile,Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Honduras, Mexicob.

In the case of an international co-production, at least one of
the countries/regions listed in above must be included in the production
countries (The nationality of the director and other staffs will not be
considered.)c. After a preliminary screening by a selection committee organized by theFestival, selected films shall be judged by the Jury and awarded specifiedprizes.
(d) Japanese Commissioned Film Competition.
a. Commissioned works (commercials, music videos, TV specials,educational/promotional content, etc.,) produced in Japan are eligible. Thecompetition accepts films of any length.
b. After a preliminary screening by a selection committee organized by theFestival, selected films shall be judged by the jury and awarded specified prizes.
(3)

Organizers and operators
These competitions are organized by the Hiroshima Festival Organizing Committee(hereinafter referred to as the "Organizing Committee") and managed by theFestival Office.

２ How to Submit(1) Requirements
a. The work submitted must be an animated film. There are no restrictions on thetechnique used or the length, but only films for a single screen are eligible (VR films
are not eligible).
b. The submitted work must have been completed on or after April 1, 2022.
c. Submitted works that use languages other than Japanese and English musthave English subtitles. Japanese Films must add English subtitles if they pass thepreliminary selection.
d. Applicants must have the rights to screen the film and there must be no issues
in screening the film at the Festival
e. Applicants must obtain permission from the copyright holder for the use ofmusic, existing characters, and any other rights used in the work before submission.
In the event of a lawsuit from a third-party regarding infringement ofrights, compensation for damages, etc., the organizers and management will not
be held responsible in any way.
(2) How to submit
a. Applicants are required to fill in all the information regarding the film and director
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on FilmFreeway. The organizers and administrators will determine the classificationof each competition.
b. The Festival will not accept film submissions by physical mail; all films must be
submitted in an online streaming format.
(3) Submission period
From 10:00 am on Friday, December 1, 2023, to 11:59 pm on Sunday, April 14,2024.
(4) Submission fee
Free (until March 24th)
5000 JPY (March 25 – April 14)
３ Selection and judgement(1) Selection and judgementa. Preliminary selection(a) All submissions will be previewed by the selection committee and thecommittee will decide the finalists. The selected films will be screened during thefestival.
(b) The results of the selection will be released directly to the applicants by e-mailby early May 2024 and will also be announced on the official Festival website.
b. Jury judgement
The jury screenings will be held during the festival to determine the winners.
The winners will be announced at the Festival award ceremony and on theofficial Festival website.
c. Special Jury and Awards
During the Festival, the Festival Office may assemble special juries consisting ofdomestic and international experts in culture and the arts, citizen representatives,
sponsored companies, etc. Each jury will decide their own winning films including
an audience award.
４ Screenings(1) Screenings at venuesa. The selected films will be screened as part of the competition programs during
the period of the festival.
b. The order of the films and the screening schedule for each competition program
will be determined by the organizer and the management.
(2) Screening fee
Please note that no screening fee will be paid for Short Competition, Pan-Pacificand Asia Youth Competition, and Japanese Commissioned Film Competition. For
Feature Competition, the screening fee will be paid in accordance with the Festivalregulations. For details, contact the Festival Office.

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５ Other(1) Use for PR purposes
Applicants are permitted to use a portion of the submitted films (no more than 10%of the length of a film), still images, and other submitted materials for the purpose ofpublicity for the festival, unless they have made a prior request through the online
submission form.
(2) Special screenings, etc.
a. Special screenings of submitted films may be held during programs other thanthe Competition. Applicants will be asked in advance to screen their films, and thefestival asks for their cooperation to the extent possible.
b. To the extent possible, the Festival would like to ask for applicants to agree tothe storage and screening of award-winning films at facilities under thejurisdiction of the City of Hiroshima after the festival, as well as for the travelingscreening of the films for the promotion of the festival.

(3) Other notes
a. No questions or objections will be accepted regarding the result of the selection
or decision of the awards.
b. Subjects not specified in these guidelines will be decided by the organizer.
c. All dates and times in these guidelines shall be Japan Standard Time.
d. By submitting a film through FilmFreeway, the applicant agrees to theseguidelines. Please read these guidelines carefully before submitting yourapplication.
(4) Contact information
Hiroshima Animation Season Festival Office(Hiroshima Festival Organizing Committee)
Address: 4-17 Kako-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Japan
Email: info@animation.hiroshimafest.org
Website: https://animation.hiroshimafest.org/

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