Guidelines

Period for Application

Starts on 28th June and ends at 23:59 on 13th September 2023 (Japan time)

The deadline for entries has expired. We thank all entrants for their submissions.

Categories

Acceptable formats

General Category Still Images/Moving Images/Interactive Art/Entertainment(Applied Industry)
Student Category Still Images/Moving Images/Interactive Art/Entertainment(Applied Industry)

General Category

For those who aim for being a professional creator with high artistic skill. When submitting your work, please provide the brief summary (concept, etc.) and production methods (software/services used, whether self-programmed or not, etc.).

Still Images
Works created by computer graphics and digital imaging
Moving Images
Works created by computer graphics, video editing as well as other digital techniques such as animating.
Interactive Art
Works with applying media technology and adopting interactivity, focusing on mutual relationship such as "human and machine" or "human and human" (Performing art or installation art).
Entertainment(Applied Industry)
Works produced or prototyped for industrial applications, such as video games, Smartphone App, TV/Web commercials, and promotional images.

Student Category

For students who are interested in digital art and have just started their career. Entries by pairs or groups are also accepted. When submitting your work, please provide the brief summary (concept, etc.) and production methods (software/services used, whether self-programmed or not, etc.).

Still Images
Works created by computer graphics and digital imaging
Moving Images
Works created by computer graphics, video editing as well as other digital techniques such as animating.
Interactive Art
Works with applying media technology and adopting interactivity, focusing on mutual relationship such as "human and machine" or "human and human" (Performing art or installation art).
Entertainment(Applied Industry)
Works produced or prototyped for industrial applications, such as video games, Smartphone App, TV/Web commercials, and promotional images.

Awards

Asia Digital Art Award
  • Awarded to the most excellent work from all categories [General] [Student].
  • Prize Money 500,000 yen granted from the KAKIHARA Science and
    Technology Research Foundation
Grand Award
  • Each 1 from General and Student Category except the work which has won the Asia Digital Art Award.
  • Each 1 from General and Student Category: 1 from either Still or Moving Images Section...The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award.
  • Each 1 from General and Student Category: Interactive Art Section...The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award.
  • Each 1 from General and Student Category: Entertainment Section...The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award.
  • Student Category: Prize Money 50,000 yen granted from the KAKIHARA Science and Technology Research Foundation to each Grand Award winner as a support for the next generation.
Excellence Award
  • 2 from General and Student Categories respectively.
Finalists Award
  • Around 10 from all works
Fukuoka Governor's Award
  • Awarded to 1 excellent work from all categories [General] [Student] that has advanced and superior digital technology and will be useful for the future development of the digital industry.
Fukuoka Mayor's Award
  • Awarded to 1 excellent work that contributes to the development of Fukuoka City, or created by the creators live in Fukuoka City from all categories [General] [Student].
  • Prize Money 100,000 yen

Judging Process

The winners will be selected through two rounds of judging (Preliminary and Final). The screening will be done only by the submitted date of the registration and the work itself. Please be sure to clearly state the brief summary (concept, etc.) and production methods (software/services used, whether self-programmed or not, etc.) that are important elements of the evaluation process.

Judges

KAWAGUCHI, Yoichiro

Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo/Digital Content Association of Japan Chairman/Kirishima Open -Air Museum Director

NAKAYA, Hide

Professor,International Professional University of Technology in Tokyo

NAKAJIMA, Shinya

Commercial Director, Visiting Professor, Musashino Art University, Advisor, Executive Creative Director, TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATION

NAKAO, Tomomichi

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum curator

NAKAMURA, Shunsuke

SHIKUMI DESIGN Inc., Chief Executive Officer

TAKAYAMA, Joe

Professor, Musashino Art University

MAKI, Nahomi

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts

MYOKAM,Hiroko

Eizo Workshop LLC President / Media Art Researcher

Haipeng Mi

Associate Professor, Tsinghua University, China

Janaka Rajapakse

Associate Professor, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan