Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF)
15 March - 20 March 2025
Contact: -
E-mail: info@niaff.net
Phone: +81-50-8890-4133
Address:
5-104 Kami-Ohkawamae-dori, Chuo ku,
Niigata
Niigata 951-8068
Japan
- About
- Submission Info
As the world’s first film festival focusing on feature-length animation and the largest animation film festival in Asia, Niigata International Animation Film Festival provides a wide variety of programs: Feature Film Competition, Retrospective screenings, Animation Camp, and numerous talk and forum events. The festival is held in the city of Niigata, the “Animation Capital of Japan”, where many creators of manga and animation originated from, including Hiroshi Okawa who founded Toei Animation and produced Japan’s first coloured feature-length animation movie The Tale of the White Serpent in 1958. NIAFF prides itself for providing opportunities to both creators and audiences to intermingle and exchange ideas in this centuries-old historical port city of Niigata which in the Meiji era boasted a population that surpassed that of Tokyo.
Is this festival exclusively animation?: Yes - this is exclusively an animation festival
Is there a marketplace at this festival?: No
Submission deadline:
30 November 2024
Entry fee:
FREE! There is no charge for this festival
Categories:
- Best Animated Feature
Submission methods:
- FilmFreeway
Requirements:
1) The festival accepts only feature animation films with a total 40 minutes or longer, including end credit. No limit to the methods of animation. 2) The work has to be completed in or after the year 2022. 3) The film has to come with English subtitles unless the work is in Japanese at the time of the entry. For the Japanese-only video, English subtitles will be required after shortlisting. 4) Either the director, producer or the applicant is entitled and responsible for distributing the film. There should be no issues on screening at NIAFF 2024. 5) All of the copyrights of music, characters, and other entities with copyrights shall be cleared to screen during the NIAFF 2024. The festival has no responsibility for legal matters with the third party to the submitted work, including infringement of rights and damages. 6) The work should never have been applied to NIAFF in the past.
Link to Submit
