History

Japan Media Arts Festival in Kyoto ‘POETRY FOUND BY SCIENTISTS Eyes for the world’.

The Japan Media Arts Festival in Nagasaki “Wandering World – Meguru, Kokoro, Odoru.

The Japan Media Arts Festival in Otaru “Media Narrative – Experiencing Media Arts in a Port Town Where Stories are Born.”

Japan Media Arts Festival participated virtually in the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2020, MIFA in Annecy, France.

*The Social Impact Award, U-18 Award, and Festival Platform Award were newly established.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated virtually in the Ars Electronica Festival 2020 in Linz, Austria.

Japan Media Arts Festival in Kitakyushu ‘HELLO, WORLD’.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated virtually in Manga Barcelona 2020 in Barcelona, Spain

Japan Media Arts Festival in Asuka Kashihara ‘KOTOBA·TSUNAGARU·SEKAI’.

Japan Media Arts Festival in Sukagawa ‘Line of Creation, Line of Life’.

Animation Film Festival 2019, MIFA in Annecy, France.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in Ars Electronica Festival 2019 in Linz, Austria.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in 25th Manga Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Aichi ‘MECÂNICA’” was held at NADYA PARK.“Japan Media Arts Festival in Kyoto ‘Ghost’” was held at ROHM Theatre Kyoto

Japan Media Arts Festival in Xiamen, China 2018 ‘CHARACTER’.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in Annecy International Animation Film Festival with “TOKYO SCRAMBLE -Tokyo in Animation-.”

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in XXIV Salón del Manga de Barcelona with “Languages, Objects and Beasts.”

Japan Media Arts Festival in Yambaru ‘What you see and what you don’t see’.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in Japan Creative Centre in Singapore with “Landscapes: New vision through multiple windows.”

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in tricky women 2017 in Vienna, Austria with “tenacious, gracious.”

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Ishigaki-Jima Island ‘The Brilliant Light of Imagination’” was held at Ishigaki City Hall and other places

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in MATADERO MADRID in Madrid, Spain with “Crazy Planet: Ghosts, Folk Monsters, and Aliens in Manga - An aspect of Japanese Media Arts.”

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in EYEMYTH Media Arts Festival in Mumbai, India with “The Medium as Somatic Impulse.”

Japan Media Arts Festival in Aomori “into the phantom villeges”at Aomori Museum of Art.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in 17 media arts festivals at 17 cities abroad during the fiscal year ending in March 2017.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Hiroshima ‘＊Hiroshima＊Media Arts'” was held at the Former Bank of Japan, Hiroshima Branch and other places.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Sapporo” was held at Sapporo Factory and other places.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Niigata” was held at COSMIX Building and other places.

“Japan Media Arts Festival 20th Anniversary Exhibition ‘Power to Change'”was held at 3331 Arts Chiyoda and other places.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in The Annex at Hong-Kong with “Ubiquitous Humanity.”

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in SELASAR SUNARYO art space in Indonesia with “CRYPTOBIOSIS: Seeds of the World.”

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in 18 overseas (18 cities) media arts festivals and events, taking place March 2016.

Japan Media Arts Festival in Toyama “TOYAMA WALKER” was held at TOYAMA Kirari and others.

Japan Media Arts Festival in Kagoshima “Between boundaries” was held at Reimeikan Museum Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material and others.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in the 12th Media Art Bienale in Santiago, Chile with “The quick brown foxp2 jumps over the lazy media.”

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Aichi ‘CODE-my cosmos/my stories'”was held at Expo Memorial Park (Ai chikyuhaku Kinen Koen).

The 4th International Convention on Manga, Animation, Game and Media Art (ICOMAG) was held on the theme “TIME WALKER Media and Memory in a Mobile Society.”

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in transmediale 2014 in Germany with “Exodus from Formal Internet.”

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Kushiro”was held at Kushiiro Art Museum, Hokkaido and other places.

Japan Media Arts Festival domestic traveling exhibitions participated in 13 festivals and events in 12 cities, taking place throughout March 2015.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in 19 overseas (19 cities) media arts festivals and events, taking place throughout March 2015.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in FILE 2014 in Brazil with “Where Heaven meets Earth.”

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Matsuyama (Ehime)” was held at The Museum of Art, EHIME.

“Japan Media Arts Festival Tokachiobihiro (Hokkaido)” was held at Tokachi Millennium Forest Gardeners and Obihiro City Library.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Akita (Akita)” was held at Akita Integrated Life Cultural Hall Museum and other venues. “Japan Media Arts Festival in Akita (Akita)” was held at Akita Integrated Life Cultural Hall Museum and other venues.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in Lucca Comics and Games 2014 in Italy with “Shifting the Everyday.”

“The Japan Media Arts Festival in Yamanashi” was held at 5 venues in the vicinity of Kofu Station.

The 3rd International Convention on Manga, Animation, Game and Media Art (ICOMAG) was held on the theme “The Possibility of Critique in Hybrid Cultures.”

Japan Media Arts Festival domestic traveling exhibitions participated in 18 festivals and events in 18 cities, taking place throughout March 2014.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in 19 overseas (19 cities) media arts festivals and events, taking place throughout March 2014.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in Waterpieces 2013 in Latvia with “Seeking the form of Anima”.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in Ars Electronica 2013 in Austria with “A New Platform for New Memories.”

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Yamanashi: ‘Journey of Media Arts with the Five Senses'”was held at Yamanashi Prefecture Disaster Prevention Annex PFI and other places.

* The Encouragement Prize was renamed the New Face Award.

The 2nd Media Arts Conference was held on the theme “Evolution of Regional Culture and Media Arts after 10 Years.”

The 2nd International Convention on Manga, Animation, Game and Media Art (ICOMAG) was held on the theme “Commons of Imagination: What Today's Society Can Share through Manga and Animation.”

Japan Media Arts Festival domestic traveling exhibitions participated in 18 festivals and events in 18 cities, taking place throughout March 2013.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in 19 overseas (19 cities) media arts festivals and events, taking place throughout February 2013.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Kobe” was held at Design and Creative Center Kobe.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Hong Kong 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons' to ‘IS Parade’” was held at ArtisTree and other places in Hong Kong.

The 1st Media Arts Conference was held on the theme “The Japan Media Arts Festival.”

The 1st International Convention on Manga, Animation, Game and Media Art (ICOMAG) was held on the theme “The Locality and Universality of Media Geijutsu: Beyond ‘Cool Japan’.”

Japan Media Arts Festival domestic traveling exhibitions participated in 16 festivals and events in 13 cities, taking place throughout March 2012.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in 23 overseas (22 cities) media arts festivals and events, taking place thoughout March 2012.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Dortmund 2011” was held at the Dortmunder U, Germany.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Kyoto” was held at the Kyoto Art Center and other venues.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Miyazaki” was held at the Miyazaki Art Center and other venues.

*The Project to Support the Nurturing of Media Arts Creators was launched.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in 17 domestic (11 cities) and 23 abroad (21 cities) media arts festivals and events, for a total of 40 taking place throughout March 2011.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Istanbul” was held at the Pera Museum in Turkey.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Kyoto” was held at the Kyoto International Manga Museum.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Okayama” was held at the Okayama Digital Museum.

Japan Media Arts Festival participated in 16 domestic (11 cities) and 22 overseas (19 cities) media arts festivals and events, for a total of 38 taking place through March 2010.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Vienna” was held at MuseumsQuartier Wien, Austria.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Hamamatsu” was held at the Shizuoka University of Art and Culture.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Tsukuba” was held at the University of Tsukuba's 30th Anniversary Hall.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Singapore” was held at the Singapore Art Museum.

The special exhibition The Power of Expression, Japan was held at the National Art Center, Tokyo to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Japan Media Arts Festival.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Shanghai 2007” was held at the Shanghai Sculpture Space in China to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Tokushima” was held at Shikoku University's Koryu Plaza.

A survey, “100 Select Works of Media Arts,” was conducted to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Japan Media Arts Festival.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Yamaguchi” was held at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Fukui” was held at the University of Fukui's Academy Hall.

*The four divisions were reorganized, becoming: Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga.

*The Special Prize was renamed the Special Achievement Prize.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Fukuoka” was held at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

*The Encouragement Prize was newly established.

Award-winning works from the Japan Media Arts Festival were shown at the SIGGRAPH conference in the United States.

Award-winning works from the Japan Media Arts Festival were shown at the Ars Electronica Festival in Austria.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Okayama” was held at the Okayama Prefectural Museum.

*The Special Prize was newly established.

Japan Media Arts Festival's first overseas exhibition was held in China at the Chinese Cultural and Arts Institute to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.

“Japan Media Ar ts Festival in Aichi” was held at the Aichi Arts Center.

“Japan Media Arts Festival in Gifu” was held at Softopia Japan.

Fundamental Law for the Promotion of Culture and the Arts enacted. The promotion of Media Arts is included among the points listed in Article 9.

Launched the Japan Media Arts Plaza website.

*Four divisions were established: Digital Art [Interactive], Digital Art [Non-interactive], Animation and Manga.

Logo and trophy for the Japan Media Arts Festival created by sculptor SUMIKAWA Kiichi. The logo uses the letters “m” and “e” to express an image of flying.

A report by the Roundtable Conference on Multimedia Audiovisual Art of the Advisory Committee for the Promotion of Cultural Policy “On the Promotion of New Media Arts for the 21st Century” was presented to the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs. One of the measures it proposed was to hold“a ‘Media Arts Festival’ as a forum for presenting, honoring, and appreciating works of new Media Arts.”

The Round-table Conference on Multimedia Audiovisual Art was established within the Advisory Committee for the Promotion of Cultural Policy.