Hiroshima Animation Season (ひろしまアニメーションシーズン)

Hiroshima Animation Season

ひろしまアニメーションシーズン

Also known as: HAS
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Hiroshima Animation Season (HAS) is an international animation festival held every two years in Hiroshima, Japan, as the main programme of the Media Arts Division of the Hiroshima Festival. It dates back to August 2022, and its office is the Hiroshima Festival Committee. The selection draws on submissions from around the world, with a particular focus on animation from the Pan-Pacific and Asia regions.

The festival rests on three strands: competitions; awards for people who have made a significant contribution to animation in the Pan-Pacific and Asia regions; and an Academy programme that links animation with education. The competitions cover short films, features judged by audience vote, student and debut works from the Pan-Pacific and Asia, and Japanese commissioned animation such as commercials and music videos. The Short Competition Grand Prix is on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences list of qualifying festivals for short films. The dates for the 2026 edition, the third, are 19–23 August 2026, at JMS Aster Plaza and other venues in Hiroshima.

Country

Japan

Categories

Animation

Awards and prizes

Short Competition: Grand Prix and further awards given by the International Jury (in 2026: the "Contemporary Tale", "A Slice of Society", "Fictive World" and "Visual Poetry" awards). Feature Competition: Grand Prix, decided by audience vote. Pan-Pacific and Asia Youth Competition: Grand Prix. Japanese Commissioned Film Competition: Grand Prix. Audience Award (Short Film). Awards are announced at the closing ceremony.

Festival rules

Animated films only, in any technique and of any length; only single-screen works are eligible (VR films are not). Films are submitted through FilmFreeway as online screeners; physical copies are not accepted. The festival decides which competition each entry goes to. Short Competition: films of 30 minutes or less from any country. Feature Competition: films longer than 30 minutes from any country. Pan-Pacific and Asia Youth Competition: student and debut films of any length from the eligible Pan-Pacific and Asian countries and regions listed in the guidelines; a co-production qualifies if at least one production country is on the list. Japanese Commissioned Film Competition: commissioned works produced in Japan, such as commercials, music videos, TV specials and educational or promotional films, of any length. Films in languages other than Japanese and English need English subtitles; Japanese films selected for the festival need English subtitles too. A selection committee chooses the finalists, which are screened during the festival. No screening fee is paid, except in the Feature Competition.

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