[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-23818":3},{"festival":4,"years":21,"news":27,"about":28},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":19,"about":20,"isManaged":16},23818,"tokyo-anime-award-festival-taaf-japan","open","Tokyo Anime Award Festival","東京アニメアワードフェスティバル",[11],"TAAF","\u002Fimg\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Ftokyo-anime-award-festival-taaf-japan-wg5aj19w.png",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":18,"crop":15,"og":15},"plate",null,false,"none","light","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F71414.jpg?v=ad4386e5","The Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) grew out of the Tokyo Anime Award, which ran within the Tokyo International Anime Fair from 2002 to 2013, and became an independent international animation festival in 2014. It is organised by the TAAF Executive Committee and The Association of Japanese Animations and co-hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government; after its first editions in Nihonbashi, it has been based in Ikebukuro since 2017. The festival combines an international competition of feature and short animation not yet commercially released in Japan, judged on originality, innovative vision, popular appeal and technique, with Anime of the Year, chosen by fan and industry votes from works released in Japan, and an Achievement Award for people who shaped the animation industry. The short competition includes a Best Student Film award for students in Japan. The 2020 edition was cancelled because of COVID-19. The most recent edition took place on 13–16 March 2026 in Ikebukuro; the organisers have announced that the festival will be relaunched in a new form from 2027.",[22,25],{"year":23,"hasAwards":16,"hasSelection":24},"2026",true,{"year":26,"hasAwards":16,"hasSelection":24},"2021",[],{"aboutHtml":29,"countries":30,"focus":32,"categories":34,"nextDates":15,"awardsPrizes":37,"rules":38,"website":39,"contacts":40,"editDate":45},"\u003Cp>The Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) grew out of the Tokyo Anime Award, which ran within the Tokyo International Anime Fair from 2002 to 2013, and became an independent international animation festival in 2014. It is organised by the TAAF Executive Committee and The Association of Japanese Animations and co-hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government; after its first editions in Nihonbashi, it has been based in Ikebukuro since 2017.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The festival combines an international competition of feature and short animation not yet commercially released in Japan, judged on originality, innovative vision, popular appeal and technique, with Anime of the Year, chosen by fan and industry votes from works released in Japan, and an Achievement Award for people who shaped the animation industry. The short competition includes a Best Student Film award for students in Japan. The 2020 edition was cancelled because of COVID-19. The most recent edition took place on 13–16 March 2026 in Ikebukuro; the organisers have announced that the festival will be relaunched in a new form from 2027.\u003C\u002Fp>",[31],"Japan",[33],"Animation",[33,35,36],"Feature","Short","Competition, Feature Animation: Grand Prize (500,000 yen), Award of Excellence (100,000 yen).\nCompetition, Short Animation: Grand Prize (500,000 yen), Award of Excellence (100,000 yen), Toshima City Award, Best Student Film (100,000 yen, since 2021, for students of educational institutions in Japan).\nIn 2026 the Grand Prize winners also received the Tokyo Governor's Award.\nAnime of the Year: Best Film awards, Individual Awards and the Anime Fan Award, based on fan and industry votes.\nAchievement Award: honours people who have made significant contributions to the animation industry.","Competition for animated films of any technique, professional, amateur or student, that have not been theatrically released, streamed for a fee, broadcast or otherwise distributed for profit in Japan before the festival; festival screenings and previews do not count.\nFeature Animation: 60 minutes or longer. Short Animation: under 30 minutes. Films of 30 to 60 minutes are entered as features first, and the TAAF office decides the category.\nFor TAAF2026, short films had to be completed on or after 1 January 2024; films nominated at TAAF before are not accepted.\nSubmission online through the TAAF application form with an MP4 screener; films with dialogue need English subtitles and an English dialogue list.\nNo submission fee.\nRegulations (TAAF2026): https:\u002F\u002Fanimefestival.jp\u002Fen\u002Faward\u002Fcompetition\u002Fshort_regulations\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fanimefestival.jp\u002Fen\u002F",[41],{"type":42,"value":43,"note":44},"Email","info@animefestival.jp","Tokyo Anime Award Festival Office (The Association of Japanese Animations): competition submissions and general inquiries",1792011582]