2008 [12th] Japan Media Arts Festival Festival Information

The 2008 [12th] Japan Media Arts Festival will be held from Wednesday February 4, 2009 to Sunday, February 15, 2009 at The National Art Center, Tokyo.

Works of art, animations, films, games, web works, manga and others selected from among 2,146 entries from 44 nattions and regions will be exhibited in one hall. During the 11-day exhibition, symposia, workshops, the Leading Edge Technology Showcase and the exhibition of award-winning works from the Computer Graphics Contest for Students will also be held.

"Media arts" - changing together with advances in technology and media. As pioneering works in the times when they were created, the works exhibited at this festival will help you feel connected with the future.

  • Exhibition / Exhibition will feature Award-winning Works and Jury Recommended Works of the Japan Media Arts Festival. The audience is welcome to get a hands-on experience of interactive art works and games. It will also feature animation storyboards and originals of manga works. The Leading Edge Technology Showcase, which introduces new technologies for presentations, and the Computer Graphics Contest for Students are also spectacular.
  • Screening / The Japan Media Arts Festival also has a film festival side to it. There will be screenings of film works in a wide range of genres including theatrical animations, short animations, music videos, CMs, VFXs, and visual images of art on a big screen every day. There are also plans to hold an exhibition called Media Art in the World, which will introduce international media art festivals.
  • Symposia / Symposia will be held with leading experts as guests, such as Award Winners Symposia attended by award winners and jury members and Theme Symposia, where artists, educators and researchers talk about media arts under various themes.
  • Event / This year marks the fifth year of this workshop for students. Students from different schools communicate with each other and collaborate to create a work.

Details and schedule of the Festival
DownloadFestival Guide
* The Symposia will be held at the Auditorium on the 3rd floor.
* The Screening will take place both at the Auditorium on the 3rd floor and the Main Theater in the exhibition hall.
* Tickets will be handed out in order of arrival in the reception area of the Auditorium on the 3rd floor at 10:00 p.m. on the day the Symposium is scheduled.

Festival Reports

The Festival Reports sum up the 2008 [12th] Japan Media Arts Festival.  Besides featuring exhibited works from each division, this section reports on the symposia held during the festival and has interviews with overseas artists who won prizes.

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Organizer : Japan Media Arts Festival Executive Committee
[Agency for Cultural Affairs / The National Art Center, Tokyo /
CG-ARTS Society]
Date : From Wednesday, Feb. 4th to Sunday, Feb. 15th, 2009
(Closed on Tuesday, Feb.10th, 2009)
10:00 - 18:00 (open until 20:00 on Friday)
Place : The National Art Center, Tokyo
7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan
Access
Admission fee : Free
Summary of the Festival