Introduction to the film festival
Hiroshima Animation Season is an animation festival held in Hiroshima, Japan every two years. The 2026 edition is held from Aug 19 to 23, 2026 at JMS Aster Plaza as the main venue in Hiroshima City.
Awards
Short Competition: Grand Prix
Feature Competition: Grand Prix
Pan-Pacific and Asia Youth Competition: Grand Prix
Japan Commissioned Film Competition: Grand Prix
Other awards & Prizes will be announced soon.
Rules
Sections
(a) Short Competition
Films with a running time of 30 min or less and produced in any country are eligible.
(b) Feature Competition
Films produced worldwide with a running time of more than 30 minutes are eligible.
(c) Pan-Pacific and Asia Youth Competition
a. This competition is for student and debut films produced in countries and regions of the Pan-Pacific and Asia areas. The competition accepts films of any length.
There is no distinction between short films and feature films.
b. Eligible countries and regions are as follows:
Area Countries and regions
Asia (India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, South Korea, China, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, East Timor, the Philippines, Bhutan, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives, Mongolia, Laos, North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau)
Europe (Russia)
Oceania (Australia, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia)
North America (United States, Canada)
Central and South America (Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Honduras, Mexico)
b.c. In the case of an international co-production, at least one of the countries/regions listed in a. above must be included in the production countries (The nationality of the director and other staff members will not be considered.)
(d) Japanese Commissioned Film Competition.
Commissioned works (commercials, music videos, TV specials, educational/promotional content, etc.) produced in Japan are eligible. The competition accepts films of any length.
Requirements
a. The work submitted must be an animated film. There are no restrictions on the technique used or the length, but only films for a single screen are eligible (VR films are not eligible).
b. The submitted work must have been completed on or after April 1, 2024.
c. Submitted works that use languages other than Japanese and English must have English subtitles. Japanese Films must add English subtitles if they pass the preliminary selection. Japanese films must have English subtitles if they pass the pre-selection.
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Authorization type
Duration (several sessions)
Film Festival Features
Dates & Deadlines
2025-11-30
Submission start time
2026-03-20
Earlybird Deadline
2026-04-10
Regular Deadline
2026-04-10
Submission end time
2026-04-30
Finalist notification start time
2026-04-30
Finalist notification end time
2026-08-19
Award ceremony start time
2026-08-23
Award ceremony end time
Categories and fees
2026/03/20
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 5 Dollar
2026/04/10
Regular Deadline
Standard: 38 Dollar
2026/03/20
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 5 Dollar
2026/04/10
Regular Deadline
Standard: 38 Dollar
2026/03/20
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 5 Dollar
2026/04/10
Regular Deadline
Standard: 38 Dollar
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