Introduction
Xiamen International Animation Festival is sponsored by Xiamen Municipal People's Government and co-organized by ASIFA-CHINA. Since its inaugural edition in 2008, the Festival strives to promote quality animation works, discover talents, encourage the application of animation technologies in various industries, and boost international exchange and collaborations.
“Cyber Sousa Award", one of the major events of the Festival, continues to improve itself through proactive learning from prestigious international animation competitions over the past 15 years. It has become the most influential animation competition and the only demonstrative animation competition in China recognized by ASIFA.
Categories
1. Animated Feature Film: Entries should be animated films produced for theatre screening with a duration of at least 60 minutes that have been filed by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television.
2. Animated Series: Entries of the work are produced for TV or online platforms, and the relevant content is supposed to be divided into episodic production with a duration of no less than 3 minutes. The domestic animation series must have been registered and approved by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and TV.
3. Animated Short Film: Entries should be animated short story films (including online animations) between 30 seconds to 60 minutes of the time range.
4. Student Animated Film: Entries should be created by current students at school and submitted by students individually or collectively selected by the school (excluding training institutions).
5. Strait Star Special Animation Award: Entries should be all types of animated works with complete plots, regardless of genre. This category is only open for submission by companies and studios registered in Fujian or Taiwan with independent legal status.
6. Short Video Animation: Entries should be internet video animations with the content of more than 5 seconds but under 3 minutes.
7. Commercial Animation: Entries should be industry application or market-oriented animations, including demo animations, advertisements, and engaging transition sequences.
8. Best Comic: Entries should be narrative comics (with at least eight pictures) in all forms of drawing, well-structured, and at least one full chapter of a complete story plot. The form and type of the work are not limited.
9. Student Comic: Entries should be narrative comics created by current students at school and submitted by students individually or collectively selected by the school (excluding training institutions).
10. Strait Star Special Comic Award: Entries should be narrative comics in all forms of drawing. This category is only open for submission by companies and studios registered in Fujian or Taiwan with independent legal status.
Awards & Prizes
In 2024, the 16th Xiamen International Animation Festival (XIAF) Cyber Sousa Awards Animation Competition has 11 general awards with a total prize of 1.3 million RMB. The specific settings are as tabled below.
|
Animation awards |
Gold Prize |
Silver Prizes |
Nomination Prizes |
|
(One) |
(Two) |
(Three) |
|
|
Best Animated Feature Film (China Mainland) |
50,000 |
30,000 |
10,000 |
|
Best Animated Series (Worldwide) |
50,000 |
30,000 |
10,000 |
|
Strait Star Special Animation Award (Fujian & Taiwan) |
30,000 |
20,000 |
10,000 |
|
Best Animated Short Film (China Mainland) |
40,000 |
30,000 |
10,000 |
|
Best Animated Short Film (Overseas) |
40,000 |
30,000 |
10,000 |
|
Best Student Animated Film (China Mainland) |
30,000 |
20,000 |
10,000 |
|
Best Short Video Animation (Worldwide) |
40,000 |
30,000 |
10,000 |
|
Best Commercial Animation (Worldwide) |
40,000 |
30,000 |
10,000 |
|
Total prizes |
1,000,000 |
||
|
Comic Awards |
Gold Prize |
Silver Prizes |
Nomination Prizes |
|
(One) |
(Two) |
(Three) |
|
|
Best Comic (Worldwide) |
30,000 |
20,000 |
10,000 |
|
Best Student Comic (China Mainland) |
30,000 |
20,000 |
10,000 |
|
Strait Star Special Comic Award (Fujian and Taiwan) |
30,000 |
20,000 |
10,000 |
|
Total prizes |
300,000 |
||
Special Notes:
1. The prizes are all tax-inclusive, and the personal income tax related to the prize will be withheld and paid by the Xiamen International Animation Festival Organizing Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Organizing Committee).
2. If there are less than 12 works received for a category, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to leave the award vacant.
Submission Requirements
1. Entries must be the works completed after January 1st, 2022. Please submit the work in accordance with the requirements of the awards settings. Each work can only be submitted once (for one award).
2. The region of the work is determined by the agreement of the copyright holder or the region of the creative team.
3. The following materials should be submitted together with the work:
(1) Registration form: Fill in the entry information through the online registration system of Cyber Sousa Award here (www.cybersousa.com.cn) an entry number will be generated after the online submission. Print off the registration form to sign or stamp on it. Only a complete and fully signed (or stamped) registration form can be effectively registered
Deadline for registration is 23:59 on August 15th, 2024.
(2) Format Requirements
①Animation: MP4, AVI, WMV, AFS, or MOV. For feature-length and short animations, the complete works must be submitted for evaluation. For animated series, only one episode needs to be submitted; for short video animations, two episodes are required for entry.
② Comics: Works should be submitted in the format of JPG or PNG with a resolution of no less than 300DPI. Pictures should remain the original size and be named in reading sequence. Scroll comics are required to have a width of no less than 800px with no height restriction.
③ No company watermarking or the word "sample" shall appear in the works.
④ Language requirements: Chinese or English. If the original work is in a language other than Chinese or English, please attach a Chinese or English translation.
(3) Posters of the work: All entries must provide one poster or three screenshots (in JPG or PNG format) that contain the main scene(s) or character(s) of the work.
(4) Trailers of the work: Trailers of animation entries should be provided, and the duration should be no more than one minute.
(5) Other Supporting Materials: Entries for Best Animated Feature Film (China Mainland) and Best Animated Series (Chinese Mainland) should have been filed by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio and TV. The relevant documents should be stamped officially and submitted along with the entries.
All works apply for the Strait Star Special Animation Award and the Strait Star Special Comic Award, the studios/enterprises are required to submit a copy of business licenses or equivalent licenses. Otherwise, it will be deemed ineligible.
4. The Organizing Committee has the right to disqualify the following works: the content violates or attacks the political system and legal system of the people's Republic of China; the content involves the excessive depiction of pornography, violence, blood, etc.; the content is suspected of copying, plagiarizing and infringing others' copyright; or the content violates other provisions of Cyber Sousa Award Competition of Xiamen International Animation Festival.
Submission
1. Upload via the online system
Online registration system: https://cybersousa.net/?lang=en
2. Register via Click for Festivals
Website: https://www.clickforfestivals.com/cyber-sousa-xiamen-international-animation-festival
Please kindly review the entry rules and selection rules attached below before submission
Entry Rules of 2024 (16th) Xiamen International Animation Festival (XIAF)
Selection & Evaluation Regulations of 2024 (16th) Xiamen International Animation Festival (XIAF)
Contact
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