Festival Description: Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) is an international animation film festival that started in 2014 and became independent from “Tokyo International Anime Fair” which had been held since 2002. Tokyo Anime Award Festival focuses on finding and developing new talented creators and promoting animation culture all over the world. Under the slogan “TOKYO is the HUB of contemporary ANIMATION”, we are showing high-quality and original animation films from all over the world in Tokyo. And provide opportunity for personal exchange among people who love animation, and gives them an impetus and thrill. And we send its impetus and thrill to the world from Tokyo.

Tokyo Anime Award Festival Call For Entries 

2027 Festival call for entries - Currently not open. Submission details will be reported here when announced by the festival.

(2026 Archive)

Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2024 (TAAF2024) will take place from 13 to 16 March 2026 in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

Categories

• Feature Animation (60 min. or longer)
• Short Animation (less than 30 min. )

*Any animated films longer than 30 min. but less than 60 min. shall be applied to the category of Feature Animation first. The TAAF office will contact the applicant later to notify which category is appropriate for the film.

Eligibility criteria

• The film must have been completed on, or after, January 1, 2024 (regardless of country of origin, and whether it is professional, amateur, or student work).
• The film that has been theatrically released, paid video streaming, broadcast, or distributed for profit in Japan for a certain period prior to March 12(Thu), 2026 is not eligible for the Competition (such film would qualify under the “Anime of the Year” category). Screening at film festivals and previews are not considered “for-profit” herein.
• A film that has been nominated to TAAF in the past will not be accepted.

The following prizes are awarded to excellent films:
- Grand Prize (both for Feature and Short, a cash award of 500,000 yen)
- Award of Excellence (both for Feature and Short, a cash award of 100,000 yen)
- Best Student Film (entries in Short Animation, a cash award of 100,000 yen)
- Other prizes (if applicable).

• Festival's regulations and submission via the official webpage
• Deadlines: 31 October 2025 for short animation (no entry fee), and 10 November 2025for feature animation (no entry fee)

NB: 2027 Festival Dates are tentative