“Feature competition” 60 minutes or more
“Short / Medium Competition” Works within 60 minutes
“Anthropology / Folklore Video Division” Works within 120 minutes
Organizer: neoneo editing room
Program Director Yu Kaneko Hiroro Sato
Advisor Yoshihiko Yatabe
Application Requirements
[Eligibility] No question. Regardless of age, nationality, gender, individual, group, professional or amateur.
[Participation fee / exhibition fee] Free
[Recruitment details] Anyone can apply as long as they meet the following application conditions.
・ The work must have been completed after January 1, 2021 (the anthropology / folklore video section is a work completed after January 2018).
・ Complete the necessary procedures for copyright of the images, photos, music, etc. used in the work.
・ The work is intended for documentary by the creator
・ The format of the work does not matter, but it can be shown in video or digital.
・ In the case of TV programs, those who have the necessary screening rights for about two screenings
・ Be sure to add Japanese subtitles to overseas works and works made in languages other than Japanese.
・ When applying on DVD, make it region code 2 or region free.
Recruitment period: February 15th to June 30th, 2022
[Submissions]
・ Fill out the form or email
Form or form with the title of the work, fraction, director’s name, submitter’s name, address, phone number, email address, “feature section”, “short / middle section”, “anthropology / folklore video section” Please apply by email. Upon receipt, we will inform you of the entry number.
・ Online link to video or DVD / Blu-ray
Application form https://bit.ly/3Hvwb44
Please attach the viewing link (youtube or vimeo address) to the video along with the above form or email. Alternatively, please mail the DVD / Blu-ray to the following film festival secretariat (please refrain from sending video files by email or online storage).
[Selection / Announcement]
・ From the submitted works, we will select the winning works from the short and long-length competitions.
・ The winning films will be screened at the “Tokyo Documentary Film Festival 2022” (scheduled to be held in the winter of 2022).
・ Prize money and souvenirs will be awarded to the “Grand Prix,” “Semi-Grand Prix,” and “Audience Award” in each category.
[Handling of copyright]
・ Copyright belongs to the creator
・ The film festival secretariat reserves the right to screen the submitted works twice at each of the film festivals in Tokyo and Osaka.
・ Award-winning works and works that have become a hot topic may be recommended for distribution works of the video distribution services “Aji and Documentaries” and “Etonos Cinema”.
[Organizer] Documentary magazine neoneo editing room
[Contact] 〒155-0031 4-4-8-2 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo “Tokyo Documentary Film Festival” Secretariat