{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fe94fc6136735acae914a12e","clusterId":"c_e353c576fd54f1069d0231a8","slug":"animejapan-opens-new-creator-awards-2027-entries-on-october-1","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"AnimeJapan Opens New Creator Awards 2027 Entries on October 1","summary":"AnimeJapan will accept entries for its New Creator Awards 2027 from October 1 until February 6, 2027. The competition, in its second year, is open to students at Japanese educational institutions who submit short films of about 15 minutes or less. The Grand Prix pays one million yen, the Crunchyroll Award pays a one million yen scholarship, and four category awards pay 300,000 yen each. Winners are announced during AnimeJapan 2027 on March 27 or 28.","whyItMatters":"The award money now runs through four technical categories plus the Grand Prix and Crunchyroll prizes, and winning shorts are slated for streaming, which makes this a talent pipeline rather than a one-off contest.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEntries open October 1 and close February 6, 2027. Students enrolled at any educational institution in Japan can submit short films of about 15 minutes or less, credits included.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrizes are split across the Grand Prix, the Crunchyroll Award, four category awards, and the AnimeJapan Special Award. The AnimeJapan Executive Committee, made up of 22 anime companies and one organization, judges. Winners are honored at AnimeJapan 2027 on March 27 or 28, when the event moves to Intex Osaka in Osaka.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Submitting to AnimeJapan's New Creator Awards 2027 costs nothing, so the Crunchyroll Award's one million yen scholarship is the prize students can actually plan around. Four category prizes pay 300,000 yen each.","twitterPost":"For students entering AnimeJapan's New Creator Awards 2027, the Crunchyroll Award is a one million yen scholarship, and four category prizes pay 300,000 yen each.","threadsPost":"AnimeJapan's New Creator Awards 2027 caps its Grand Prix at one million yen and names Crunchyroll as the sponsor behind a one million yen scholarship, which makes the award a working fund for a student rather than a title. Four category winners get 300,000 yen each.","newsletterBlurb":"AnimeJapan will accept entries for its New Creator Awards 2027 from October 1 through February 6, 2027, open to students in Japan with short films of about 15 minutes or less. Prizes include a one million yen Grand Prix, a one million yen Crunchyroll Award scholarship, and 300,000 yen for each of four category awards. Winners are announced at AnimeJapan 2027 on March 27 or 28, held at Intex Osaka in Osaka.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-17/animejapan-opens-entry-submissions-for-new-creator-awards-2027-on-october-1/.241898\",\"title\":\"AnimeJapan Opens Entry Submissions for 'New Creator Awards 2027' on October 1\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4423,"outputTokens":685,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789703964,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T03:55:04.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T03:58:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T03:58:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e353c576fd54f1069d0231a8","canonicalTitle":"News\nAnimeJapan Opens Entry Submissions for 'New Creator Awards 2027' on October 1","representativeArticleId":"a_e4e6eb2180fd7c9f4b5cc716","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"AnimeJapan\",\"New Creator Awards 2027\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T03:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-17/animejapan-opens-entry-submissions-for-new-creator-awards-2027-on-october-1/.241898","title":"News\nAnimeJapan Opens Entry Submissions for 'New Creator Awards 2027' on October 1"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["AnimeJapan","New Creator Awards 2027"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}