{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ee20bc49b6809599d5c1c1ff","clusterId":"c_a4c238ba371383aa65b01148","slug":"bitsummit-2027-opens-general-exhibitor-entries-for-15th-edition","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"BitSummit 2027 Opens General Exhibitor Entries for 15th Edition","summary":"The BitSummit Executive Committee has opened entries for the BitSummit Official Indie Selection for general exhibitors at BitSummit 2027. The event runs May 21 to 23, 2027 at Kyoto International Exhibition Hall Miyako Messe. May 21 is a business day for developers, publishers, media, and sponsors, and May 22 and 23 are public days. Entries close January 31, 2027 at 16:00. The entry fee is 2,750 yen per title and covers screening, with no refunds regardless of the result. Titles that pass screening pay an exhibition fee of 33,000 yen per booth, and student representatives can exhibit at 11,000 yen per booth. Screening results are scheduled to be sent by email around mid-to-late March 2027. The 2027 event is the 15th edition.","whyItMatters":"The event that began in 2013 as an industry-only gathering of about 200 attendees reached over 68,000 by 2026, so the January entry cutoff sets the field for a festival whose scale now exceeds its founding brief of introducing domestic indie games overseas.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe entry window is open through a dedicated application system, and the 2,750 yen title fee covers the screening cost only. A separate 33,000 yen booth fee applies to titles that pass. A student discount drops the booth fee to 11,000 yen when the representative named at entry is a student, per the entry overview page.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe schedule separates trade and public attendance rather than running one open floor. The festival was founded in late 2012 with the stated aim of introducing interesting domestic indie games to overseas audiences, and the first 2013 event was industry-only. The 2025 edition, BitSummit the 13th, drew more than 58,000 attendees, and the 2026 edition grew past 68,000. The 2027 dates fall in May rather than the summer window the event has used.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"BitSummit 2027 charges 2,750 yen per title just to screen, with no refunds if the entry fails. That non-refundable barrier sets the floor on how many small indies can even try for a booth.","twitterPost":"BitSummit 2027's 2,750 yen application fee is non-refundable, even if the title flunks screening. Payment buys the attempt, not the booth.","threadsPost":"BitSummit 2027 makes the screening fee non-refundable: 2,750 yen per title, no money back whether the entry passes or not. For a solo or student developer, paying to try before paying 33,000 yen to exhibit is the cost of entry, not the label on it.","newsletterBlurb":"BitSummit 2027 has opened general exhibitor entries for its Official Indie Selection, ahead of a May 21 to 23 run at Miyako Messe in Kyoto. The 15th edition separates one trade day from two public days, and the entry deadline is January 31, 2027. The 2026 event drew over 68,000 attendees.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20261014047/\",\"title\":\"Indie Game Event \\\"BitSummit\\\" Begins Accepting Entries for \\\"BitSummit Official Indie Selection\\\" for General Exhibitors\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/15/173621.html\",\"title\":\"BitSummit 2027 Opens General Exhibitor Entries; 15th Edition Set for May 21-23, 2027 at Miyako Messe in Kyoto\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6281,"outputTokens":980,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792040825,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T05:01:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T05:06:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T05:06:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a4c238ba371383aa65b01148","canonicalTitle":"2027年版BitSummit、一般出展のエントリー受付スタート―15回目の開催は2027年5月21日～23日に京都・みやこめっせで","representativeArticleId":"a_b88fab771a4ed9dccd630da7","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T02:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T07:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T07:02:37.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20261014047/","title":"インディーゲームイベント「BitSummit」，一般出展者向けとなる「BitSummit Official Indie Selection」のエントリー募集を開始"},{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/10/15/28328.html","title":"2027年版BitSummit、一般出展のエントリー受付スタート―15回目の開催は2027年5月21日～23日に京都・みやこめっせで"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/15/173621.html","title":"2027年版BitSummit、一般出展のエントリー受付スタート―15回目の開催は2027年5月21日～23日に京都・みやこめっせで"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["BitSummit 2027 runs May 21 to 23, 2027 at Kyoto International Exhibition Hall Miyako Messe.","General exhibitor entries for the BitSummit Official Indie Selection close January 31, 2027 at 16:00.","The entry fee is 2,750 yen per title, and the exhibition fee is 33,000 yen per booth, with an 11,000 yen student rate.","Screening results are scheduled to be notified by email around mid-to-late March 2027.","BitSummit 2027 is the 15th edition of the event."]}