I. About

The Cyber Sousa Award of Xiamen International Animation Festival is an animation industry event sponsored by Xiamen Municipal People's Government and co-sponsored by the Association International du Film d'Animation China (ASIFA-CHINA). Since its first edition in 2008, it has been dedicated to exploring outstanding domestic ACG works and talents, encouraging the application of animation technology in various industries and fields, and promoting the development of ACG industry through the exchange and evaluation of Chinese and overseas ACG works.

II. Schedule

▪ February – Mar. 27 2023: Soliciting entries

▪ April 2023: Initial Shortlist announcement

▪ May 2023: Final judging

▪ Second quarter of 2023: Announcement of winning entries (subject to the time of XIAF)

III. Categories of entries

1. Animated Feature Film: Entries should be animated films produced for theatre screening with a duration of at least 60 minutes. Works should have been filed by State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.

2. Animated Series：Entries should be animated works produced for TV or online networks in episodes. Mainland animated series should have been filed by State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.

3. Animated Short Film: Entries should be animated short story films (including online animation) in the 30 seconds to 60 minutes time range.

4. Student Animated Film: Entries should be done by students while at school, submitted individually or recommended by the school (excluding social training institutions).

5. Cross-Strait Special Animation Prize: 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. Drama Comic: Entries should be narrative comics in all forms of drawing, well-structured, and at least one chapter of a complete story plot. The form and type of the work are not limited.

7. Student Comic: Entries should be narrative comics completed by students while at school, submitted individually or recommended by the school (excluding social training institutions).

8. Cross-Strait Special Comic Prize: 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.

IV. Prize Setting

2023（15th）Xiamen International Animation Festival (XIAF) Cyber Sousa Award Competition has set up 9 overall awards, with a total prize money of 1.3 million RMB, as follows.

V. Submission Requirements

1. Entries must be works finished after January 1, 2020. Please submit your work in accordance with the requirements of the award settings, and limit one entry to 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:

(1) Registration form: Fill in the entry information through the online registration system of Cyber Sousa Award (website: www.cybersousa.com.cn), and an entry number will be generated after online submission. Print the registration form and sign or stamp on it. Only a completed and signed (or stamped on) registration form can be effectively registered, and the deadline for registration is 23:59 on March 27, 2023.

(2) Entry Format Requirements

①Animation: Entries should be submitted in one of the following formats: MP4, AVI，MPEG，WMV，AFS，MOV. One episode of animated series is required for submission if a single episode of the series is longer than 20 minutes; two episodes for series shorter than 20 minutes.

②Comics: Works should be submitted in the format of JPG or PNG, and 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.

③No company watermarking or the word "sample" shall appear in the entries.

④Language requirements: Chinese or English. If the original language is neither Chinese nor English, please translate into either of them.

(3) Posters of Entry: One poster or 3 shots (in JPG or PNG format) of every entry that shows the main scenes or characters should be provided.

(4) Trailers of Entry: 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 (Chinese Mainland) and Best Animated Series (Chinese Mainland) should have been filed by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Television and Television. The relevant documents should be sealed officially and posted with the entries. To be eligible for Cross-Strait Special Animation Prize and Cross-Strait Special Comic Prize, 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 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.

VI. Submission Methods

1. Upload through the online system

Online registration system: www.cybersousa.com.cn

Mini APPs: search Xiamen International Animation Festival“厦门国际动漫节”in Wechat Mini APPs.

2. Submission by mail

(1) Save the entries, posters, trailers, etc. on a USB drive or CD and name the folder with the corresponding entry number generated after online submission before you mail it together with the original registration form and other paper supporting materials to the Organizing Committee.

(2) Mails to the XIAF Organizing Committee should be paid off in advance. The following declarations may be included if necessary: No Commercial Value!  Cultural Use Only! Competition Entry Use Only!

(3) All USB drives and CDs sent with entries will not be returned unless there is a special request and pre-payment of the postage fee. The Organizing Committee does not assume any responsibility for the loss of the entries during the mailing process.

VII. Contact Information

1. The Organizing Committee of Xiamen International Animation Festival

Address: C09 F4, No. 33 Guan Ri Rd., Xiamen Software Park Ⅱ, Fujian Province, China.

Zip code: 361008 Tel: +86-(0)592-5953932

Fax: +86-(0)592-5913901

E-mail: 5953932@xmigc.com

2. ASIFA-CHINA

Address: Room 908, MaoHua Building, NO.17 ShidaiHuayuanNan Rd., Shijingshan District, Beijing, China.

Postcode: 100043

Telephone: 86-(010) 62662716

Fax: 86-(010)-88792568

Email: works@asifa.cn