Tokyo Future Creation Award 2026
GYCA-TYO-FUT-26
Overview
Applications open soon. Register interest to receive the opening notification.
Theme
“Tomorrow, Rehearsed”
Divisions
Eligibility
Creators aged 13 – 19 of any nationality. Applicants under 19 need guardian consent. Team entries of up to 4 members are accepted.
Submission requirements
Required uploads: video, image, pdf. Images up to 20MB each, PDF up to 50MB, video via streaming URL, audio in WAV or MP3.
Judging criteria
- Creativity25%
- Theme Understanding20%
- Expression20%
- Completion20%
- Potential15%
Schedule
Applications open
Nov 01, 2026
Applications close
Jan 31, 2027
Preliminary review
Feb 10, 2027
Final jury
Feb 24, 2027
Results announced
Mar 20, 2027
Overseas final & exhibition
May 04, 2027
Awards & benefits
| Grand Prize | USD 3,000 + overseas final invitation | 1 |
| Gold | USD 1,500 + exhibition slot | 3 |
| Silver | USD 800 + certificate | 6 |
| Bronze | USD 400 + certificate | 12 |
| Finalist | Certificate + online gallery | 30 |
Overseas final
Award winners are invited to the Tokyo overseas final week. Grand Prize and Gold receive full travel support, Silver receives 50%, and every finalist receives exhibition space and a programme pass.
Entry fee
45,000원($35)
Please note
- Entries must be original, unpublished work by the applicant. Plagiarism leads to disqualification and revocation of any award.
- Applicants under 19 must complete the guardian consent step during application.
- Entry fees are fully refundable until the application deadline; the refund policy applies afterwards.
- The organiser may use submitted works for exhibition, publication and archive purposes with proper credit.