I. MISSION

A top brand builder for CICAF, “Golden Monkey King Awards” stands for a contest prestigious to all cartoonists and animated program makers and their enthusiasts worldwide, in which all entries and artworks to manifest a good future and destiny of human beings, as decent, orchestrated, and particularly out of original thinking, are encouraged and celebrated. We wish the Awards as an event to bring more people an access to comic and animated features, make the business a gold mine, find more young artists, and steer the way for the whole industry in China to transformation, upgrading and sustainable development. Entries we consider excellent will be recommended to show and play at the session for matchmaking & networking.

II. SPONSORSHIP

Host: China Media Group

Undertaker：CICAF Executive Committee

Organizer: Hangzhou China International Cartoon and Animation Festival Exhibition Co., Ltd

III. MEET WITH THE JUDGES

Organization Framework: CICAF Executive Committee sets up an Awards Committee to review the submitted works independently. Under the Committee, there is the Secretariat to perform all duties specifically as required.

Panel of Judges: There are two panels of judges under the Awards Committee responsible for the preliminary and the final round of the contest. Jury members are experts that selected from academic, press, publication and ACG industrial institutions home and abroad.

Notes：Any member of the jury who has cooperative relationship with the author(s) of the entries, either directly or indirectly, shall waive the rights from the judging process in case of conflicts of interest. The Awards Committee reserves the rights to leave an award vacancy or cut the number of winners for an award if necessary.

IV.TIME & VENUE

Online Submission: September 6 -- October 11, 2022

Preliminary Assessment: October 14 --23, 2022

Final Assessment: November 9-- 13, 2022

Offline Panel Meeting: November 17-- 18, 2022

Award Ceremony: November, 2022 

Venue: Hangzhou, China 

V. AWARDS & PRIZES

The 2022 “Golden Monkey King” Awards are classified into two major categories for overseas entries: the General Award and the Promising Award. The setting of General Award-Animated Feature Film is to be confirmed, Please pay attention to www.cicaf.com for the final result shortly. 

VI. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The General Award

Entries that have not been submitted as the same category to the previous “Golden Monkey King” Awards shall be allowed to participate in the 2022 Awards, Other requirements are:

1. Animated Series: Domestic entries obtaining the “Domestic Animated Series Distribution License”, “Network Drama Distribution License” or “Online Record Number” by/before October 11, 2022; and entries of imported or joint venture have been approved for public screening in China; or

2. Animated Short Film: Entries (domestic & overseas) produced by animation companies and studios, animation freelancers, or school/college teachers and professors; or

3. Comics: Entries (domestic and overseas) will have been officially published by/before October 11, 2022, as separate publication or network serial.  

The Promising Award

Entries that have not been submitted as the same category to the previous “Golden Monkey King” Awards shall be allowed to participate in the 2022 Awards, Other requirements are:

1. Animated Short Film: Entries (domestic and overseas) produced by school/college students; or

2. Comics: Entries (domestic and overseas) have not been officially published as separate publication, or contracted already but have not been published online. 

VII. WHAT TO SUBMIT

Please register on the “Golden Monkey King” Awards official website: https://jhj.cicaf.com/en/user/register and upload documents as required.

(A) The General Award

1．Animated Series

① Upload two episodes or more in MP4 format (better with subtitles in both Chinese and English).

② Upload a 30-second trailer in MP4 format.

③ Upload a printed copy of the “Domestic Animated Series Distribution License” or any related documentary evidence that certifies the entry’s screening via local media in China. Upload platform screen-shots and “Network Drama Distribution License” or “Online Record Number”<span