Selection Regulations of 2023 (15

)Xiamen International Animation Festival

(XIAF) Cyber Sousa Award Competition

I. General Provisions

Article 1 In order to promote the development of the ACG industry and encourage

the application of animation technology in various industries and fields, the XIAF

Organizing Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Organizing Committee”) will

organize the “Cyber Sousa” Award contest. In order to ensure the openness, fairness,

and justice of the competition, and the evaluation work is carried out in a standardized

and orderly manner, the selection regulations are formulated.

II. Organizing Structure

Article 2 According to the actual situation of the XIAF, the Organizing Committee

has formulated the "Selection Regulations of 2023 (15th) Xiamen International

Animation Festival Cyber Sousa Award Competition (hereinafter referred to as

Selection Regulations), " Entry Rules of 2023 (15th) Xiamen International Animation

Festival Cyber Sousa Award Competition (hereinafter referred to as Entry Rules) and

other regulations to guide the contest.

Article 3 The Organizing Committee invites domestic and overseas ACG experts,

specialists, and academic scholars to serve as judges, who form the "Cyber Sousa”

Award Selection Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Selection Committee")

and the jury. The Selection Committee and the jury each have chairpersons and

committee members responsible for the selection of works.

III. Schedule of the Contest

Article 4 The registration system is open since the publication day of the Selection

Regulations, and submission will be closed on March 27th, 2023. The prize winners

will be announced in the second quarter of 2023.

IV. Contest Categories and Awards Setting

Article 5 According to the different characteristics of the entries, the contest has

several categories with awards in each category. Awards and the number of awards

are specified by the Entry Rules.

Article 6 The jury may, according to the actual situation, have the right to recommend

the Organizing Committee to properly adjust some of the awards and the number of

awards.

V. Registration and Participation

Article 7 Qualifications for Entry

1. Entries must comply with Chinese laws, regulations and ethics. Entries must not

contain pornographic, violent, bloody or other undesirable content.

2. Entries must be works created or published after January 1, 2020.

3. All entries must be original. Collective works require the consent of the main

producer. The winning entries are publicized through online media. It is strictly

prohibited to copy, plagiarize, or imitate others’ works. In case of any violation, the

entrant will be disqualified and held accountable in accordance with the law.

Article 8 No registration fee is required. After completing the entry form on the

official website of the Xiamen International Animation Festival

(www.cybersousa.org), please submit the entries and the related materials as required

in the Entry Rules.

Article 9 After completing the registration form, the entrants will be deemed to accept

the terms of the Selection Regulations and the Entry Rules.

VI. Appraisal and Selection

Article 10 The selection process and criteria of the contest awards are specified by the

Entry Rules.

Article 11 The Organizing Committee and the jury will evaluate the works according

to the Entry Rules and determine the winners.

Article 12 All entries that have passed the initial evaluation will be screened at the

Xiamen International Animation Festival.

VII. Awards Presentation

Article 13 The Organizing Committee is responsible for preparing and presenting the

award trophies, certificates and rewards to the winners of the "Cyber Sousa” Award

Contest. The awards setting and reward methods are specified by the Selection

Regulations.

VIII. Legal Items

Article 14 All entrants should be the legal owners of the entries and the copyrights

who should shoulder corresponding legal responsibilities.

Article 15 The copyright of the entries belongs to the entrants themselves. The

Organizing Committee may save the entries digitally. All entrants will be deemed as

having agreed to authorize Xiamen International Animation Festival Organizing

Committee the right to use the entries in the following circumstances (without further

notice or payment):

A. Entries and related materials are to be used for the promotion of events related to

the official media, cooperative media, and cooperation platforms of the Organizing

Committee.

B. Entries and related materials are to be used in the award ceremony.

C. Entries and related materials are to be displayed in the contest exhibitions

(including touring exhibitions).

D. The shortlisted works and related materials are to be collected and published.

E. The winning works will be displayed and screened at the Xiamen International

Animation Festival ACG Carnival Screening Week. The Organizing Committee has

the right to determine the order, classification and schedule of the film screening.

Article 16 The Organizing Committee does not assume responsibility for any possible

losses or damages of the entries during the mailing process.

Article 17 Entrants are free to participate in other similar contests or related

commercial activities before or after the XIAF contest, however, any consequences

caused by the conflicts with other contest regulations should be borne solely by the

entrants.

IX. Supplementary Provisions

Article 18 The Selection Regulations will take effect since the day it is released.

Article 19 The Organizing Committee of the “Cyber Sousa” Award of the Xiamen

International Animation Festival reserves the right of final interpretation for the

Selection Regulations.

The Organizing Committee of Cyber Sousa Award of Xiamen International

Animation Festival

February 7, 2023