JLOX+ Subsidy Project "A NEW DAWN" Wins Jury Prize in Contrechamp Section at Annecy International Animation Film Festival!

The film "A NEW DAWN" (English title: A NEW DAWN), supported by the "Subsidy Project for Overseas Expansion of Japanese Cultural and Artistic Content and Sports Industries (Content Industry Overseas Expansion Support) (JLOX+)" operated by the Specified Non-Profit Corporation Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO, Executive Director: Takamasa Matsutani, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) on behalf of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, has won the Jury Prize in the Contrechamp Competition section at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 (held June 21-27).

Details of the support provided to "A NEW DAWN" by VIPO, which operates the support project commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, are as follows:

Annecy International Animation Film Festival Contrechamp Competition Feature Film Section, Jury Prize "A NEW DAWN"

©2025 A NEW DAWN Film Partners

[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Subsidy Project]

- Subsidy for Promotion of Overseas Expansion and Infrastructure Strengthening of Content - J-LOD (FY2021 Subsidy) Support for projects conducting pitching for fundraising from overseas.

- FY2024 Supplementary JLOX+ Support for Localization & Promotion for Overseas Markets 1. English localization project for the animated feature film "A NEW DAWN" 2. Participation in the competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival (February 12-22, 2026), held in Berlin, including the accompanying film market EFM.

Furthermore, Ms. Fumie Takeuchi (Asmik Ace), the producer of this film, was dispatched to "Rotterdam International Film Festival Cinemart / Rotterdam Lab" (January 26-30, 2019) as part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "FY2018 Content-Related Business Matching Project."