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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CREATIVE AWARD
December 5-7, 2025 in Osaka Japan
About ISCA
This is an International creative award
for students from universities, graduate schools,
and vocational schools in Japan and overseas.
The domestic category accepts applications on a school / teacher basis.
Knowledge Capital (KC) is pleased to announce
that the 13th edition of the International Students Creative Award (ISCA) will be held.
Knowledge Capital is the organizer of ISCA and other awards and events.
International Students Creative Award aims to discover and highlight young creative talent
in the field of video production and digital contents.
It is dedicated to students specializing in arts and information media
at universities, graduate schools or vocational schools around the world.
The award consists of three categories:
'Domestic Video Content', 'International Video Content' and 'Digital Content (Japan only)'.
In the 2025 edition, we received 1,215 entries, including those from 89 countries across the globe.
2025
11:59 pm
(JST)
(Fri)
the official ISCA
2025 website
Screening & Exhibition
5(Fri), 6 (Sat),
7 (Sun)
The dates and venue for
the announcement of the ISCA2025 winning works, screening,
and exhibition of the award-winning works have been decided!
VS. IS A MAGICAL BOX
FOR NEW IDEAS AND EMOTIONS
VS. is a cultural apparatus where diverse genres and ideas energize each other, fostering "good competition" to create new values.
Design supervised by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, and designed by Nikken Sekkei Ltd., VS. opened in September 2024 in Grand Green Osaka’s Umekita Park.
Located in an expansive underground space of approximately 1,400 square meters, the venue features unique architectural spaces, including an exhibition studio with a 15-meter-high ceiling, offering a fresh impact on both visitors and society. This distinctive site, where top-tier creators such as Daito Manabe, Yuni Yoshida, and Tadao Ando have showcased their works, will host the announcement of this year’s award-winning works.
Award Outline
TOTAL MEDIA DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CO., LTD・NOMURA TAKUYA OFFICE, INC.
Secretariat : SUPER FESTIVAL,Inc
Judges
Special Judges Interviews
Domestic Video Content
International Video Content
Digital Content
Professor emeritus,The University of Tokyo
Research Laboratories, Inc./
MIT Technology Review Japan Advisor
GUIDELINE
This year's application period closed on July 31, 2025.
Thank you very much for all your applications!!
2025
11:59 pm
(JST)
(Fri)
the official ISCA
2025 website
Screening & Exhibition
5(Fri), 6 (Sat),
7 (Sun)
The nominees for ISCA2025
have been selected.
Winners' comments and award-winning films
have been released on December 26, 2025
Winning works have been announced
on December 5, 2025
Synopses and thumbnails of the nominated works
have been released on Oct 31, 2025
Published Oct. 17, 2025
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