Ninja Indies Music Awards Starts!

Hey Musicians! Japan has never ever had an indies music awards show. But now we do! Our aim is to become like the Mercury Awards in the UK! All winners are guaranteed airplay worldwide on the Mike Rogers Show and entry to the Top 3 videos countdown originating from Tokyo!

The Ninja Indies Music Awards (from Tokyo, Japan) celebrates the best in Japanese Indies music with an annual awards show at Milky Way, Shibuya and broadcast worldwide on the internet.

Besides the best of Japanese bands, we are also opening up our contest to Indies Bands the world over with the Ninja Indies Music Video Awards. Just post your video and get into the action. We support all indies bands!

The show is supported by the Mike Rogers Show and Mike is also our organiser and host.

Awards & Prizes

Best Awards offered for:

Best Rock video

Best Punk/Garage video

Best Hip Hop video

Best Pop music video

Best Electronica video

Best other category

Lifetime Achievement Award (Japanese band only)

Rules & Terms

Rules & Terms (Read carefully).· Indies bands only need apply!· Bands that are signed to a major label not eligible (Sony, Universal, Victor, Warner, etc. and their subsidiaries not eligible!)· Any language is OK. Subtitles are not necessary.

· All Entries must include a press pack including a short one-paragraph synopsis and short staff biography with a photo of director and producer for promotional use.

· All Entries must include a list of cast including high-quality photos for promotional use.

· Every submission has to pick one main category.

· Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.

· All music video entries should be sent via FilmFreeway. Please do not send discs or any downloadable files to us.·

 By entering Awards Show, filmmaker agrees that The Ninja Indies Music Video Awards has the right to use any movie stills or promotional photos for Ninja Indies Music Video Awards promotional purposes.

* Music Videos made after Jan. 2019 eligible

*Films must be in NTSC format.

*Winners may get distribution offers on the Mike Rogers Show (and others). Mike Rogers Show is on air at three Japanese FM stations and on all around the world in 18 nations and 53 stations, and growing by the week.

* Winning songs will also be listed on the Radio Indie Alliance top charts.

* We do not pay any screening fees.

*All music rights must be cleared through proper channels.

· Entries will not be returned

· Entry fees are non-refundable

* A project being Selected by the Selection Committee does not guarantee screening at the awards show. Many factors can cause non-screening of projects, though we do our best to eliminate them.

*Rules are subject to change due to current circumstances (Covid-19).

* We are the sister festival to Japan Indies Film Festival and Raindance Japan.

Go here: https://filmfreeway.com/NinjaIndiesMusicVideoAwards