The 6th Japan Media Arts Festival, organized by the Japan Media Arts Festival Executive Committee (which included the Agency for Cultural Affairs), was an annual event held in 2002-2003 to honor outstanding works across four divisions: Art, Entertainment, Animation, and Manga. The festival's entry period ran from August 1 to October 31, 2002, with an exhibition and awards ceremony taking place from February 27 to March 9, 2003, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Established in 1997, the festival aimed to promote the creation and development of media arts in Japan and concluded in 2022.