499 submissions from 73 countries.
The International Auto Film Festa 2025 received 499 film entries from 73 countries, making it a diverse and enriching edition. Submissions spanned a wide range of genres including commercials, promotional videos, music videos, CG works, animation, drama, and documentary. The festival once again demonstrated its unique position as a platform merging automotive culture and cinema.
Event Summary (2025)
| Entry Period: | January 1 – February 28, 2025 |
| Award Ceremony: | April 26, 2025 (co-hosted with Le Garage at AXIS Gallery, Tokyo) |
| Award Categories (8): | Grand Prix / CAR GRAPHIC Award / 8speed.net Award / PRONEWS Award / Team UKYO Award / Best Car of the Year Award / Promotional Video Excellence Award / Drama Excellence Award |
| Entry Fee: | Free |
Regulations
・Films completed or released on or after January 1, 2024
・Maximum runtime: 15 minutes
・Premiere status not required (previously released works accepted)
・Additional rules available on the official submission site
Eligibility
・Open to anyone with a passion for automobiles
・Individuals, groups, or organizations of any nationality or age were welcome to participate
Participating Countries
Entries were submitted from the following 73 countries, encouraging cross-cultural exchange among global filmmakers and sparking new collaborative initiatives:
Singapore, United Kingdom, Italy, United States, Japan, Portugal, Georgia, Norway, Spain, Egypt, Serbia, Tunisia, Lebanon, Germany, Iran, Turkey, China, Philippines, India, France, Argentina, Bahrain, Mongolia, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Brazil, Israel, Croatia, Latvia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Uganda, Cyprus, Belgium, Australia, South Korea, Kenya, Russia, Iraq, Switzerland, Bangladesh, Puerto Rico, Yemen, Canada, Romania, Ireland, Armenia, Pakistan, Colombia, Syria, Azerbaijan, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Hungary, Palestine, Malaysia, Rwanda, North Macedonia, Cameroon, UAE, Chile, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Morocco, Finland.
Submissions Breakdown
Total Entries: 499
– Via Official Website: 28
– Via Festhome: 9
– Via FilmFreeway: 462
Talk Session at AUTOMOBILE COUNCIL 2025
On April 13, 2025
At the final day of AUTOMOBILE COUNCIL 2025 (held at Makuhari Messe), a talk session was conducted featuring IAFF Executive Committee members Yoshiyuki Shimizu and Peter Lyon, along with IAFF Ambassador Yumi Yoshida.
IAFF2025 Nominee Screenings
On April 15 – 20, 2025
Nominee films were screened at the 2nd-floor lounge of MAZDA TRANS AOYAMA (Minato-ku, Tokyo), prior to the Grand Prix announcement. With the support of MAZDA TRANS AOYAMA, IAFF held its first offline screening event.
Audience voting was introduced for the first time, allowing visitors to vote and leave messages for the filmmakers.
*Audience voting results are available here:
https://autofilmfesta.net/en/audience-vote-results/
Award Ceremony
On April 26, 2025
The 2025 Award Party was held at AXIS Gallery (Roppongi, Tokyo), co-hosted with Le Garage.
Nominee directors in attendance were introduced, and winners of each category were announced.
Report on the award ceremony
*A photo report from the venue is available at:
https://autofilmfesta.net/2025awardparty-report/
Two new special awards were introduced: the Team UKYO Award and Best Car of the Year Award, presented by Mr. Ukyo Katayama and IAFF committee member Peter Lyon.
Additional media-sponsored awards were presented by CAR GRAPHIC, 8speed.net, and PRONEWS. Mr. Tom Inokawa, Editor-in-Chief of PRONEWS, attended the ceremony to present the award.
The Grand Prix and Drama Award were presented by Executive Director Yoshiyuki Shimizu and committee member Masahiro Terada.
Media Coverage
Number of articles: Over 228
Media outlets covered: More than 72
*Coverage period: November 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025
Estimated ad value: Over ¥6,000,000 (based on PR TIMES data)