Hello! We are International Auto film festa.

■ Held an automobile film festival that originated in Japan.

The International Auto Film Festa is an open competition for short films (up to 15 minutes) centered around automobiles.

Originating from Japan, it uniquely blends film and automotive culture in an international film festival format.

We hope to foster collaboration and deepen exchanges with those interested in the automotive industry and cinematic arts, creating more opportunities to discover new works and talent worldwide.

■ The mission of the International Auto Film Festa.
We are holding a new automobile film festival.

• Easy for anyone to join.
• Anyone can see trends in automobile videos.
• We are introducing video works and directors throughout the year.
• Posted in Japanese and English.
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We will create a culture expressing automobiles' joy with videos.
Making film festivals more familiar.
Make it a gateway to success for creators.

In this film festival, anyone who loves automobiles can submit.
It all starts here.

■ The Jury (as of November 19, 2024)

Tetsuya Kato (CAR GRAPHIC / Japan)

Shinichiro Ehara (Auto Bild Japan / Japan)

Satoshi Ubukata (8speed.net / Japan)

Mário Bock (2024 Grand Prix Winner / Portugal)

Ukyo Katayama (Former F1 Racer / Japan)

Jaclyn Trop (Automotive Reporter / USA)

Mike Rutherford (Automotive Journalist / UK)

Masato Uchida (Designer / Japan)

Masahiro Terada (Director / Japan)

Peter Lyon (Journalist & Author / Australia)

Yoshiyuki Shimizu (IAFF Founder / Japan)

International Auto Film Festa Award
CAR GRAPHIC Award
Auto Bild Japan Award
8speed.net Award
and more.

International Auto Film Festa Overview
URL https://www.autofilmfesta.net

OPEN: 1 Jan 2025 Application page OPEN!
Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Selection: March 31, 2025 (by International Auto Film Festa)

Awards Ceremony: April 2025
“International Auto Film Festa 2025 Award Party!” (tentative title)
・Venue: AXIS GALLERY (AXIS Building 4F, 5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
・Contents: Announcement and recognition of winning works of award / After-party
・Co-sponsor: International Auto Film Festa / LE GARAGE
・Cooperation: AXIS GALLERY

Application fee: Free

Regulations:
Works completed or released after 1 January 2024.
Please comply with the applicable rules (We will add them later).
"within 15 minutes."

Participation conditions:
Individuals, groups, companies, etc., can participate regardless of nationality or age.

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Rules & Terms
When applying, it is necessary to agree to the rules of this film festival.

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Rules
・"Automobiles" must be the theme of the video work.
・The film work must be completed or released after January 1, 2024.

・Regarding copyrighted works such as music, images, and videos used in the submitted work, the applicant must own the copyrighted work or obtain prior permission from the right holder.

・The copyright of the submitted work belongs to the entrant, but the executive committee reserves the right to publish and use the proposed work on the web through the film festival account free of charge.
In addition, this executive committee may arbitrarily process, edit, modify, etc., for publication in productions to advertise the video and the film festival.

・The selected works of this film festival will be announced online.

・Applicants are responsible for all expenses required to apply for the video.

・The committee will not be held responsible for any accidents or other troubles during the production of the submitted work (including legal claims such as damages from those with intellectual property rights related to the submitted work).

・To submit your work, please upload your work to a video-sharing site such as YouTube or Vimeo and enter the relevant URL in the entry form.

*As long as the work can be viewed at the time of judging, there is no problem using any video-sharing service.
*Set your video to "Public" or "Unlisted" when uploading.
*Please fill in the application form if you want to set a password for the video (ex, Vimeo).
*Those who cannot be viewed during review due to viewing settings will not be subject to review.
*Nominated videos will be published on the web under the festival account. We'll make sure to contact applicants as needed.

・It is also possible to apply from "official site," "festhome," and "FilmFreeway," but the information to be submitted may differ depending on the specifications of each service.
*No matter how you apply, it will not affect the content of the examination.

・If the committee determines a violation or an act that seems to be illegal regarding the following items, it will not be subject to review. In addition, even after winning a prize, if the committee determines that there is a violation or fraud related to the following matters. The applicant shall bear all responsibility if the committee determines that a problem has occurred due to other reasons. In that case, the committee may invalidate the award given to the applicant.

Infringement of portrait rights (including rights related to people, buildings, works of art, trademarks, etc.) and privacy rights.
Content violates public order and morals, such as abusive language and obscene expressions.
Content that slanders individuals, companies, organizations, etc.
Content intended to advertise or solicit political purposes, religious solicitation, etc.
Any other matters related to each item.

・The personal information of applicants and recommenders shall be managed by the committee and used only for the project concerned.

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  • I was awarded with the 8speed.net for 2024. Great comunication during all the procces. This is a very specific and interesting Festival. Hope I can participate again in future events and see this one grow

    May 2024