Japan Indies Film Festival 2025 – Award Winners

 Japan Indies Film Festival 2025 has successfully concluded!

JIFF2025 was held on November 26th and 27th at Theater Guild Daikanyama in Tokyo and wrapped up with great success.

This year, we were once again honored to showcase a wide range of powerful, passionate indie films from around the world. We sincerely thank all the filmmakers, guests, and audience members who took part in the festival.

And to all the winners—congratulations!
Each film was filled with talent and heart, making the judging process incredibly challenging.

Below is the official list of JIFF2025 Award Winners.

Japan Indies Film Festival 2025 – Award Winners

🎬 Best Music Video
NAND – SOS – Aleksandr Irinarkhov

👽 Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Short
Tokyo Kaitensu – Guillaume Beinat Prunet, Jeremy Delhuvenne

📜 Best Documentary Short
Searching for Kurosawa – Richard Rowland

🎥 Best Feature Documentary
God As My Witness – Lindsay Q. Pitre

🎭 Best Narrative Short
The Apple Tree – Navid Negahban

🌸 Visual Elegance Award
The Missing Post Office – Clement Lefer

📝 Excellence in Storytelling
Paper Cranes & Blue Frog – Chavo

🎖 Jury’s Choice – Narrative Short
The Orange of Daydreams – Kenjo McCurtain

🖋 Best Screenplay
SHISHI – Mainichi Maru

🏆 Jury Award
COME BACK – Irina Velez Crespo, David Gelay & Mostafa Belbacha

👑 Grand Prize – Narrative Feature
No Time For Goodbye – Don Ng