NIPPON VISIONS AUDIENCE AWARD ½
The NIPPON VISIONS AUDIENCE AWARD is presented for the twelfth time. This award, endowed with € 2,000, is donated by the Japanisches Kultur- und Sprachzentrum in Frankfurt, which promotes Japanese language and culture in the Rhine-Main area.
All films in the section that are at least 60 minutes long, have at least their German premiere at the festival, and were either produced in Japan or made by Japanese directors since 2025 are eligible for the competition.

Nippon Visions Audience Award Competition Films
Ando by Yoshiaki ARAI
AT THE LOVEHOTEL by Santa IKEGAME
Cosmo Corpus by Yokna HASEGAWA
Dawn Chorus by Yoshinori SATO
The Deepest Space in Us by Yasutomo CHIKUMA
Kaneko Fumiko by Sachi HAMANO
Kiiroiko by Mika IMAI
Long Night by Yui KUSAKARI
Saikai Paradise by Keiko TSURUOKA
A Unique Country in Asia by Kenji YAMAUCHI