Organized by Unifrance in collaboration with the Ambassade de France in Japan, the City of Yokohama and Nissan, the 2025 French Film Festival in Yokohama will be held from March 20 to 23 in the Minato Mirai district. Since 1993, this event has been the biggest French cinema event in Asia, offering Japanese audiences a bold and eclectic selection of the latest French productions.
A press conference was held on Thursday, February 6 at the Résidence de France, to announce the selection of the 32nd French Film Festival in Yokohama, in the presence of Joji Tagawa, Vice President of Nissan; Takeharu Yamanaka, Mayor of Yokohama; Fumi Nikaido, special ambassador of the festival, Daniela Elstner, Executive Director of Unifrance, and Philippe Setton, Ambassadeur de France in Japan.
The selection
The Count of Monte Cristo (Opening Film)
📅 March 20 – 6.10pm to 9.40pm
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guests: Matthieu Delaporte (director), Alexandre De La Patellière (director), and Anamaria Vartolomei (actress)
🎬 Emilia Pérez
📅 March 21 – 7.30pm to 10.00pm
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guest: Jacques Audiard (director)
🎬 When Fall Is Coming
📅 March 22 – 3.00pm to 5.25pm
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guests: François Ozon (director) and Ludivine Sagnier (actress)
🎬 Dog on Trial
📅 March 21 – 5.00pm to 7.00pm
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guest: Laetitia Dosch (director and actress)
🎬 My Everything
📅 March 22 – 12.20pm to 2.30pm
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guest: Anne-Sophie Bailly (director)
🎬 Cat's Eyes (series)
📅 March 22 – 9.30am to 11.45am
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guest: Michel Catz (creator)
🎬 It's Not Me
📅 March 22 – 6.00pm to 7.30pm
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guest: Leos Carax (director)
🎬 Maria Montessori
📅 March 23 – 1.00pm to 3.10pm
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guest: Léa Todorov (director)
🎬 Rosalie
📅 March 23 – 4.00pm to 6.30pm
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guests: Stéphanie Di Giusto (director) and Nadia Tereszkiewicz (actress)
🎬 The Most Precious of Cargoes
📅 March 23 – 7.00pm to 9.10pm
📍 Yokohama Burg 13
🎤 Guest: Michel Hazanavicius (director)
Opening Night
With “Bonjour Yokohama” as its motto, the 2025 French Film Festival in Yokohama will open with great fanfare on Thursday, March 20, with a prestigious red carpet event bringing together French and Japanese talent.
Fumi Nikaido, a Japanese actress with a passion for French cinema, will be the ambassador for this year's festival, which is all about encounters and dialogue.
Apart from screenings, many events with be organized:
- Encounters and discussions with the invited talents
- Master classes moderated by film industry professionals exploring diverse aspects of the cinema arts.
On the market front
After the festival, Unifrance is organizing the French Film Market in Tokyo on March 24 and 25, at the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower in the central Shinjuku district.
An opening cocktail reception will be held on March 24 at the Résidence de France.
For all inquiries, please contact elsa.debalby@unifrance.org
Discover this edition's trailer!
---
The French Film Festival in Yokohama is supported by the Ambassade de France in Japan, the City of Yokohama, Nissan, agnès b., the Institut Français of Japan, the CNC, PROCIREP, and TitraFilm.
Unifrance also thanks the patrons of the Unifrance Endowment Fund: Accor (Grand Patron), BNP Paribas (Patron), and Vranken-Pommery Monopole (Patron).
Media Gallery
