The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) earlier this week held a sharing session on locally produced film Macau Races On, which has recently won the Best Event Film prize at the prestigious International Motor Film Awards 2025.
The sharing session took place on 20 October at the Macao Grand Prix Museum (MGPM), where the MGTO-produced Macau Races On is exclusive screened as part of the contents to showcase the cultural legacy of the iconic Macau Grand Prix (MGP) and its relevance to the city’s “tourism + events + sports” appeal.
During the sharing session, the film director Sérgio Basto Perez and co-director Ho Man U talked about the filmmaking process as well as the meaning of winning the prestigious prize. They also officially handed over the Best Event Film trophy to the MGPM for its collection (pictured).
The around eight-minute-long Macau Races On provides a cinematic experience of the legacy of the iconic race spanning over seventy years of history, inviting the public to experience the emotion of the MGP in and beyond the legendary Guia Circuit, while showcasing the relation between the event and the city, the festive side events atmosphere, workers, and logistics involved, along with the impact of the race on different generations of Macao and international drivers.
Widely regarded as the “Oscars for the motoring world”, the International Motor Film Awards is considered the world’s most prestigious awards event for the automotive film and television industry, according to MGTO.
The International Motor Film Awards 2025 ceremony took place in London on October 2. Macau Races On was announced as the winner, among a total of 20 nominations for the category of Best Event Film, selected by a jury composed of notable international industry professionals.
Meanwhile, the film also won another award on 11 October – the top prize in the category of “Spot & Adv Project – Fast Sport Stories” at the “43rd Sport Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Festival”.
The film is currently screened at the MGPM along with two other short films The Legend of the Macau Grand Prix (2021) and 70 Legendary Years of Macau Grand Prix (2023), both also launched by MGTO. For more information visit the museum’s website. – GNM
Photo: MGTO
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