Japan Film Makers Association(JFMA) was established in 1995, as a cooperative association for independent film/video production of small and medium enterprises (Any entity which is a company whose capital or total amount of investment does not exceed fifty million yen (50,000,000 yen), or a company or an individual whose regular workforce does not exceed one hundred persons) in 1995.

It aims at the sound development of the movie production business, to engage in business in a cooperative manner based on the spirit of mutual support, and to make opportunity to conduct fair economic activities, thereby promoting voluntary economic activities and achieving an improvement in economic status.