Panel of Judges in the World Contest

WINNER

National contests were held in 90 countries and regions, and a total of 712,845 entries were received globally. From among the entries that passed the national contests and advanced to the world contest, 26 winners were selected.
Please enjoy the 17th World Contest award-winning works, filled with the creativity of children who dream of a bright future.

Grand Prizes

Special Awards

Let's Change the Future of Cars Award

A car that relies on photosynthesis

Ichika Kojima

Age 11 / Japan
Waku-Doki Award

PUZZLE CAR

Moisey Nam

Age 13 / Republic of Korea

Best Finalists

The Judging: The judging team consisted of seven experts active in various fields, including artists, art directors, motor journalists, and racing team managers, as well as members of Toyota Motor Corporation, who strive to make ever-better cars in areas such as design and technology. The jury members exchanged opinions from diverse backgrounds while making their selections, based on the message, originality, and artistic quality of each work. Panel of Judges in the World Contest

Judges’ Comments: The children's unlimited creativity and imagination was really impressive and gave us many ideas and energy; There were many works in which the children were receptive to what was happening around them and expressed their inner selves

More information: More information of the national and global contests can be found in the Toyota Times: Toyota Times (Aug 5, 2024)

Press release: Press release of the Winners’ Announcement of the 17th (2024) Toyota Dream Car Art Contest can be downloaded from here: Press release

Since its establishment in 2004, the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest has received a total of approximately 9.4 million entries from 144 countries and regions. With the mission to “Produce Happiness for All”, Toyota is committed to create a society where people can dream of a brighter future and believes in the power of creativity as the driving force. Toyota holds this contest with the hope that children, who lead the future, will unleash their creativity and enjoy having a dream.

Our flying car: Daniela Smausova; Age 4 / Czech

Concept	A flying car that thinks and loves our whole family.
Judges’ comments	For a four-year-old child, touring in a car with his family is probably the best experience. The smiling face of the bus symbolizes the happiness of the family, and makes others smile as well.

Lunch car for Children: Warisara Samrit; Age 11 / Thailand

Concept	My goal is to end the hunger of kids and humanity worldwide. By reducing inequality in access to basic factors like food, I want to create alunchbox car that embodies the philosophy of a sufficiency economy through food processing. This ensures that every child, everywhere,receives nutritious food equally.
Judges’ comments	This work conveys the wish to make the world a happy and peaceful place where all children do not have to worry about food. This car will bring smiles to everyone's faces.

P3truck (Provision-Promotion-Prosperity truck): Damion Deven; Age 15 / Indonesia

Concept	Many people still have a great spirit to fight for a decent life. However, they face significant challenges in achieving it, such as lack of knowledge and skills, as well as difficulties in mobility. With this car, we will reach out to them and connect their great spirit with the paths they need so that they can have better jobs and produce popular products. This car also helps promote and distribute these products to various places.
Judges’ comments	The artwork expresses the energy of people gathering around the car that creates jobs and connects them to the next stage. This work gives us hope for a future in which everyone can live happily.

Concept

Many people still have a great spirit to fight for a decent life. However, they face significant challenges in achieving it, such as lack of knowledge and skills, as well as difficulties in mobility. With this car, we will reach out to them and connect their great spirit with the paths they need so that they can have better jobs and produce popular products. This car also helps promote and distribute these products to various places.

Judges’ comments

The artwork expresses the energy of people gathering around the car that creates jobs and connects them to the next stage. This work gives us hope for a future in which everyone can live happily.

PUZZLE CAR: Moisey Nam; Age 13 / Republic of Korea

Concept	This puzzle machine is not only convenient for replacing outdated spare parts with others, but also very convenient to operate and creativelycreate the desired machines.
Judges’ comments	I honestly want a car like this that I could freely enjoy customizing to my own tastes. This work conveys the artist’s love of mechanics.

A car that relies on photosynthesis: Ichika Kojima; Age 11 / Japan

Concept	This car is a living car that runs on photosynthesis. It doesn't run on gasoline, so there's no need for a gas station. It is completely self-driving, so even children can ride it by themselves. The entrance opens like a camera shutter. The pattern on the car's body resembles a leaf, and the leaves are used for photosynthesis, and the energy created through photosynthesis is used to power the car.
Judges’ comments	It is a wonderful work of art that makes you think about the people around you and society as a whole, and depicts the mobility of the future that will make people's lives richer and full of smiles.

Concept

This car is a living car that runs on photosynthesis. It doesn't run on gasoline, so there's no need for a gas station. It is completely self-driving, so even children can ride it by themselves. The entrance opens like a camera shutter. The pattern on the car's body resembles a leaf, and the leaves are used for photosynthesis, and the energy created through photosynthesis is used to power the car.

Judges’ comments

It is a wonderful work of art that makes you think about the people around you and society as a whole, and depicts the mobility of the future that will make people's lives richer and full of smiles.