Produced by Actas and distributed by Showgate, the film is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima from a script written by Reiko Yoshida and features an ensemble cast that includes Mai Fuchigami, Ai Kayano, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami, and Yuka Iguchi.

With the help of Miho and Maho's mother Shiho Nishizumi, who wants a rematch for Kuromorimine, they convince the Ministry to sign an agreement to reopen Ōarai's school once they win the annihilation match against Hand-picked University Team commanded by Alice Shimada.

With a total of three tanks remaining in the match, the Nishizumi sisters work together to confront Alice in a heated battle that ends with Ōarai's victory.

Jōyō Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper based in Ibaraki Prefecture, reported a sequel to Girls und Panzer (2012) was "being tentatively planned" in December 2012, citing the franchise's popularity.

[7] At the Heartful Tank Carnival event in April 2013, Tsutomu Mizushima was announced to be returning to direct a film for the franchise after the project was greenlit.

[10] Additional cast were announced in October 2015, including Ayana Taketatsu as Alice Shimada, Ayumi Fujimura as Megumi, Yuko Iida as Azumi, Mai Nakahara as Rumi, Madoka Yonezawa as Tamaki Tamada, Naomi Ōzora as Haru Fukuda, Natsumi Takamori as Rosehip, Jenya as Klara, Mamiko Noto as Mika, Shino Shimoji as Aki, and Miho Ishigami as Mikko.

The company provided illustrations of nine tanks that were featured in the film: BT-42, Centurion Mk 1, Churchill I–VII, Crusader, Karl-Gerät, T28, M26 Pershing, VK 4501 (P), and T95.

[1][17] Bandai Namco Arts released the film's original soundtrack composed by Shirō Hamaguchi under their Lantis label in Japan on November 18, 2015.

[18] Japanese kantele player Hiroko Ara played the Finnish folk tune included in the soundtrack titled "Säkkijärven polkka".

[23][24] A novel written by screenwriter Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Fumikane Shimada and Isao Sugimoto was released on October 10, 2015, which would fill in the gap between the anime television series and the film.

[23] Promotional partners for the film included Kirin Company, through their "Fire" canned coffee brand;[25] Circle K Sunkus, through the use of a Rakuten point card;[26] Ōarai Marine Tower;[27] karaoke chains Manekineko and Dam;[28] World of Tanks;[29] Bakudan-yaki Honpo restaurant;[29] Namco, which set up character pop stores in Japan;[30] and Book-Ace bookstore.

[31] Girls und Panzer der Film was previously scheduled to be released in 2014,[8] before it was shifted between June and August 2015,[21] and then to the November premiere.

[41] Girls und Panzer der Film was released on Blu-ray and DVD combo set in the United States and Canada by Sentai Filmworks on May 16, 2017,[42] and began streaming on Hidive on August 24.

[48] Girls und Panzer der Film earned $1.05 million in its opening weekend,[49] ranking second at the Japanese box office behind World of Delight (2015).

[57][2] Nick Creamer of Anime News Network graded Girls und Panzer der Film "A−", feeling that the film "wraps up all of its actual plot into a concise twenty minute interlude, mixing that with some goofy comedy courtesy of Miho's friends and a little more character work for the original series' underserved squads".

He praised Mizushima's direction, the film's second half that had "one of the most impressive and entertaining battle scenes you could imagine", how a huge ensemble of characters earned their moments, and the CG animation.

[58] Writing for Otaku USA, Paul Thomas Chapman felt that the film had "full of masterfully executed action set pieces and comedic beats".

[68] Seiman Dōman, Maruko Nii, Ren Hibasaka, Ryohichi Saitaniya, Yu Tsunamino, Hekiru Hikawa, Hagi Midori, Chomoran, Tsuchii, Yu Yagami, Takashi Ino, Makoto Katayama, and Ikumi Nakagami (who voices Yukari Akiyama) each authored a manga compiled in the first volume of the anthology.

[69] A manga adaptation of Girls und Panzer der Film, titled Girls und Panzer der Film: Variante (ガールズ＆パンツァー 劇場版 Variante), was illustrated by Takashi Ino and was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine from August 5, 2016,[71] to August 5, 2022.

[86] The first film in the series, Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1, was produced by Actas and directed by Mizushima from a script written by Yoshida.