An image pickup module comprises a substrate mounting an image pickup element thereon, a holder mounted on the substrate so as to cover the image pickup element, the holder including a barrel portion for supporting a light receiving lens, the barrel portion having a stopper portion at its inner circumferential surface, a lens holder holding the light receiving lens, the lens holder being screwed and fixed into the barrel portion of the holder, and a spacer interposed between the stopper portion of the holder and the lens holder, the spacer being integrally formed with a sheet-like infrared ray cut film.