NYAFF’s 20th edition will kick off at Film at Lincoln Center on August 6 with the in-person international premiere of Ryoo Seung-wan’s tense action thriller "Escape from Mogadishu," starring Kim Yoon-seok (NYAFF Star Asia winner 2018) and Zo In-sung. The film is dramatically constructed based on
'Tis the Season to run for your life as Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY) and the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) are in the giving spirit to present a free streaming series that highlights one of the sweeping film genres to grace the big screen that will
Whether online or offline, the festival continues to highlight women both behind and in front of the camera, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this 19th edition features a specific focus on women filmmakers: WOMEN TRANSFORMING FILM, starting with the Opening Film. A generous share of the
2020 is proving a banner year for Korea: Bong Joon-ho’s "Parasite" made Oscar history; the nation’s widely praised response to the Corona virus epidemic made headlines, and now Korean Baseball goes live on ESPN... finally! This is the perfect time for an event that pairs two
The New York Asian Film Foundation Inc. is America’s premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the exhibition and appreciation of Asian film culture in all its forms, with year-round festivals and programs, and a view to building bridges between Asia and America. The New York Asian Film
Eighteen – (and we’re) still “Too Young to Die:” Many will recognize the cheeky reference to NYAFF 2016 audience award winner, Kudo Kankuro’s _Too Young to Die!_, in which a busload of high-school students plummet to their deaths. They either end up in heaven or hell, both of which
On February 1-3 & 8-10, join us for the very first NYAFF Winter Showcase as we Rock the Lunar New Year! We're showing the very best in Asian cinema from the recent to the retro! Films are TBA as well as a few other surprises. Stay tuned to
Our annual survey of essential – and often wild – films is New York’s most exhaustive selection of titles from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and other countries across Southeast Asia. NYAFF features contemporary premieres and classic titles, plus a host of in-person appearances and Q&As with
Get wooed by die-hard romantics, unnerved by devil children, and bear witness to the fury of angry young men on paths of destruction in the sweet sixteenth edition of the New York Asian Film Festival. Wild cinematic outings that always have something to say about the human condition, this summer’
The 2015 Village Voice Best Film Festival award winner is back! The 15th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival will feature a full plate of unhinged, genre-bending films, brisk and intelligent entertainment, and uncompromising art-house gems that will satiate all appetites, wholesome and otherwise. Poised to be the
North America's leading festival of popular Asian cinema is back with over 50 new films from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, featuring World, International, and North American premieres and an all-star lineup of guests, including Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok, celebrated director Ringo Lam,
It's unlucky number 13! That's right, this year is the 13th New York Asian Film Festival and that means that you're going to walk under a ladder, trip over a black cat, break a mirror, and wind up getting squashed by a falling piano
