NYAFF remains fully committed to increasing exposure of Asian representation on screen and providing opportunities for audiences of all communities to experience the diversity and brilliance of Asian and Asian American cinema.
The New York Asian Film Festival is pleased to present a deliciously chilling aperitif to cap off our successful 20th edition. Starting immediately after NYAFF’s main course, we will serve up a ten-day virtual series of tasty Taiwanese horror films to celebrate the island nation's traditional Ghost
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
It’s the seventh edition of the Old School Kung Fu Fest, a perennially wild weekend of incredible classic martial arts and action movies, and for this lucky year we’ve got something extra special: “Wonder Women of the Martial Arts,” featuring some of the fiercest female warriors to ever
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’
