The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) is a film festival held in New York City dedicated to the display of Asian film and culture. The New York Asian Film Festival generally features contemporary premieres and classic titles from Eastern Asia and Southeast Asia (particularly Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, and Thailand), though South Asian cinema has also been represented via films from India and Pakistan.
Background The NYAFF displays many of its films as a first-and-only screening in the country, giving audiences the chance to see films that would not otherwise be distributed in the United States. Actors and directors of the exhibited films are often brought over as special guests of the NYAFF. Genres featured in the film festival include Horror, Gangster/Crime, Martial Arts, and Action.
The New York Asian Film Festival is owned and operated by the nonprofit organization the New York Asian Film Foundation Inc. Every year the annual film festival is organized and curated by president and executive director Samuel Jamier, programmers Claire Marty, David Wilentz, Karen Severns, and Koichi Mori. The festival's selection is curation-based but also accepts a number of submissions.
Starting in 2008, in addition to the Audience Award, the festival also handed out a Jury Prize. In 2013 the Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema was added in memory of the festival's late director and treasurer. The festival is also a large engine for filmmakers and their films to be picked up by large name distribution companies in the United States and in Asia.
Venues Film at Lincoln Center is the festival's main institutional partner and home venue since 2010.
Until 2007, the festival was held annually at the Anthology Film Archives and The ImaginAsian. In 2007, the festival moved to the IFC Center and Japan Society, and in 2010, Film at Lincoln Center became the festival's primary home, with SVA Theatre as a second venue. In 2022, the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, New Jersey became an additional venue.
New York Asian Film Festival screenings
2026 Edition
Screenings was held from July 10–26, 2026 at Film at Lincoln Center.
Year Title Original Title Country Director Premiere StatusOpening film 2026 Colony 군체 South Korea Yeon Sang-ho North American Premiere
2025 Edition
Screenings was held from July 11–27, 2025 at Film at Lincoln Center.
Year Title Original Title Country Director Premiere StatusOpening film 2024 Informant 정보원 South Korea Kim Suk World Premiere
2024 Edition
Screenings were held from July 12–28, 2024 at Film at Lincoln Center.
Year Title Original Title Country Director Premiere StatusOpening film 2024 Victory 빅토리 South Korea Park Beom-su World PremiereCenterpiece Presentation 2024 The Killers 더 킬러스 South Korea Kim Jong-kwan, Roh Deok, Chang Hang-jun, Lee Myung-Se World PremiereClosing film 2024 Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 九龍城寨·圍城 Hong Kong Soi Cheang North American Premiere
2023 Edition
Screenings were held from July 14–30, 2023 at Film at Lincoln Center.
Year Title Original Title Country Director Premiere StatusOpening film 2023 Killing Romance 킬링 로맨스 South Korea Lee Won-suk North American PremiereCenterpiece Presentation 2023 Dream 드림 South Korea Lee Byeong-heon International PremiereClosing film 2023The Monkey King United States Anthony Stacchi World Premiere
2022 Edition
Screenings were held from July 15–31, 2022 at Film at Lincoln Center and Asia Society. YearTitleOriginal titleCountryDirectorPremiere StatusOpening film2022Fast & Feel Loveเร็วโหด..เหมือนโกรธเธอThailand Nawapol ThamrongrattanaritInternational PremiereAsian American Focus2022Dealing with DadUSATom HuangEast Coast PremiereCenterpiece Presentation2022Hansan: Rising Dragon한산: 용의 출현South KoreaKim Han-minU.S. PremiereClosing film2022Alienoid외계+인 1부South KoreaChoi Dong-hoonNorth American Premiere
2021 Showcase
Screenings were held from August 6–22, 2021 at SVA Theater. YearTitleOriginal titleCountryDirectorPremiere StatusAsian American Focus2021AmericanishUSAIman K. ZawahryNew York Premiere2021A Shot Through the WallUSAAimee LongNew York Premiere2021SnakeheadUSAEvan Jackson LeongSpecial PremiereBeyond Borders2021The Asian Angelアジアの天使Japan, South KoreaYuya IshiiNorth American Premiere2021Barbarian Invasion野蛮人入侵MalaysiaTan Chui MuiNorth American Premiere2021Fighter파이터South KoreaJero YunNorth American Premiere2020A Song for You他与罗耶戴尔ChineseDukar TserangNorth American PremiereCenterpiece Presentation2021Raging Fire怒火Hong Kong, ChinaBenny ChanInternational PremiereChina on the Move2020Anima莫爾道嘎ChinaCao JinlingNorth American Premiere2020The Old Town Girls兔子暴力ChinaShen YuNorth American Premiere2020Tough Out棒！少年ChinaXu Hui-jingNorth American PremiereClosing film2021Sinkhole싱크홀South KoreaKim Ji-hoonNorth American PremiereCrowd Pleasers2021All U Need Is Love總是有愛在隔離Hong KongVincent KokNorth American Premiere2020Breakout Brothers逃獄兄弟Hong KongMak Ho PongNorth American Premiere2020The Con-Heartistอ้าย..คนหล่อลวงThailandMez TharatornNorth American Premiere2020From Today, It's My Turn!!今日から俺は!!劇場版JapanYuichi FukudaUS Premiere2020Hold Me Back私をくいとめてJapanAkiko OhkuUS Premiere2021jigoku-no-hanazono: Office Royale地獄の花園JapanKazuaki SekiNorth American Premiere2020My Missing Valentine消失的情人節TaiwanChen Yu-hsunNew York Premiere2020One Second Champion一秒拳王Hong KongChiu Sin-hangNorth American Premiere2020Tonkatsu DJ AgetaroとんかつDJアゲ太郎JapanKen NinomiyaNorth American Premiere2020Zero To Hero媽媽的神奇小子Hong KongJimmy WanNorth American Premiere
2020 2nd Winter Showcase Screenings were held from Feb 14–16, 2020 at SVA Theater. YearTitleOriginal titleCountryDirectorPremiere Status1994Eat Drink Man Woman飲食男女 + Ang Lee2019Extreme Job극한직업Lee Byeong-heon2019The First Supper最初の晩餐Shiro TokiwaNorth America1996God of Cookery食神Stephen Chow2013The LunchboxThe LunchboxRitesh Batra1985TampopoタンポポJuzo Itami2013Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast總舖師Chen Yu-hsun
2019 Screenings were held from June 28 – July 14, 2019 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and SVA Theater. YearTitleOriginal titleCountryDirectorPremiere Status2018212 WarriorWiro Sableng 212Angga Dwimas SasongkoNorth America20195 Million Dollar Life五億円のじんせいMoon Sung-hoNorth American2018A First Farewell第一次的离别Lina WongUS 2019A Resistance항거Joe Min-hoNorth America2019Another Child미성년Kim Yoon-seokNorth America2019The Attorney一級指控Wong Kwok-faiInternational 2018Complicityコンプリシティ 優しい共犯Kei ChikauraNew York2018The Crossing过春天Bai Xue2018Dare to Stop Us止められるか、俺たちをKazuya ShiraishiNew York2018Dark Figure of Crime암수살인Kim Tae-kyunNew York 2019The Fableザ・ファブルKan EguchiUS2019The Fatal Raid辣警霸王花2 不義之戰Jacky LeeNorth America2019Fly Me to the Saitama翔んで埼玉Hideki TakeuchiNew York2019FurieHai PhượngLe-Van Kiet2018G AffairsG殺Lee Cheuk PanNorth America2018The Gun銃Masaharu TakeNorth American2019Han Dan寒單Huang Chao-liangNorth America2018Hard-Coreハード・コアNobuhiro YamashitaNorth American2019If You Are Happy学区房83弄Xiaoming ChenNew York 1993Iron Monkey少年黃飛鴻之鐵馬騮Yuen Woo-ping2019It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show瘋狂電視台Nien-Chu HsiehNorth America2018JamjamSabuNorth American2018Jinpa撞死了一只羊Pema TsedenUS 2018Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels꼭두 이야기Kim Tae-yongUS 2018Lying to Mom鈴木家の嘘Katsumi NojiriNorth American2018MaMaKenneth Lim DagatanInternational 2018Maggie메기Yi Ok-seopNorth America2018Master Z: Ip Man Legacy葉問外傳：張天志Yuen Woo-ping1982The Miracle Fighters奇門遁甲Yuen Woo-ping2019Missbehavior恭喜八婆Pang Ho-cheung2018Money돈Park Noo-riNew York 2018Move the Grave이장Jeong Seung-oInternational 2017Mr. LongMR. LONG/ミスター・ロンSabu2019The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale기묘한 가족Lee Min-jaeNorth America2018The Poolนรก 6 เมตรPing LumpraploengNorth America2019Push and Shove狗眼看人心Wu NanNorth America2018The Rib肋骨Wei ZhangNorth America2019Samurai Marathonサムライマラソン + Bernard RoseNorth American2018Savage雪暴Cui Siwei2018The Scoundrels狂徒Tzu-Hsuan HungNew York 2016See You Tomorrow擺渡人Zhang JiajiaNorth America2018Signal RockChito S. RoñoNew York 2018Someone in the Clouds真愛神出來Mitch Lin and Gary Tseng2018Song LangSong LangLeon LeNew York 2018Still Human淪落人Oliver Siu Kuen ChanNew York 2018Sub-Zero Wind영하의 바람Kim Yu-riNorth America2019The Terror: InfamyThe Terror: InfamyJosef Kubota WladykaWorld 2018Uncle and House合群路Luo HanxingInternational 2019Walk With Me雙魂Ryon LeeNorth America2019White Snake白蛇：缘起Amp Wong, Ji ZhaoNorth America2019The White Storm 2 Drug Lords掃毒2天地對決Herman YauInternational 2019Winter After Winter冬去冬又来Xing JianNorth America2018Wushu Orphan武林孤儿Huang HuangNorth America2018Zombiepura尸杀军营Jacen TanNorth America
2019 1st Winter Showcase Screenings were held from February 1–3 & 8–10, 2019 at SVA Theater. YearTitleOriginal titleCountryDirectorPremiere Status2014100 Yen Love百円の恋Masaharu Take2006After This Our Exile父子 + + Patrick Tam2019Breathless똥파리Yang Ik-June2005Crying Fist주먹이 운다Ryoo Seung-wanNew York2018Fly by Night非常盜Zahir OmarNew York2017Have a Nice Day好极了Liu Jian1992King of Beggars武狀元蘇乞兒Gordon Chan1995Mee Pok ManMee Pok ManEric Khoo2009MerantauMerantauGareth Evans2018Miss Baek미쓰백Lee Ji-WonNorth America1979The Mystery of Chess Boxing雙馬連環Joseph Kuo2011The Raid: RedemptionSerbuan mautGareth Evans19777 Grandmasters虎豹龍蛇鷹Joseph Kuo1968The Swordsman of All Swordsmen一代劍王Joseph Kuo
2018 Screenings were held from June 29 – July 15, 2018 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and SVA Theater. YearTitleOriginal titleCountryDirectorPremiere Status20171987: When the Day Comes1987Jang Joon-hwan2017After My Death죄 많은 소녀Kim Ui-seokNorth American2017The Age of Blood역모 – 반란의 시대Kim Hong-sun2008Beast Stalker証人Dante Lam2017The Big Call猜猜我是誰Oxide PangNorth American2018Blood of Wolves孤狼の血Kazuya ShiraishiNorth American2017The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful血觀音Yang Ya-che2017The Brink狅戰Jonathan LiNew York2018Buffalo Boys Mike WiluanU.S.2018BuyBustErik MattiWorld2017Counters카운터스Lee Il-haNorth American2018Crossroads: One Two JagaOne Two JagaNamronNorth American2018Dude's Manual脱单告急Kevin Ko2018DukunDain SaidInternational2018Dynamite Graffiti素敵なダイナマイトスキャンダルMasanori TominagaNorth American2017The Empty Hands空手道Chapman To2018End of Summer西小河的夏天Zhou QuanNew York2017The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes前任3: 再见前任Tian Yu-sheng2018Gatao 2: Rise of the King角頭GATAO 2: 王者再起Yen Cheng-kuoNorth American2017Hit the Night밤치기Jeong Ga-youngNorth American2018House of the Rising Sons兄弟班Anothony ChanWorld2017The Hungry Lion飢えたライオンTakaomi OgataNorth American2017I Can Speak아이 캔 스피크Kim Hyun-seok2018InuyashikiいぬやしきShinsuke SatoNorth American2015Kakekomi駆込み女と駆出し男Masato HaradaNew York1995Kamikaze TaxiMasato Harada2017The Last Verse最後的詩句Tseng Ying-tingNew York2018Little Forest리틀 포레스트Yim Soon-ryeNew York2018LiverleafミスミソウEisuke NaitoNorth American2018Looking for Lucky尋狗啟事Jiang Jia-chenNorth American2017The Looming Storm暴雪将至Dong YueNorth American2018Men on the Dragon逆流大叔Sunny ChanWorld2017Microhabitat소공녀Jeon Go-woonNorth American2017Midnight Busミッドナイト・バスMasao TakeshitaNorth American2017Missing Johnny強尼．凱克Huang XiNew York2017NeomanilaMikhail RedNew York2017Old Beast老兽Zhou ZiyangNew York2018On Happiness Road幸福路上Sung Hsin-yinNorth American2013On the JobErik Matti2017One Cut of the Deadカメラを止めるな！Shinichirou UedaNorth American2018Operation Red Sea紅海行動Dante Lam2017Paradox殺破狼・貪狼Wilson Yip2017Premikaเปรมิกาป่าราบSiwakorn JarupongpaNorth American2017RespetoTreb MonterasNorth American2018The Return Malene ChoiNew York2018River's Edgeリバーズ・エッジIsao YukisadaNorth American2018Sad Beautyเพื่อนฉัน...ฝันสลายBongkod BencharongkulNorth American2017Sekigahara関ヶ原Masato HaradaNew York2018The Scythian Lamb羊の木Daihachi YoshidaNew York2018Sid & Aya: Not a Love StoryIrene VillamorNew York2017Smokin' on the Moonニワトリ☆スターKanata WolfInternational2000Tears of the Black Tigerฟ้าทะลายโจรWisit Sasanatieng2017The Third Murder三度目の殺人Hirokazu Kore-edaNew York2013Unbeatable激戰 Dante Lam2018We Will Not Die TonightRichard SomesWorld2018What a Man Wants바람 바람 바람Lee Byeong-heonInternational2017Wrath of Silence暴裂无声Xin YukunNew York
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