The 20th New York Asian Film Festival was held in New York from 6 August to 22 August 2021. The opening film of the festival was Escape from Mogadishu, a South Korean film by Ryoo Seung-wan. Seventy titles were screened both online, as well as in person. The 20th edition of the festival featured two world premieres, six international premieres, twenty nine North American premieres, eight U.S. premieres and nine New York premieres.
2021's festival featured the first ever outdoor screening of Raymond Lee’s wuxia 1992 film New Dragon Gate Inn at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park on August 11. The event was co-presented by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York.
The Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film was awarded to Anima by Cao Jinling.
Screening venues Film at Lincoln Center SVA Theatre Eventive Virtual Film at Lincoln Center's Virtual Cinema Damrosch Park
New sections This year a new section is added to focus on Asian American experience. Asian American Focus selection
From 20th edition of the festival the non-competitive films are grouped thematically, in the following categories: Beyond Borders Crowd Pleasers Frontlines Genre Masters Next/Now Standouts Vanguards
Jury Janice Chua : Vice President of Imagine International. Evan Jackson Leong : Director and documentary filmmaker. Michael Rosenberg: President of Film Movement.
Films showcase
Highlighted title indicates award winner
YearTitleOriginal titleCountryDirectorPremiere StatusOpening film2021Escape from Mogadishu모가디슈South KoreaRyoo Seung-wanInternational PremiereAsian American Focus2021AmericanishUSAIman K. ZawahryNew York Premiere2021A Shot Through the WallUSAAimee LongNew York Premiere2021Snakehead (film)USAEvan 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 PremiereEmerging Voices: Narrative Short Showcase - IRL (In Real Life)20201056 Meters一〇五六米Singapore, United StatesEdwin Ho New York Premiere2020Chimera키메라United StatesEileen YoonEast Coast Premiere2020Just Another DayIndiaPrataya SahaWorld Premiere2020Mother TongueUnited StatesEris Qian2020Piglet Piglet美豬肉圓TaiwanTsung-Yen LinNew York PremiereEmerging Voices: Narrative Short Showcase - Missed Connections2020In the Dusk长河落日MongoliaZhuolan New York Premiere2021Invited InHong KongYuyu Kitamura World Premiere2020Journey to the EastUSAEve Liu North American Premiere2020ufo:pm午后飞船SingaporeXiao Han New York Premiere2020Winter By the River冬日河Shuyao Chen Frontlines2020BabiMalaysiaNameweeNorth American Premiere2020A Balance由宇子の天秤JapanYujiro HarumotoNorth American Premiere2020I Don't Fire Myself나는 나를 해고하지 않는다South KoreaLee Tae-GyeomNorth American Premiere2021Ninja Girlシュシュシュの娘（こ）JapanYu IrieWorld Premiere2021A Shot Through the WallUSAAimee LongNew York Premiere2020The Silent Forest無聲ChinaKo Chen-nienNew York Premiere2020Three Sisters세 자매South KoreaLee Seung-wonNorth American Premiere2020Tough Out棒！少年ChinaXu Hui-jingNorth American Premiere2021The Way We Keep Dancing狂舞派 3Hong KongAdam WongNew York PremiereGenre Masters2021Coffin Homes鬼同你住Hong KongFruit ChanNorth American Premiere2021The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Killザ・ファブル 殺さない殺し屋JapanKan EguchiNorth American Premiere2021Last of the Wolves孤狼の血 LEVEL2JapanKazuya ShiraishiNorth American Premiere2021Limbo智齒Hong KongSoi CheangNorth American Premiere2021Midnight미드나이트South KoreaKwon Oh-seungInternational Premiere2021The Prayer간호중South KoreaMin Kyu-dongInternational Premiere2021Rising Shaolin: The Protector少林寺之得宝传奇ChinaStanley TongInternational Premiere2020Sweetie, You Won't Believe itЖАНЫМ, ТЫ НЕ ПОВЕРИШЬ!KazakhstanYernar NurgaliyevNorth American PremiereHong Kong Panorama1982Boat People投奔怒海Hong KongAnn HuiRetrospective/Tribute Screening1992New Dragon Gate Inn 新龍門客棧Hong KongRaymond LeeNYAFF 20th Anniversary Screening1981The Story of Woo Viet胡越的故事Hong KongAnn HuiRetrospective/Tribute ScreeningNext/Now2021Here and ThereDito at DoonPhilippinesJP HabacNorth American Premiere2020Keep Rolling好好拍電影Hong KongMan Lim ChungNew York Premiere2020Money Has Four Legsခြေလေးချောင်းMyanmarMaung SunNorth American Premiere2020Shadows殘影空間SingaporeGlenn ChanNorth American Premiere2020Snowball최선의 삶South KoreaLee Woo-jeongInternational Premiere2021Time殺出個黃昏Hong KongRicky KoNorth American PremiereStandouts2021BlueブルーJapanKeisuke YoshidaUS Premiere2021The Book of Fish자산어보South KoreaLee Joon-ikInternational Premiere2020A Leg腿반TaiwanChang Yao-shengU.S. Continental Premiere2020Samjin Company English Class삼진그룹 영어토익반South KoreaLee Jong-pilNew York Premiere2020Under the Open Skyすばらしき世界JapanMiwa NishikawaNew York PremiereVanguards2020As We Like It揭大歡喜TaiwanMuni Wei, Chen Hung-iEast Coast Premiere2021Junk HeadJapanTakahide HoriU.S. Premiere2021ZokkiゾッキJapanNaoto Takenaka, Takayuki Yamada, Takumi SaitohNorth American Premiere
Films by country or region YearTitleOriginal titleRegion/Country DirectorPremiere statusNew Cinema from Japan2021Over the Town街の上でEast AsiaRikiya ImaizumiU.S. Premiere2021Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?先生、私の隣に座っていただけませんか？East AsiaTakahiro HorieWorld PremiereSouth Korea2021 Ryuk-sa: A Teaser 력사East Asia Cho Jin-woong International Premiere2021 Spiritwalker 유체이탈자East Asia Yoon Jae-keunNorth American Premiere
Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Competition Highlighted title indicates award winner
YearTitleOriginal titleCountryDirectorAward status2020Anima莫爾道嘎ChinaCao Jinling2020City of Lost Things廢棄之城TaiwanYee Chih-yen2020Hand Rolled Cigarette手捲煙Hong KongChan Kin-longVariety Star Asia Award: Gordon Lam2021JointJapanOudai Kojima2020Ten Months십개월South KoreaNamkoong Sun 2020Tiong Bahru Social ClubSingaporeTan Bee Thiam
Awards and winners Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Year Title Original Title Country Director/ActorRef.2020Anima莫爾道嘎ChinaCao Jinling
Audience Award Year Title Original Title Country Director/ActorRef.2021AmericanishUSAIman K. Zawahry2021Junk HeadJapanTakahide Hori Daniel Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema Year Title Original Title Country Director/ActorRef.2021 Spiritwalker Yoon Kye-sang
Star Asia Awards Image Actor/Actress CountryRef. Gordon Lam Ann Hui Hong Kong Sosuke Ikematsu Janine Gutierrez Bang Min-ah South Korea
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