Junk Head (Japan, 2021) [NYAFF 2021]
Film is a collaborative art form, and when it comes to uniquely individual achievements, they are few and far between. Even the most singular auteurs...
New York Asian Film Festival Announces 20th Edition for August 6 – 22
On August 6, 2021, the New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center will kick off the 20th edition of the New York...
Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (South Korea, 2019) [NYAFF 2020]
Cho Nam-joo’s novel Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982 has been hailed as one of the key South Korean modern feminists texts. Given the wider readership of...
New York Asian Film Festival 2020 Goes Virtual from August 28 – September 12
The 19th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) will be a special virtual edition running from August 28 to September 12, 2020....
Preview – New York Asian Film Festival Winter Showcase 2020: Love at First Bite, February 14-16
The New York Asian Film Festival ushers in the new decade with the second annual edition of its Winter Showcase. Held at Chelsea’s SVA Theatre...
Mr. Long (Japan, 2017) [NYAFF 2019]
Chang Chen is an internationally feted Taiwanese actor who has played a variety of roles ever since his debut as a student in Edward Yang’s...
Preview – New York Asian Film Festival Winter Showcase 2019, February 1-3 & 8-10
The inaugural edition of the New York Asian Film Festival Winter Showcase has a very timely theme. Everyone’s talking about “Crazy Rich Asians”, but what...
One Cut of the Dead (Japan, 2017) [NYAFF 2018]
Zombie movies have long enjoyed cult status amongst moviegoers and cinephiles alike but also with filmmakers themselves, often serving as a launching board for successful...
Respeto (Philippines, 2017) [NYAFF 2018]
Treb Montreras II’s debut feature-length film Respeto looks into the Fliptop Rap Battle, which comprises a large part of contemporary Filipino hiphop subculture in the...
Sad Beauty (Thailand, 2018) [NYAFF 2018]
Among the handful of women whose debut/second films are showcased at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival is Bongkod Bencharongkul, aka Bongkod Kongmalai or...