20th New York Asian Film Festival

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20th New York Asian Film Festival
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Official poster
Opening film Escape from Mogadishu
Closing film Sinkhole
LocationFilm at Lincoln Center, New York
Founded2002
AwardsUncaged Award:
Anima by Cao Jinling
Hosted byNew York Asian Film Foundation Inc.
No. of films70 films
Festival dateOpening: 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
Closing: 22 August 2021 (2021-08-22)
LanguageInternational
Website NYAFF
New York Asian Film Festival
19th

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. [1] 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. [2]

Contents

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. [3] [4]

The Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film was awarded to Anima by Cao Jinling. [5]

Screening venues

New sections

This year a new section is added to focus on Asian American experience.

From 20th edition of the festival the non-competitive films are grouped thematically, in the following categories:

Jury

Films showcase

Sources: [6] [7] [8]

Highlighted title indicates award winner
YearTitleOriginal TitleCountryDirectorPremiere Status
Opening film
2021 Escape from Mogadishu 모가디슈South Korea Ryoo Seung-wan International Premiere
Asian American Focus
2021AmericanishUSAIman K. ZawahryNew York Premiere
2021A Shot Through the WallUSAAimee LongNew York Premiere
2021 Snakehead (film) USA Evan Jackson Leong Special Premiere
Beyond Borders
2021 The Asian Angel アジアの天使Japan, South Korea Yuya Ishii North American Premiere
2021Barbarian Invasion野蛮人入侵Malaysia Tan Chui Mui North American Premiere
2021Fighter파이터South KoreaJero YunNorth American Premiere
2020A Song for You他与罗耶戴尔ChineseDukar TserangNorth American Premiere
Centerpiece Presentation
2021 Raging Fire 怒火Hong Kong, China Benny Chan International Premiere
China on the Move
2020Anima莫爾道嘎ChinaCao JinlingNorth American Premiere
2020The Old Town Girls兔子暴力ChinaShen YuNorth American Premiere
2020Tough Out棒!少年ChinaXu Hui-jingNorth American Premiere
Closing film
2021 Sinkhole 싱크홀 South Korea Kim Ji-hoon North American Premiere
Crowd Pleasers
2021 All U Need Is Love 總是有愛在隔離 Hong Kong Vincent Kok North American Premiere
2020 Breakout Brothers 逃獄兄弟Hong KongMak Ho PongNorth American Premiere
2020The Con-Heartistอ้าย..คนหล่อลวงThailandMez TharatornNorth American Premiere
2020From Today, It's My Turn!!今日から俺は!!劇場版JapanYuichi FukudaUS Premiere
2020Hold Me Back私をくいとめてJapan Akiko Ohku US Premiere
2021jigoku-no-hanazono: Office Royale地獄の花園JapanKazuaki SekiNorth American Premiere
2020 My Missing Valentine 消失的情人節TaiwanChen Yu-hsunNew York Premiere
2020 One Second Champion 一秒拳王Hong Kong Chiu Sin Hang North American Premiere
2020Tonkatsu DJ AgetaroとんかつDJアゲ太郎JapanKen NinomiyaNorth American Premiere
2020 Zero To Hero 媽媽的神奇小子Hong KongJimmy WanNorth American Premiere
Emerging Voices: Narrative Short Showcase - IRL (In Real Life)
20201056 Meters一〇五六米Singapore, United StatesEdwin HoNew York Premiere
2020Chimera키메라United StatesEileen YoonEast Coast Premiere
2020Just Another DayIndia Prataya Saha World Premiere
2020Mother TongueUnited StatesEris Qian
2020Piglet Piglet美豬肉圓TaiwanTsung-Yen LinNew York Premiere
Emerging Voices: Narrative Short Showcase - Missed Connections
2020In the Dusk长河落日MongoliaZhuolanNew York Premiere
2021Invited InHong KongYuyu KitamuraWorld Premiere
2020Journey to the EastUSAEve LiuNorth American Premiere
2020ufo:pm午后飞船SingaporeXiao HanNew York Premiere
2020Winter By the River冬日河Shuyao Chen
Frontlines
2020BabiMalaysia Namewee North American Premiere
2020A Balance由宇子の天秤JapanYujiro HarumotoNorth American Premiere
2020I Don't Fire Myself나는 나를 해고하지 않는다South KoreaLee Tae-GyeomNorth American Premiere
2021Ninja Girlシュシュシュの娘(こ)JapanYu IrieWorld Premiere
2021A Shot Through the WallUSAAimee LongNew York Premiere
2020 The Silent Forest 無聲ChinaKo Chen-nienNew York Premiere
2020 Three Sisters 세 자매South KoreaLee Seung-wonNorth American Premiere
2020Tough Out棒!少年ChinaXu Hui-jingNorth American Premiere
2021The Way We Keep Dancing狂舞派 3Hong KongAdam WongNew York Premiere
Genre Masters
2021Coffin Homes鬼同你住Hong KongFruit ChanNorth American Premiere
2021The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Killザ・ファブル 殺さない殺し屋JapanKan EguchiNorth American Premiere
2021 Last of the Wolves 孤狼の血 LEVEL2JapanKazuya ShiraishiNorth American Premiere
2021 Limbo 智齒Hong Kong Soi Cheang North American Premiere
2021 Midnight 미드나이트South KoreaKwon Oh-seungInternational Premiere
2021The Prayer간호중South KoreaMin Kyu-dongInternational Premiere
2021Rising Shaolin: The Protector少林寺之得宝传奇ChinaStanley TongInternational Premiere
2020Sweetie, You Won't Believe itЖАНЫМ, ТЫ НЕ ПОВЕРИШЬ!KazakhstanYernar NurgaliyevNorth American Premiere
Hong Kong Panorama
1982 Boat People 投奔怒海Hong Kong Ann Hui Retrospective/Tribute Screening
1992 New Dragon Gate Inn 新龍門客棧Hong Kong Raymond Lee NYAFF 20th Anniversary Screening
1981 The Story of Woo Viet 胡越的故事Hong KongAnn HuiRetrospective/Tribute Screening
Next/Now
2021Here and ThereDito at DoonPhilippinesJP HabacNorth American Premiere
2020Keep Rolling好好拍電影Hong KongMan Lim ChungNew York Premiere
2020 Money Has Four Legs ခြေလေးချောင်းMyanmarMaung SunNorth American Premiere
2020Shadows殘影空間SingaporeGlenn ChanNorth American Premiere
2020 Snowball 최선의 삶South KoreaLee Woo-jeongInternational Premiere
2021Time殺出個黃昏Hong Kong Ricky Ko North American Premiere
Standouts
2021BlueブルーJapan Keisuke Yoshida US Premiere
2021 The Book of Fish 자산어보South Korea Lee Joon-ik International Premiere
2020 A Leg 腿반Taiwan Chang Yao-sheng U.S. Continental Premiere
2020 Samjin Company English Class 삼진그룹 영어토익반South KoreaLee Jong-pilNew York Premiere
2020 Under the Open Sky すばらしき世界Japan Miwa Nishikawa New York Premiere
Vanguards
2020As We Like It揭大歡喜TaiwanMuni Wei, Chen Hung-iEast Coast Premiere
2021 Junk Head JapanTakahide HoriU.S. Premiere
2021ZokkiゾッキJapan Naoto Takenaka, Takayuki Yamada, Takumi Saitoh North American Premiere

Films by country or region

YearTitleOriginal TitleRegion/CountryDirectorPremiere status
New Cinema from Japan
2021Over the Town街の上でEast Asia Rikiya Imaizumi U.S. Premiere
2021Sensei, 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 Premiere
South Korea
2021Ryuk-sa: A Teaser력사East Asia Cho Jin-woong International Premiere
2021 Spiritwalker 유체이탈자East AsiaYoon Jae-keunNorth American Premiere

Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Competition

Highlighted title indicates award winner
YearTitleOriginal TitleCountryDirectorAward status
2020Anima莫爾道嘎ChinaCao JinlingWon
2020City of Lost Things廢棄之城Taiwan Yee Chih-yen
2020 Hand Rolled Cigarette 手捲煙Hong Kong Chan Kin-long Variety Star Asia Award: Gordon Lam
2021JointJapanOudai Kojima
2020 Ten Months 십개월South KoreaNamkoong SunHonorable Mention [9]
2020 Tiong Bahru Social Club SingaporeTan Bee Thiam

Awards and winners

Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film

YearTitleOriginal TitleCountryDirector/ActorRef.
2020Anima莫爾道嘎ChinaCao Jinling [5]

Audience Award

YearTitleOriginal TitleCountryDirector/ActorRef.
2021AmericanishUSAIman K. Zawahry [5]
2021 Junk Head JapanTakahide Hori

Daniel Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema

YearTitleOriginal TitleCountryDirector/ActorRef.
2021 Spiritwalker 유체이탈자Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Yoon Kye-sang [10]

Star Asia Awards

ImageActor/ActressCountryRef.
Variety Star Asia Award
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Gordon Lam Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [11]
Variety Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award
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Ann Hui Hong Kong [12]
Rising Star Asia Award
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Sosuke Ikematsu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [13]
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Janine Gutierrez Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
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Bang Min-ah South Korea

References

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  9. Han Mi-hee (August 25, 2021). "'십개월의 미래' 뉴욕아시안영화제 특별 언급" [Special mention of 'The Future of Ten Months' at New York Asian Film Festival]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  10. "윤계상 '유체이탈자', 제20회 뉴욕아시안영화제 액션시네마상 수상(공식)" [Yoon Kye-sang's 'Fluid Fugitive' won the Action Cinema Award at the 20th New York Asian Film Festival (official)]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. July 25, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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  13. Kim Yu-jin (July 26, 2021). "최선의 삶' 방민아, 제20회 뉴욕아시안영화제 라이징 스타상 수상 "큰 기쁨"" [The Best Life' Bang Min-ah won the Rising Star Award at the 20th New York Asian Film Festival "Great joy]. Export News (in Korean). Retrieved August 20, 2021 via Naver.