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| Opening film | Killing Romance by Lee Won-suk |
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| Location | Film at Lincoln Center, New York |
| Founded | 2002 |
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| Hosted by | New York Asian Film Foundation Inc. |
| Artistic director | Samuel Jamier |
| No. of films | 78 films |
| Festival date | Opening: 14 July 2023 Closing: 30 July 2023 |
| Language | International |
| Website | NYAFF |
The 22nd New York Asian Film Festival was held in New York on 14 July with North American premiere of South Korean film Killing Romance by Lee Won-suk, who attended the screening in person. In the 22nd edition seventy eight titles were screened in person. The lineup included eight world premieres, nine international premieres, thirty-two North American premieres, three U.S. premieres, and sixteen East Coast/New York premieres. [1] Films from various genres from Hong Kong, Japan, China, South Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Singapore, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, and the United States were screened. [2] [3]
Contents
- Jury
- Screening venues
- Films showcase
- Films by country or region
- Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Competition
- Awards and winners
- Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film
- Audience Award
- Daniel Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema
- Star Asia Awards
- References
- External links
In Star Asia Awards category, Asian stars were honoured with various awards such as: Louis Koo a Hong Kong actor, singer and film producer with Extraordinary Star Asia Award; [4] Junji Sakamoto, a Japanese film director, with Screen International Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award; Ryohei Suzuki, a Japanese actor, with Screen International Rising Star Asia Award; [5] and Lee Hanee a South Korean actress, model, classical musician, with Best from the East Award. [2]
The festival was closed on 30 July with Anthony Stacchi's animated Netflix film The Monkey King . It is the first time the festival has partnered with Netflix for the world premiere of a film, which was held before the August 18 worldwide release on Netflix. [6] Malaysian film Abang Adik by Jin Ong won the Uncaged Award for best feature film. It is a directorial debut feature of Jin Ong and follows two orphaned brothers whose bond is tested after a brutal accident. [7] The Audience Award was awarded to Taiwanese film Marry My Dead Body , a LGBTQ+ story from director Cheng Wei-hao. In his closing speech the NYAFF Executive Director and President of the New York Asian Film Foundation Samuel Jamier said, "2023 marked a giant leap forward for the festival, in terms of audience size (with a 35% increase in attendance, and the largest number of sold out screenings), numbers of films and guest filmmakers and actors (over 100 guests from Asia), a major partnership with Netflix and a whole new, expanded pool of donors." [8]
