NAME OF FESTIVAL: New York Asian Film Festival
SINCE: 2002
WHERE: New York, New York
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) in presented annually collaboration with Subway Cinema and Film at Lincoln Center since 2010. The festival is North America’s leading festival of popular Asian cinema.
Since 2002, the New York Asian Film Festival has been an annual celebration of the best and boldest in Asian cinema. As the first film festival in North America to champion the works of today’s leading Asian auteurs, NYAFF continues to introduce vibrant and vital voices ranging from explosive blockbusters to eccentric arthouse gems. As we celebrate Asian representation more than ever, NYAFF provides an essential connection and awareness to our community, to New Yorkers, and beyond.
New York Asian Film Festival
The 24th edition of New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) running July 11–27, 2025, unveiled the lineup of films. This year’s theme is “Cinema as Disruption” spotlighting films that challenge, provoke, and reimagine. The festival opens with the world premiere of Informant, a riotous Korean action-comedy that sets the tone for a radically inclusive lineup. Director Kim Seok will attend the premiere alongside actor Heo Sung-tae, known for his role in Squid Game. “This year’s […]
The 23rd New York Asian Film Festival unveiled the nominees for the Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Competition, and Soi Cheang’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In as closing night film.
The world premiere of Park Beom-Su’s Victory will kick off the 23rd New York Asian Film Festival set to take place July 12th – 22nd at Film at Lincoln Center.
The Korean genre mashup Killing Romance directed by Lee Won-suk will kick off New York Asian Film Festival
New York Asian Film Festival 2022 unveiled award honorees and more films including Hansan: Rising Dragon, Alienoid and Mama Boy.
New York Asian Film Festival opens with the propulsively paced Thai romcom Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit.
Ryoo Seung-wan’s action thriller Escape from Mogadishu, starring Kim Yoon-seok and Zo In-sung will open the 20th New York Asian Film Festival.
New York Asian Film Festival 2021 lineup includes the world premiere of Yu Irie’s Ninja Girl.
The 2020 New York Asian Film Festival will be a special virtual edition, spotlighting an exciting lineup of titles directed and led by women.
This year’s 18th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival is dubbed the “Still Too Young to Die” edition and will run June 28 to July 14, 2019.
Hong Kong’s Stephy Tang will receive the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAF) on July 7th before a screening of her film The Empty Hands.
From vicious, life destroying phone scams to balletic battles between equally corrupt cops and yakuza, the 17th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), returns June 29 to July 15, 2018, with films that reflect on contemporary society