New York Asian Film Festival
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| Location | New York, New York |
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| Language | International |
| Website | http://subwaycinema.com/ |
The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) is a film festival held in New York City. It was founded by Grady Hendrix, Paul Kazee, Brian Naas, Nat Olson, and Goran Topalovic, and was first held in 2002.[1]
Programmed and operated by Subway Cinema, the festival generally features contemporary premieres and classic titles from Eastern Asia and Southeast Asia (particularly Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, and Thailand), though South Asian cinema has also been represented via films from India and Pakistan.[2][3] Genres featured in the film festival includes Horror film, Gangster/Crime, Martial Arts, and Action.
Until 2007, the festival was held annually at the Anthology Film Archives and/or The ImaginAsian, usually around the end of June and early July. In 2007, the festival moved to the IFC Center and Japan Society, and in 2010, the Lincoln Center became the festival's primary home, though select screenings are also still held at the Japan Society, IFC Center, and Anthology Film Archives.[4]
Starting in 2008, in addition to the Audience Award, the festival also handed out a Jury Prize. In 2013 the Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema was added in memory of the festival's late director and treasurer.[5]
Audience Award
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| Year | Title | Original Title | Country | Director |
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| 2002 | My Sassy Girl | 엽기적인 그녀 |  South Korea |
Kwak Jae-yong |
| 2003 | Ping Pong | ピンポン |  Japan |
Fumihiko Sori |
| 2004 | Please Teach Me English | 영어완전정복 | South Korea |
Kim Sung-su |
| 2005 | The Taste of Tea | 茶の味 | Japan |
Katsuhito Ishii |
| 2006 | Always: Sunset on Third Street | ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 | Japan |
Takashi Yamazaki |
| 2007 | Memories of Matsuko | 嫌われ松子の一生 | Japan |
Tetsuya Nakashima |
| 2008 | Fine, Totally Fine | 全然大丈夫 | Japan |
Yosuke Fujita |
| 2009 | The Magic Hour | ザ・マジックアワー | Japan |
Kōki Mitani |
| 2010 | Gallants | 打擂台 |  Hong Kong |
Derek Kwok, Clement Cheng |
| Castaway on the Moon | 김씨 표류기 | South Korea |
Lee Hae-jun | |
| 2011 | A Boy and His Samurai | ちょんまげぷりん | Japan |
Yoshihiro Nakamura |
| 2012 | Ace Attorney | 逆転裁判 | Japan |
Takashi Miike |
| 2013 | Hentai Kamen[6] | 変態仮面 | Japan |
Yūichi Fukuda |
| 2014 | Uzumasa Limelight | 太秦ライムライト | Japan |
Ken Ochiai |
| Zone Pro Site | 總舖師：移動大廚 |  Taiwan |
Chen Yu-hsun | |
| 2015 | The Royal Tailor | 상의원 | South Korea |
Lee Won-suk |
| 2016 | Too Young to Die! | 若くして死ぬ | Japan |
Kankurō Kudō |
Jury Award
| Year | Title | Original Title | Country | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sad Vacation | サッド ヴァケイション | Japan |
Shinji Aoyama |
| 2009 | Love Exposure | 愛のむきだし | Japan |
Sion Sono |
Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema
| Year | Title | Original Title | Country | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ip Man: The Final Fight[6] | [葉問：終極一戰] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language code: chi (help) | Hong Kong |
Herman Yau |
| 2014 | The White Storm | 掃毒 | Hong Kong |
Benny Chan |
| 2015 | Vengeance of an Assassin | ตัวอย่าง เร็วทะลุเร็ว |  Thailand |
Panna Rittikrai |
| 2016 | The Bodyguard | 特工爺爺 | Hong Kong |
Yue Song[7] |
Star Asia Award
| Year | Actor/Actress | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Simon Yam | Hong Kong
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| 2012 | Donnie Yen | Hong Kong
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| 2014 | Sandra Ng | Hong Kong
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| Sol Kyung-gu | South Korea
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| 2015 | Aaron Kwok | Hong Kong
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| 2016 | Miriam Yeung | Hong Kong[7]
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| Lee Byung-hun | South Korea[7]
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| John Lloyd Cruz |  Philippines[7]
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Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award
| Year | Actor/Actress | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tsui Hark |  China
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| 2012 | Jeong Chang-hwa | South Korea
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| 2013 | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong
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| Tsai Yang-ming | Taiwan
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| 2014 | Jimmy Wang Yu | Taiwan
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| 2015 | Ringo Lam | Hong Kong
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| 2016 | Shunji Iwai | Japan
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Screen International Rising Star Asia Award (aka Rising Star Award)
| Year | Actor/Actress | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Gong Hyo-jin | South Korea
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| So Ji-sub | South Korea
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| 2010 | Huang Bo | China
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| 2011 | Takayuki Yamada | Japan
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| 2012 | Masami Nagasawa | Japan
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| Michelle Chen | Taiwan
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| 2013 | Kim Go-eun | South Korea
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| 2014 | Fumi Nikaidō | Japan
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| 2015 | Shōta Sometani | Japan
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| 2016 | Go Ayano | Japan[7]
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| Teri Malvar | Philippines[7]
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| Jelly Lin | China[7]
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The Celebrity Award
| Year | Actor/Actress | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Park Joong-hoon | South Korea
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See also
References
- ^ Berra, John (2012). Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2. Intellect Ltd. ISBN 9781841505510. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Fujishima, Kenji. "Asian Films Are Go! The 2015 New York Asian Film Festival, Weird and Wide-Ranging As Ever". The L Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Baumann, Shyon (2007). "New+York+Asian+Film+Festival"&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NPGMVemPL8GpgwSc-qnwDA&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22New%20York%20Asian%20Film%20Festival%22&f=false Hollywood Highbrow: From Entertainment to Art. Princeton University Press. p. 58. ISBN 9780691125275. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Gingold, Michael. "Genres get blended and bloodied at 2015 New York Asian Film Festival". Fangoria. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/pivot-indie-films-filipino-actor-john-lloyd-cruz-shows-wide-n603306
- ^ a b "Hentai Kamen hero-worshipped in New York". FilmBiz. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Films - Special Events". New York Asian Film Festival.
External links
- Official website
- Kaiju Shakedown – Variety's Asian cinema blog, written by festival organizer Grady Hendrix (relaunched on Variety Asia - 2007).