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21st New York Asian Film Festival

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21st New York Asian Film Festival
Official poster
Opening filmFast and Feel Love by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Closing filmAlienoid by Choi Dong-hoon
LocationFilm at Lincoln Center, New York
Founded2002
Awards
  • Uncaged Award: The Sales Girl
  • Star Asia Award: Hiroshi Abe
Hosted byNew York Asian Film Foundation Inc.
Artistic directorSamuel Jamier
No. of films70 films
Festival dateOpening: 15 July 2022 (2022-07-15)
Closing: 31 July 2022 (2022-07-31)
LanguageInternational
WebsiteNYAFF
New York Asian Film Festival

The 21st New York Asian Film Festival began in New York from 15 July with the opening film of the festival Fast and Feel Love, a Thai film by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. The 21st edition was celebrated as 20th anniversary of the festival and seventy titles were screened in person. The lineup included six world premieres, eight international premieres, 19 North American premieres, four U.S. premieres, and 17 East Coast premieres.[1] The festival closed with Korean sci-fi 2022 film Alienoid by Choi Dong-hoon on 31 July.[2] Mongolian film The Sales Girl by Janchivdorj Sengedorj won the Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film.[3]

This year the festival hosted a fundraising event 'Fight Cancer Night' on July 17, with the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Kwon Soo-kyung presented his film Stellar: A Magical Ride, which had its international premiere at the festival.[4]

Screening venues

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Jury

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  • Anderson Le: Co-founder of East Films and artistic director of the Hawaii International Film Festival.
  • Madeleine Molyneaux: Independent producer and founder, Picture Palace Pictures.
  • Jason Gray: Creative producer, Loaded Films, Plan 75.
  • Mayu Nakamura: Award-winning filmmaker and principal, Omphalos Pictures.

Films showcase

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Sources:[7][1][8][9]

Year Title Original Title Country Director Premiere Status
Opening film
2022 Fast and Feel Love เร็วโหด..เหมือนโกรธเธอ Thailand Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit International Premiere
Asian American Focus
2022 Dealing with Dad USA Tom Huang East Coast Premiere
Beyond Borders
2021 Far Far Away 緣路山旮旯 Hong Kong Amos Why North American Premiere
2021 Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice - The Director's Cut 尋找極致的喜悅：火與冰 Hong Kong Kim Chan, Dee Lam North American Premiere
Bright Futures: The NYAFF Narrative Shorts Showcase
2021 Ateh Philippines Kristie Ko North American Premiere
2021 Black Goat Nepal Tang Yi New York Premiere
2021 Double Happiness 喜喜 China Scarlett Li New York Premiere
2021 Honekami (A Bite of Bone) 骨嚙み Japan Honami Yano
2020 Natsuko Japan Shuna Iijima
2021 The Sea Between Us Singapore Yuga J Vardhan
2022 S.Q.A.G. (Short Quiet Asian Girl) USA Benedict Chiu World Premiere
2021 Tank Fairy 桶妝仙女 Taiwan Erich Rettstadt New York Premiere
2021 Visitors 往訪 Japan Kenichi Ugana
2022 Wax and Wane China Beidi Wang New York Premiere
Centerpiece Presentation
2022 Hansan: Rising Dragon 한산: 용의 출현 South Korea Kim Han-min U.S. Premiere
CineCina Selections
2021 Before Next Spring 如果有一天我将会离开你 China Li Gen North American Premiere
2021 Fire on the Plain 平原上的火焰 China Zhang Ji North American Premiere
2021 Manchurian Tiger 东北虎 China Geng Jun U.S. Premiere
2021 One and Four 一个和四个 China Jigme Trinley North American Premiere
2021 Ripples of Life 永安镇故事集 China Wei Shujun New York Premiere
2021 Virgin Blue 不要再见啊，鱼花塘 China Niu Xiaoyu New York Premiere
Classic Marathon
2002 The Eye 見鬼 Hong Kong, Singapore Pang brothers
1997 Happy Together 春光乍洩 Hong Kong Wong Kar-wai
2004 Kung Fu Hustle 功夫 Hong Kong, China Stephen Chow
2009 Overheard 竊聽風雲 Hong Kong Felix Chong, Alan Mak
2003 Running on Karma 大隻佬 Hong Kong Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai
Closing film
2022 Alienoid 외계+인 1부 South Korea Choi Dong-hoon North American Premiere
Crowd Pleasers
2022 Fast and Feel Love เร็วโหด..เหมือนโกรธเธอ Thailand Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit International Premiere
2022 Mama Boy 初戀慢半拍 Taiwan Arvin Chen North American Premiere
2022 Mama's Affair 阿媽有咗第二個 Hong Kong Kearen Pang New York Premiere
2022 My Best Friend's Breakfast 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐 Taiwan Du Zheng Zhe North American Premiere
2022 Offbeat Cops 異動辞令は音楽隊 Japan Eiji Uchida World Premiere
2022 Perhaps Love 장르만 로맨스 South Korea Jo Eun-ji North American Premiere
2022 Stellar: a Magical Ride 스텔라 South Korea Kwon Soo-kyung International Premiere
2022 Table for Six 飯戲攻心 Hong Kong Sunny Chan North American Premiere
2022 We Are Family 出租家人 Hong Kong Benny Lau World Premiere
Frontlines
2021 All the Crows in the World 天下乌鸦 Hong Kong Tang Yi New York Premiere
2021 Arisaka Philippine Mikhail Red New York Premiere
2022 Broken Commandment 破戒 Japan Kazuo Maeda New York Premiere
2022 The Girl on a Bulldozer 불도저에 탄 소녀 South Korea Park Ri-woong North American Premiere
Genre Masters
2022 Confession 자백 South Korea Yoon Jong-seok New York Premiere
2002 The Eye 見鬼 Hong Kong, Singapore Pang brothers
2022 The Funeral 頭七 Taiwan Dan-Guei Shen International Premiere
2022 The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die 더 킬러: 죽어도 되는 아이 South Korea Choi Jae-hun Special Screening
2022 Lesson in Murder 死刑にいたる病 Japan Kazuya Shiraishi North American Premiere
2022 Ox-Head Village 牛首村 Japan Takashi Shimizu North American Premiere
2021 Preman: Silent Fury Indonesia Randolph Zaini New York Premiere
2003 Running on Karma 大隻佬 Hong Kong Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai
2022 Shin Ultraman シン・ウルトラマン Japan Shinji Higuchi U.S. Premiere
2020 The Swordsman 검객 South Korea Choi Jae-hun
2012 The Thieves 도둑들 South Korea Choi Dong-hoon
Next/Now
2022 #LookAtMe Singapore Ken Kwek World Premiere
2022 Chilli Laugh Story 闔家辣 Hong Kong Coba Cheng International Premiere
2022 I Haven't Done Anything South Korea Park Sang-min World Premiere
2022 Legendary in Action! 大俠Action！ Hong Kong Li Ho, Justin Cheung North American Premiere
Standouts
2021 Big Night! Philippines Jun Robles Lana New York Premiere
2022 Hot Blooded 뜨거운 피 South Korea Cheon Myeong-kwan U.S. Premiere
2021 I Am More 모어 South Korea Lee Il-ha International Premiere
2022 Next Door 옆집사람 South Korea Yeom Ji-ho U.S. Premiere
Vanguards
2022 Grown-ups わたし達はおとな Japan Takuya Kato International Premiere
2022 Intimate Stranger 親密な他人 Japan Mayu Nakamura North American Premiere
2021 Life For Sale 售命 Taiwan Tom Teng International Premiere
2021 Nothing Serious 연애 빠진 로맨스 South Korea Jeong Ga-young New York Premiere
2022 Ribbon Japan Non East Coast Premiere
2021 Terrorizers 青春弒戀 Taiwan Ho Wi-ding New York Premiere

Films by country or region

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Year Title Original Title Region/Country Director Premiere status
Hong Kong Panorama
2022 Chilli Laugh Story 闔家辣 Hong Kong Coba Cheng International Premiere
2010 Dream Home 維多利亞壹號 Hong Kong Pang Ho-cheung Tribute to Josie Ho
2002 The Eye 見鬼 Hong Kong, Singapore Pang brothers
2021 Far Far Away 緣路山旮旯 Hong Kong Amos Why North American Premiere
2021 Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice - The Director's Cut 尋找極致的喜悅：火與冰 Hong Kong Kim Chan, Dee Lam North American Premiere
2015 Full Strike 全力扣殺 Hong Kong Derek Kwok, Henri Wong Tribute to Josie Ho
1997 Happy Together 春光乍洩 Hong Kong Wong Kar-wai
2004 Kung Fu Hustle 功夫 Hong Kong, China Stephen Chow
2022 Legendary in Action! 大俠Action！ Hong Kong Li Ho, Justin Cheung North American Premiere
2022 Mama's Affair 阿媽有咗第二個 Hong Kong Kearen Pang New York Premiere
2009 Overheard 竊聽風雲 Hong Kong Felix Chong, Alan Mak
2003 Running on Karma 大隻佬 Hong Kong Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai
2022 Table for Six 飯戲攻心 Hong Kong Sunny Chan North American Premiere
2022 We Are Family 出租家人 Hong Kong Benny Lau World Premiere
New Cinema from Japan
2022 Angry Son 世界は僕らに気づかない Japan Kasho Iizuka North American Premiere
2022 Broken Commandment 破戒 Japan Kazuo Maeda New York Premiere
2022 Grown-ups わたし達はおとな Japan Takuya Kato International Premiere
2022 Intimate Stranger 親密な他人 Japan Mayu Nakamura North American Premiere
2022 Lesson in Murder 死刑にいたる病 Japan Kazuya Shiraishi North American Premiere
2022 Offbeat Cops 異動辞令は音楽隊 Japan Eiji Uchida World Premiere
2022 Ox-Head Village 牛首村 Japan Takashi Shimizu North American Premiere
2022 Ribbon Japan Non East Coast Premiere
2022 Shin Ultraman シン・ウルトラマン Japan Shinji Higuchi U.S. Premiere
South Korea
2022 Alienoid 외계+인 1부 South Korea Choi Dong-hoon North American Premiere
2022 Confession 자백 South Korea Yoon Jong-seok New York Premiere
2022 The Girl on a Bulldozer 불도저에 탄 소녀 South Korea Park Ri-woong North American Premiere
2022 Hansan: Rising Dragon 한산: 용의 출현 South Korea Kim Han-min U.S. Premiere
2022 Hot Blooded 뜨거운 피 South Korea Cheon Myeong-kwan U.S. Premiere
2021 I Am More 모어 South Korea Lee Il-ha International Premiere
2022 I Haven't Done Anything South Korea Park Sang-min World Premiere
2022 The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die 더 킬러: 죽어도 되는 아이 South Korea Choi Jae-hun Special Screening
2022 Next Door 옆집사람 South Korea Yeom Ji-ho U.S. Premiere
2021 Nothing Serious 연애 빠진 로맨스 South Korea Jeong Ga-young New York Premiere
2022 Perhaps Love 장르만 로맨스 South Korea Jo Eun-ji North American Premiere
2022 Stellar: a Magical Ride 스텔라 South Korea Kwon Soo-kyung International Premiere
2020 The Swordsman 검객 South Korea Choi Jae-hun
2012 The Thieves 도둑들 South Korea Choi Dong-hoon
Southeast Asia
2022 #LookAtMe Singapore Ken Kwek World Premiere
2021 Arisaka Philippine Mikhail Red New York Premiere
2021 Big Night! Philippines Jun Robles Lana New York Premiere
2022 Fast and Feel Love เร็วโหด..เหมือนโกรธเธอ Thailand Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit International Premiere
2022 Imaginur Malaysia Nik Amir Mustapha World Premiere
2021 Preman: Silent Fury Indonesia Randolph Zaini New York Premiere
Taiwan
2022 The Funeral 頭七 Taiwan Dan-Guei Shen International Premiere
2021 Life For Sale 售命 Taiwan Tom Teng International Premiere
2022 Mama Boy 初戀慢半拍 Taiwan Arvin Chen North American Premiere
2022 My Best Friend's Breakfast 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐 Taiwan Du Zheng Zhe North American Premiere
2022 Reclaim 一家之主 Taiwan CJ Wang International Premiere
2021 Terrorizers 青春弒戀 Taiwan Ho Wi-ding New York Premiere

Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Competition

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Highlighted title indicates award winner
Year Title Original Title Country Director Award status
2022 #LookAtMe Singapore Ken Kwek
2022 Angry Son 世界は僕らに気づかない Japan Kasho Iizuka
2022 Fast and Feel Love เร็วโหด..เหมือนโกรธเธอ Thailand Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
2022 Imaginur Malaysia Nik Amir Mustapha
2021 One and Four 一个和四个 Tibetan Jigme Trinley
2022 Perhaps Love 장르만 로맨스 South Korea Jo Eun-ji
2022 Reclaim 一家之主 Taiwan CJ Wang
2022 The Sales Girl Худалдагч охин Mongolia Janchivdorj Sengedorj Won

Awards and winners

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Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film

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Year Title Original Title Country Director/Actor Ref.
2022 The Sales Girl Худалдагч охин Mongolia Janchivdorj Sengedorj [3]

Audience Award

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Year Title Original Title Country Director/Actor Ref.
2022 Chilli Laugh Story 闔家辣 Hong Kong Coba Cheng [10]
2022 Perhaps Love 장르만 로맨스 South Korea Jo Eun-ji

Daniel Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema

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Actor Country Film/s Ref.
Jang Hyuk  South Korea The Swordsman and The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die [4][1]

Star Asia Awards

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Image Recipient Country Ref.
Screen International Star Asia Award
 Hiroshi Abe  Japan
Screen International Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award
 Takashi Shimizu  Japan [7][1]
Screen International Rising Star Asia Award
 Kim Hye-yoon  South Korea [7][1]
Urassaya Sperbund  Thailand
Best from the East Award
 Ryu Seung-ryong  South Korea [7][1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Announcing the Second-Wave Lineup, Award Honorees, and Guests for the 20th Anniversary Edition of New York Asian Film Festival". NYAFF. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  2. ^ MacDonald, Joan (July 10, 2022). "2022 New York Asian Film Festival Features 'Alienoid' And 'Confession'". Forbes. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Ayanzaya (August 2, 2022). "'The Sales Girl' film wins award from New York Asian Film Festival". Montsame News Agency. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Lee Si-jin (July 10, 2022). "Jang Hyuk, Ryu Seung-ryong win awards at NY film fest". The Korean Herald. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "New York Asian Film Festival 2022". Film at Lincoln Center. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "New York Asian Film Festival 2022". Asia Society. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d Michael Rosser (June 30, 2022). "New York Asian Film Festival reveals Screen honourees and full line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Richard Gray (June 30, 2022). "NYAFF 2022: FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR 21ST NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL". The Reel Bits. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Steve Erickson (July 11, 2022). "Multiple LGBTQ films at New York Asian Film Festival". Gay City News. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  10. ^ Ellie Calnan (August 2, 2022). "'Perhaps Love', 'Chilli Laugh Story' win NYAFF audience awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
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