It’s that time of year again. One of the best film festivals in the city is about to get underway. The New York Asian Film Festival kicks off tonight at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The annual showcase of Asian cinema runs from June 30th to July 16th. Screenings will take place a the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, with the final weekend screenings held at the SVA Theater.
Alec Kubas-Meyer and I will be checking out some films at the festival. Keep an eye open for our reviews.
Below is a trailer for this year’s NYAFF, as well as the current screening schedule. For tickets and more information about NYAFF 2017, visit subwaycinema.com.
WALTER READE THEATER
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
7:00 PM – Bad Genius
Q&A with director Nattawut “Baz” Poonpiriya, and lead actors Chutimon “Aokbab” Chuengcharoensukying & Chanon Santinatornkul Ms. Chutimon “Aokbab” Chuengcharoensukying will receive the NYAFF 2017 Screen International Rising Star Award
Follow by:
Opening Night Party – Experience our first Night Market. Ticket holders to Bad Genius invited!
SATURDAY, JULY 1
12:45pm – Saving Sally
3pm – A Single Rider
5pm – The Gangster’s Daughter
With director Chen Mei-juin in attendance
7:30pm – Extraordinary Mission
Mr. Duan Yihong will receive the NYAFF 2017 Star Asia Award
10pm – Battle of Memories
SUNDAY, JULY 2
12:30pm – Eternal Summer
2:45pm – The Village of No Return
5:15pm – Japanese Girls Never Die
7:30pm – Mon Mon Mon Monsters
10pm – Blood of Youth
With director Yang Shupeng in attendance
MONDAY, JULY 3
12:30pm – Double Life
3pm – “Mrs. B., A North Korean Woman Madame B, histoire d’une nord-coreenne”
4:45pm – The Road to Mandalay
7pm – The Truth Beneath
9:15pm – Survival Family
TUESDAY, JULY 4
12:30pm – Fantasy of the Girls
2:45pm – Ordinary Person
5:15pm – The Long Excuse
8pm – Wet Woman in the Wind
Q&A with director Akihiko Shiota & actress Yuki Mamiya
10:30pm – Dawn of the Felines
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
6pm – Rage
9pm – The Tooth and the Nail
THURSDAY, JULY 6
6pm – Birdshot
Q&A with director Mikhail Red
8:50pm – Town in a Lake
10:45pm – Kfc
FRIDAY, JULY 7
6pm – Soul Mate
8:30pm(UPDATED) – Election
SATURDAY, JULY 8
12:30pm(UPDATED) – The Taking of Tiger Mountain 3D
3:45pm(UPDATED) – Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
6pm – Love and Other Cults
8pm – Close-Knit
Q&A with director Naoko Ogigami
SUNDAY, JULY 9
12:30pm – Split
3:10pm – Soul on a String
6pm – Someone to Talk To
8:30pm – Suffering of Ninko
10pm – Destruction Babies
MONDAY, JULY 10
6pm – Traces of Sin
Q&A with director Kei Ishikawa
9pm – Dealer / Healer
Q&A with director Lawrence Lau
TUESDAY, JULY 11
6pm – This is Not What I Expected
Q&A with director Derek Hui
8:45pm – Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno
Q&A with director Jung Yoon-suk & The Bamseom Pirates (producer Park Junggeun, bassist Jang Sunggun, drummer Kwon Yongman)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
6:20pm(UPDATED) – A Quiet Dream
Q&A with director Zhang Lu & actress Han Ye-ri
9pm(UPDATED)- Mad World
Q&A with director Wong Chun and screenwriter Florence Chan, and actor Eric Tsang, who will receive the NYAFF 2017 Star Hong Kong Lifetime Achievement Award
Preceded by:
7pm Hong Kong Economic & Trade (HKETO) Reception – By invitation only.
THURSDAY, JULY 13
6:30pm – Jane
Q&A with director Cho Hyun-hoon, actors Lee Min-ji & Gu Gyo-hwan
9pm – Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned
With actor Gang Dong-won in attendance
Mr. Gang Dong-won will receive the Star Asia Award
Preceded by:
7pm Korean Cultural Center(KCC) Reception – Ticket holders to Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned invited!
SVA THEATRE
FRIDAY, JULY 14
6pm – The Mole Song – Hong Kong Capricio
8:30pm – Happiness
10:30pm – Aroused by Gymnopedies
SATURDAY, JULY 15
12:30pm – Duckweed
3pm – Fabricated City
5:30pm – Mrs K.
7:45pm – Surprise Screening
10pm – Vampire Cleanup Department
SUNDAY, JULY 16
1pm – Godspeed
3:20pm – With Prisoners
5:30pm – Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight
Q&A with director Alan Lo & actress Carrie Ng
8:30pm – The Villainess
With director Jung Byung-gil
Director Jung Byung-gil will receive the NYAFF 2017 Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema
Follow by:
Closing Night Party – Ticket holders to Villainess invited!
