CHINA (7) Co-presented with Confucius Institute Headquarters and China Institute
– Dude’s Manual (Kevin Ko, 2018)
– End of Summer (Zhou Quan, 2017) – New York Premiere
– The Ex-Files 3: The Return of the Exes (Tian Yusheng, 2017)
– Looking for Lucky (Jiang Jiachen, 2018) – International Premiere
– The Looming Storm (Dong Yue, 2017) – North American Premiere
– Old Beast (Zhou Ziyang, 2017) – New York Premiere
– Wrath of Silence (Xin Yukun, 2017) – New York Premiere
HONG KONG PANORAMA (9)
Presented with the support of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York
– Beast Stalker (Dante Lam, 2008) – Tribute to Dante Lam
– The Big Call (Oxide Pang, 2017) – North American Premiere
– The Brink (Jonathan Li, 2017) – New York Premiere
– The Empty Hands (Chapman To, 2018) – New York Premiere
– House of the Rising Sons (Antony Chan, 2018) – World Premiere
– Men on the Dragon (Sunny Chan, 2018) – World Premiere
– Operation Red Sea (Dante Lam, 2018) – Tribute to Dante Lam
– Paradox (Wilson Yip, 2017) – New York Premiere
– Unbeatable (Dante Lam, 2013) – Tribute to Dante Lam
INDONESIA (1)
– Buffalo Boys (Mike Wiluan, 2018) – US Premiere
JAPAN (14)
– Blood of Wolves (Shiraishi Kazuya, 2018) – North American Premiere
– Dynamite Graffiti (Tominaga Masanori, 2018) – North American Premiere
– The Hungry Lion (Ogata Takaomi, 2017) – North American Premiere
– Inuyashiki (Sato Shinsuke, 2018) – North American Premiere
– Kakekomi (Harada Masato, 2015) – Tribute to Harada Masato, New York Premiere
– Kamikaze Taxi (Harada Masato, 1995) – Tribute to Harada Masato
– Liverleaf (Naito Eisuke, 2018) – North American Premiere
– Midnight Bus (Takeshita Masao, 2017) – North American Premiere
– One Cut of the Dead (Ueda Shinichiro, 2018)
– North American Premiere
– River’s Edge (Yukisada Isao, 2018) – North American Premiere
– The Scythian Lamb (Yoshida Daihachi, 2017)
– New York Premiere
– Sekigahara (Harada Masato, 2017) – Tribute to Harada Masato, New York Premiere
– Smokin’ on the Moon (Kanata Wolf, 2017) – International Premiere
– The Third Murder (Kore-eda Hirokazu, 2017) – New York Premiere
MALAYSIA (2)
– Crossroads: One Two Jaga (Nam Ron, 2018) – North American Premiere
– Dukun (Dain Said, 2018) – International Premiere
PHILIPPINES (6)
– Buy Bust (Erik Matti, 2018) – Tribute to Erik Matti, World Premiere
– Neomanila (Mikhail Red, 2017) – New York Premiere
– On the Job (Erik Matti, 2013) – Tribute to Erik Matti
– Respeto (Treb Monteras, 2017) – North American Premiere
– Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story (Irene Villamor, 2018) – New York Premiere
– We Will Not Die Tonight (Richard Somes, 2018) – World Premiere
SOUTH KOREA (10)
– 1987: When the Day Comes (Jang Joon-hwan, 2017)
– After My Death (Kim Ui-seok, 2017) – North American Premiere
– The Age of Blood (Kim Hong-sun, 2017) – International premiere
– Counters (Lee Il-ha, 2017) – North American Premiere
– Hit the Night (Jeong Ga-young, 2017) – North American Premiere
– I Can Speak (Kim Hyeon-seok, 2017)
– Little Forest (Yim Soon-rye, 2018) – New York Premiere
– Microhabitat (Jeon Go-woon, 2017) – North American Premiere
– The Return (Malene Choi, 2018) – East Coast Premiere
– What a Man Wants (Lee Byeong-hun, 2018)
TAIWAN (5)
– Gatao 2: Rise of the King (Yen Cheng-kuo, 2018) – North American Premiere
– The Last Verse (Tseng Ying-ting, 2017)
– New York Premiere
– Missing Johnny (Huang Xi, 2017) – New York Premiere
– On Happiness Road (Sung Hsin-yin, 2017)
– North American Premiere
– The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful (Yang Ya-che, 2017) – New York Premiere
THAILAND (3)
– Premika (Siwakorn Jarupongpa, 2017) – North American Premiere
– Sad Beauty (Bongkod Bencharongkul, 2018) – North American Premiere
– Tears of the Black Tiger (Wisit Sasanatieng, 2000)
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Film Society of Lincoln Center is devoted to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema. The only branch of the world-renowned arts complex Lincoln Center to shine a light on the everlasting yet evolving importance of the moving image, this nonprofit organization was founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international film. Via year-round programming and discussions; its annual New York Film Festival; and its publications, including Film Comment, the U.S.’s premier magazine about films and film culture, the Film Society endeavors to make the discussion and appreciation of cinema accessible to a broader audience, as well as to ensure that it will remain an essential art form for years to come.
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Subway Cinema/New York Asian Film Festival is America’s leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the exhibition and appreciation of Asian popular film culture in all forms, building bridges between Asia and the West. With year-round festivals and programs, the organization aims to bring wide audience and critical attention to contemporary and classic Asian cinema in the U.S. In 2002, Subway Cinema launched its flagship event, the annual New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which is North America’s leading festival of popular Asian cinema.
Subway cinema’s other events and initiatives include year-round programming at Quad Cinema, with its recent and popular monthly series, Have Sword Will Travel, as well as the Old School Kung Fu Fest (OSKFF).
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