{"id":6636,"date":"2017-06-20T08:05:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T12:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=6636"},"modified":"2018-07-04T12:10:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T16:10:44","slug":"new-york-asian-america-film-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/new-york-asian-america-film-festival-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Asian Film Festival 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"Partner_API_CampusAve\">loading classifieds&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/hunterword.campusave.com\/includes\/api.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"Partner_API_CampusAve_BI\"><a href=\"http:\/\/huntercuny.uloop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hunter College Classifieds in New York City, New York\" src=\"http:\/\/hunterword.campusave.com\/images\/powered-by-uloop3.gif\" alt=\"Hunter College Classifieds in New York City, New York\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF1000w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6642\" src=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF1000w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF1000w.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF1000w-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF1000w-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF1000w-560x436.jpg 560w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF1000w-260x202.jpg 260w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF1000w-160x124.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBy Gregg Morris, June 20, 2017<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Film Society Of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema Announce Updated Awardees And Special Guests For 16th New York Asian Film Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"50%\" \/>\n<p><strong>DUAN Yihong and GANG Dong-won to receive Star Asia Award, Jung Byung-gil to receive Excellence in Action Cinema award, and Eric TSANG to now receive Lifetime Achievement Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"50%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Festival, which will take place\u00a0 June 30 to July 13 at the Film Society and July 14 to 16 at the SVA Theatre, will present five awards, including the Star Hong Kong Lifetime Achievement Award to Eric Tsang, two Star Asia Awards, the Screen International Rising Star Award to Thailand\u2019s Chutimon \u201cAokbab\u201d Chuengcharoensukying as announced on June 5, and the Daniel E. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema to South Korea\u2019s Jung Byung-gil.<\/p>\n<p>Considered the leading festival of popular Asian cinema,\u00a0\u00a0 NYAFFF will showcase 57 feature films, including 3 International Premieres, 21 North American Premieres, 4 U.S. Premieres, and 15 films making their New York City debuts. The festival will feature in-person appearances by more than 20 international filmmakers and celebrity guests from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia. They are among 30 guests attending this year\u2019s festival. The complete list of guests can be found below.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the previously announced Gang Dong-won, China\u2019s Duan Yihong will be awarded the Star Asia Award at the 16th New York Asian Film Festival on 1st July 2017. It is in recognition for his entire body of work. It will be presented in person to the actor before screenings of Extraordinary Mission and Battle of Memories at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time that a Star Asia Award has been presented to an actor from China. Previous recipients include Donnie Yen, Miriam Yeung and South Korea\u2019s Lee Byung-hun. The festival\u2019s Screen International Rising Star Asia Award recognizing new talent has previously been presented to two actors from China, Huang Bo in 2010 and Jelly Lin in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re honored to give one of our top awards to Duan Yihong, who we regard as one of China\u2019s greatest modern actors,\u201d said Samuel Jamier, the festival\u2019s executive director. \u201cThe cinema of China is now central to our lineup, in recognition that it is not only at the forefront of genre cinema in Asia, but is also making the most perceptive, honest films about human relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chinese-language films in this year\u2019s selection include Yang Shupeng\u2019s Blood of Youth, Han Han\u2019s Duckweed, Liu Yulin\u2019s Someone to Talk To, Zhang Yang\u2019s Soul on a String, Leste Chen\u2019s Battle of Memories and Extraordinary Mission, directed by Alan Mak and Anthony Pun. They are co-presented with Confucius Institute Headquarters and China Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Also announced yesterday, June 19, was the Excellence in Action Cinema Award to South Korea\u2019s Jung Byung-gil. The maverick director is a former guest of the festival in 2008 when he attended the international premiere of his debut feature Action Boys. He returns to New York almost a decade later with his reinvention of action cinema, The Villainess, which will be the closing film.<\/p>\n<p>The NYAFF is also excited to announce that we are now honoring the great Eric Tsang with the Lifetime Achievement Award. This is a change from the previously announced awardee Tony Leung Ka-fai, who is unfortunately no longer able to attend the festival due to extenuating circumstances. Tsang is the perfect choice in a year in which we are championing first-time filmmakers from Hong Kong. Although best known as an actor, Tsang\u2019s most vital contribution to Greater China cinema is as an investor, producer and supporter of new directors. The festival is showing his new film Mad World by first-time director Wong Chun, also attending.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will screen 57 feature films over 17 days. The festival opens on 30 June with the international premiere of Thai high-school thriller Bad Genius and closes on 16 July with the U.S. premiere of South Korean revenge thriller The Villainess. The festival\u2019s centerpiece gala is Mikhail Red\u2019s ecological thriller Birdshot from the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>The festival this year launches its competition for first- and second-time directors whose films are receiving their North American premiere at the festival. The seven films competing are Bad Genius (Thailand), Birdshot (Philippines), A Double Life (Japan), Jane (South Korea), Kfc (Vietnam), and With Prisoners (Hong Kong).<\/p>\n<p>The New York Asian Film Festival is curated by executive director Samuel Jamier, deputy director Stephen Cremin, and programmers Claire Marty and David Wilentz. It is co-presented by Subway Cinema Inc and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The festival is held at Film Society of Lincoln Center (30 June to 13 July 2017) and SVA Theater (14 July to 16 July 2017).<\/p>\n<p>Tickets went on sale June 15, with Film Society and Subway Cinema members receiving an early access period that began June 13.. Tickets are $14; $11 for students and seniors (62+); and $9 for Film Society members. See more and save with a 3+ film discount package and All Access Pass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF-2-1000w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6644\" src=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF-2-1000w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF-2-1000w.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF-2-1000w-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF-2-1000w-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF-2-1000w-560x348.jpg 560w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF-2-1000w-260x161.jpg 260w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/NYAFF-2-1000w-160x99.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL GUEST LIST (30)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CHINA (2)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nDuan Yihong \u6bb5\u5955\u5b8f, actor (EXTRAORDINARY MISSION, BATTLE OF MEMORIES) &#8211; STAR ASIA AWARD<br \/>\nYang Shupeng \u694a\u6a39\u9d6c, director (BLOOD OF YOUTH<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HONG KONG (8)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nFlorence Chan \u9673\u695a\u73e9, screenwriter (MAD WORLD)<br \/>\nDerek Hui \u8a31\u5b8f\u5b87, director (THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED)<br \/>\nLawrence Lau \u5289\u570b\u660c, director (DEALER HEALER)<br \/>\nAlan Lo \u76e7\u7152\u9e9f, director (ZOMBIOLOGY: ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT)<br \/>\nHeiward Mak \u9ea6\u66e6\u8335, producer (MAD WORLD)<br \/>\nCarrie Ng \u5433\u5bb6\u9e97, actress (ZOMBIOLOGY: ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT)<br \/>\nEric Tsang \u9ea5\u66e6\u8335, actor (MAD WORLD) \u2013 STAR HONG KONG LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD<br \/>\nWong Chun \u9ec3\u9032, director (MAD WORLD)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>JAPAN (4)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nKei Ishikawa \u77f3\u5ddd\u6176, director (TRACES OF SIN)<br \/>\nYuki Mamiya \u9593\u5bae\u5915\u8cb4, actress (WET WOMAN IN THE WIND)<br \/>\nNaoko Ogigami \u837b\u4e0a\u76f4\u5b50, director (CLOSE-KNIT)<br \/>\nAkihiko Shiota \u5869\u7530\u660e\u5f65, director (WET WOMAN IN THE WIND)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>PHILIPPINES (1)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nMikhail Red, director (BIRDSHOT)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SOUTH KOREA (11)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nCho Hyun-hoon \uc870\ud604\ud6c8, director (JANE)<br \/>\nGang Dong-won \uac15\ub3d9\uc6d0, actor (VANISHING TIME: A BOY WHO RETURNED) &#8211; STAR ASIA AWARD<br \/>\nGu Gyo-hwan \uad6c\uad50\ud658, actor (JANE)<br \/>\nHan Ye-ri \ud55c\uc608\ub9ac, actress (A QUIET DREAM)<br \/>\nJang Sung-gun \uc7a5\uc131\uac74, musician (BAMSEOM PIRATES SEOUL INFERNO)<br \/>\nJung Byung-gil \uc815\ubcd1\uae38, director (THE VILLAINESS) \u2013 DANIEL A. CRAFT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ACTION CINEMA AWARD<br \/>\nJung Yoon-suk \uc815\uc724\uc11d, director (BAMSEOM PIRATES SEOUL INFERNO)<br \/>\nKwon Yong-man\uad8c\uc6a9\ub9cc, musician (BAMSEOM PIRATES SEOUL INFERNO)<br \/>\nPark Jung-eun\ubc15\uc815\uadfc, producer (BAMSEOM PIRATES SEOUL INFERNO)<br \/>\nLee Min-ji\uc774\ubbfc\uc9c0, actress (JANE)<br \/>\nZhang Lu\uc7a5\ub960, director (A QUIET DREAM)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>TAIWAN (1)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chen Mei-juin \u9673\u73ab\u541b, director (THE GANGSTER&#8217;S DAUGHTER)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>THAILAND (3)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chutimon &#8220;Aokbab&#8221; Chuengcharoensukying \u0e0a\u0e38\u0e15\u0e34\u0e21\u0e13\u0e11\u0e19\u0e4c\u0e08\u0e36\u0e07\u0e40\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e0d\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02\u0e22\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07 (BAD GENIUS) \u2013 SCREEN INTERNATIONAL RISING STAR ASIA AWARD<br \/>\nNattawut &#8220;Baz&#8221; Poonpiriya \u0e19\u0e31\u0e10\u0e27\u0e38\u0e12\u0e34\u0e1e\u0e39\u0e19\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e23\u0e34\u0e22\u0e30, director (BAD GENIUS)<br \/>\nChanon Santinatornkul \u0e0a\u0e32\u0e19\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e19\u0e15\u0e34\u0e19\u0e18\u0e23\u0e01\u0e38\u0e25, actor (BAD GENIUS)<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hw-mCSel3N4?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kGZdgirdsSQ?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Gregg Morris can be reached at gmorris@hunter.cuny.edu<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Festival will take place June 30 to July 13 at the Film Society and July 14 to 16 at the SVA Theatre. Considered the leading festival of popular Asian cinema, NYAFFF will showcase 57 feature films, including 3 International Premieres, 21 North American Premieres, 4 U.S. Premieres, and 15 films making their New York City debuts<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/new-york-asian-america-film-festival-2017\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[564,453],"class_list":["post-6636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","tag-asian-film-festivals","tag-ny-asian-american-film-fest-2017"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6636"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10409,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6636\/revisions\/10409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}