Organizer: The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF); Film at Lincoln Center

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

Description:

The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) and Film at Lincoln Center today unveil the final wave of programming for its bold and boundary-pushing 24th edition, adding 50+ films to an already explosive lineup. NYAFF 2025 runs July 11–27 across four venues in Manhattan and champions one unifying theme: Cinema as Disruption.

Since 2002, NYAFF has served as North America’s premier showcase for Asian film, spotlighting the next generation of cinematic voices. It has introduced audiences to future icons—from early Bong Joon Ho to the Thai horror revolution—and continues to define the cultural moment.

“This completes our most ambitious program ever,” says Samuel Jamier, NYAFF Executive Director. “Eight breakthrough filmmakers competing for Uncaged, plus sidebars that reimagine what Asian cinema can be. This full-circle moment reminds us why NYAFF exists: to support bold artists before the world fully recognizes them—and to celebrate how far they’ve come.”

This year’s festival opens with a bang: the Opening Night world premiere of Informant, a riotous Korean action-comedy that sets the tone for a radically inclusive lineup. Director Kim Seok will attend the premiere alongside actor Heo Sung-tae, internationally recognized for his memorable role in Squid Game. Highlights from this second wave also include Ravens with Tadanobu Asano (Shōgun) in attendance, plus standout Taiwan and Thailand programs featuring the 4K restoration of horror classic Shutter and Thailand’s Attack 13 with the cast and director in attendance.

Also announced: a special Vietnam Cinema Night, along with new spotlights such as Queer Unbound, the Shanghai Animation Studio Retrospective, and North Korean Cool—a sidebar reframing the role of North Korean characters in popular storytelling. The festival will also welcome an exciting roster of guests from across Asia and the global diaspora.

Featured Films:

Films marked with ** will screen at Film at Lincoln Center.

INDONESIA

• Gowok: Javanese Kamasutra | dir. Hanung Bramantyo, Indonesia, 2025 | North American Premiere

• **Perang Kota This City Is a Battlefield | dir. Mouly Surya, Indonesia/Singapore/Netherlands/France/Norway/Philippines/Cambodia, 2024 | North American Premiere

MALAYSIA

• **Pavane for an Infant | dir. Chong Keat Aun, Malaysia, Hong Kong, 2024 | North American Premiere

MALAYSIA/Hong Kong/South Korea/Japan/Saudi Arabia/Thailand/U.S.

• **To Kill a Mongolian Horse | dir. Xiaoxuan Jiang, 2024 | New York Premiere

MYANMAR

• **MA – Cry of Silence | dir. The Maw Naing, Myanmar/South Korea/Singapore/France/Norway/Qatar, 2024 | North American Premiere

PHILIPPINES

• Flower Girl (Closing Night Film) | dir. Fatrick Tabada, Philippines, 2025 | International Premiere

• **The Hearing | dir. Lawrence Fajardo, Philippines, 2024 | North American Premiere

• **Lilim | dir. Mikhail Red, Philippines, 2025 | North American Premiere

• Sunshine | dir. Antoinette Jadaone, Philippines, 2024 | New York Premiere

THAILAND (presented with the support of Thailand Creative Culture Agency – THACCA)

• 404 Run Run | dir. Seua Pichaya Jarasboonpracha, Thailand, 2024 | North American Premiere

• **Attack 13 | dir. Taweewat Wantha, Thailand, 2025 | International Premiere

• **Flat Girls | dir. Jirassaya Wongsutin, Thailand, 2025 | North American Premiere

• Panor | dir. Putipong Saisikaew, Thailand, 2025 | North American Premiere

• **The Red Envelope | dir. Chayanop Boonprakob, Thailand, 2025 | North American Premiere

• **Shutter (4K restoration) | dir. Parkpoom Wongpoom, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Thailand, 2004 | North American Premiere

• **The Stone | dir. Pae Arak Amornsupasiri, Wutthipong Sukkhanintr, Thailand, 2025 | North American Premiere

VIETNAM

• **Skin of Youth | dir. Ash Mayfair, Vietnam, 2025 | North American Premiere

Short Films:

Films marked with ** will screen at Film at Lincoln Center.

• Colors of the Sky’s End | dir. Catherine T. Nguyen, Vietnam, 2025 | World Premiere

• **Searching for Sol | dir. Jaime Morades, Philippines, 2024 | International Premiere

• Little Rebels Cinema Club | dir. Khozy Rizal, Indonesia, 2024 | New York Premiere

• Rooftop Lempicka | dir. Hang Luong Nguyen, Vietnam, 2024 | New York Premiere

• Sammi Who Can Detach His Body Parts | dir. Rein Maychaelson, Indonesia, 2025 | North American Premiere

• **The River Runs Still | dir. Mai Huyen Chi, Vietnam, 2024 | World Premiere

Registration:

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