The 20th New York Asian Film Festival was held in New York from 6 August to 22 August 2021. The opening film of the festival was ''

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'', a South Korean film by

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. Seventy titles were screened both online, as well as in person. The 20th edition of the festival featured two world premieres, six international premieres, twenty nine North American premieres, eight U.S. premieres and nine New York premieres. 2021's festival featured the first ever outdoor screening of Raymond Lee’s

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1992 film ''

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'' at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park on August 11. The event was co-presented by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York. The Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film was awarded to ''Anima'' by Cao Jinling.

Screening venues

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* Eventive Virtual * Film at Lincoln Center's Virtual Cinema * Damrosch Park

New sections

This year a new section is added to focus on Asian American experience. *Asian American Focus selection From 20th edition of the festival the non-competitive films are grouped thematically, in the following categories: * Beyond Borders * Crowd Pleasers * Frontlines * Genre Masters * Next/Now * Standouts * Vanguards

Jury

* Janice Chua : Vice President of Imagine International. *

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: Director and documentary filmmaker. * Michael Rosenberg: President of

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Films showcase

:Highlighted title indicates award winner

Films by country or region

Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Competition

:Highlighted title indicates award winner

Awards and winners

Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film

Audience Award

Daniel Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema

Star Asia Awards

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.nyaff.org Asian-American culture in New York City Film festivals in New York City Asian-American film festivals New York Asian