21st New York Asian Film Festival
The 21st New York Asian Film Festival began in New York from 15 July with the opening film of the festival Fast and Feel Love, a Thai film by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. The 21st edition was celebrated as 20th anniversary of the festival and
seventy titles were screened in person. The lineup included six world premieres, eight international premieres, 19 North American premieres, four U.S. premieres, and 17 East Coast premieres. The festival closed with Korean sci-fi 2022 film Alienoid by Choi Dong-hoon on 31 July. Mongolian film The Sales Girl by Janchivdorj Sengedorj won the
Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film.
Official poster
Image: Abe Hiroshi from "Legend of the Demon Cat" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2017 (40203798571)
Image: Takashi Shimizu cropped
Image: Kim hye yoon 2019 10 02
Alienoid is a 2022 South Korean science fiction action film directed by Choi Dong-hoon, starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, and Kim Tae-ri. The film depicts an extraordinary story that unfolds as the gates of time open between late Goryeo and the present in 2022, when aliens appear. It was released on July 20, 2022, in IMAX and 4DX formats. The continuation, Alienoid: Return to the Future, was released on January 10, 2024.
Theatrical release poster
Cast and director during a showcase at Megabox COEX in June 2022.
