Shalini Dore Features News EditorThe New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center will unspool the 2021 edition Aug.
6-22 at FLC, kicking off with the premiere of “Escape From Mogadishu,” directed by Ryoo Seung-wa.In all, 60 films will screen to audiences in person and virtually, with premieres of first and second features from directors for the feature film competition: “Anima” (Cao Jinling, China), “City of Lost Things” (Yee Chih-yen, Taiwan), “Hand Rolled Cigarette” (Chan Kin Long, Hong Kong), “Joint” (Oudai Kojima, Japan), “Ten Months” (Namkoong Sun, South Korea) and “Tiong Bahru Social Club” (Tan Bee Thiam, Singapore).Hong Kong new wave director Ann Hui will receive the Variety Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award, and.
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