2016 New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) Awards

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Too Young to Die! wins NYAFF Audience Award

Kankuro Kudo’s anarchic Japanese comedy Too Young to Die! is the Audience Award Winner of the 15th New York Asian Film Festival, announced the festival’s executive director Samuel Jamier. The event came to a close after screening 51 films over 18 days at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the SVA Theatre in Manhattan.

Too Young to Die!, which had its North American premiere at the festival, stars Ryunosuke Kamiki as a student sent to Buddhist hell after his whole class dies in a freak bus accident. There, he makes a pact with guitar-shredding demon Killer K, played by Tomoya Nagase, to be reincarnated and reunite with his high school crush. International sale of the film is handled by Toho Co Ltd.

The NYAFF 2016 Box office grew 20%, setting a new record for the festival. Attendance was particularly strong for films from China, the Philippines and Japan. The festival closed with a sell-out screening of the international premiere of Adam Tsuei’s Taiwan thriller The Tenants Downstairs, ahead of its mid-August domestic release.

15TH NYAFF AUDIENCE AWARDS RESULTS

1. Too Young to Die! [Japan]

2. Inside Men [South Korea]

3. A Violent Prosecutor [South Korea]

4. Heart Attack [Thailand]

5. Apocalypse Child [Philippines]

6. The Throne [South Korea]

7. Dongju: Portrait of a Poet [South Korea]

8. Honor Thy Father [Philippines]

9. 10 Years [Hong Kong]

10. Fourth Place [South Korea]

The festival’s executive director Samuel Jamier said, “This year, we set out to prove there was a New York audience for the cinemas of China and Southeast Asia, especially the Philippines. We’re thrilled that they represent the best performing films at the festival this year with sell-out screenings. We didn’t play safe in our anniversary year; we are proud that our audience is continuing to support us in pushing boundaries.”

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