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NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2010
June 25 – July 8 More of what you`ve loved and waited for all year 7 countries! 45 movies! 17 Guests! The Film Society of Lincoln Center`s Walter Reade Theater (June 25 - July 8 ) Japan Society (July 1 - 4) & midnight screenings at the IFC Center (on Friday and Saturdays)
Presented in partnership with the Film Society of Lincoln Center and with the programming support of the Japan Society, this is the ninth New York Asian Film Festival and it will unleash more guests, more movies, and more fun than ever before! More movie madness than last year, including the Official Opening Night Film and North American Premiere of IP MAN 2 (Hong Kong, 2010) with Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen throwing down in a lavish martial arts flick that recently blew the Hong Kong box office wide open; star and action choreographer Sammo Hung will be present. The Official Centerpiece Presentation and International Premiere of CONFESSIONS (Japan 2010) - Tetsuya Nakashima (MEMORIES OF MATSUKO) returns to the NYAFF with his brand new movie about a school teacher convinced that her daughter was murdered by one of her own seventh-grade students. Presented in association with Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. The Official Closing Night Film and International Premiere of BLADES OF BLOOD (Korea, 2010) from the director of KING & CLOWN comes this massive swordplay flick about a hero leading a coup against the king and the blind swordsman who`s out to stop him. Director Lee Joon-Ik will be present.
TICKET INFO
The Film Society of Lincoln Center Tickets Single Screening Tickets: $12 General Public/ $8 Seniors & Students/ $7 Film Society Members Weekday Matinee Screenings, Mon-Fri before 6pm: $9 General Public/ $6 Seniors & Students/ $5 Film Society Members Ten Film Pass: $99 General Public/ $69 Seniors & Students/ $59 Film Society Members [Admits one person to any ten films screening in the New York Asian Film Festival. Certain restrictions apply]. Single screening tickets and the Ten Film Pass are on sale at FilmLinc.com and at the Walter Reade Theater’s box office. The box office opens at 12:30pm. The Film Society of Lincoln Center`s Walter Reade Theater and Box Office West 65th Street, between Broadway & Amsterdam, Upper Level – Lincoln Center. The box office opens at 12:30 PM Monday-Friday, and one half hour before the first screening on Saturday/Sunday. It closes every day 15 minutes after the start of the last show. If there are no evening screenings, the box office closes at 6pm. For more information call 212-875-5601 during hours of operation.
LINEUP
The 2010 NYAFF slate will include the films listed below, broken down by country...
CHINA
COW (2009, North American Premiere) Huang Bo teams up with a cow to survive WW II in the ultimate buddy movie about the love between man and cow. By the time this movie is over you`ll believe a cow can cry. Star Huang Bo will be present. CRAZY RACER (2009, New York Premiere) Ning Hao`s (CRAZY STONE) fast and furious comedy sends up the greed of man with the deepest, darkest black comedy you`ve ever seen. Like a live action Looney Tunes cartoon on crystal meth. Huang Bo plays a disgraced Olympic bicyclist reduced to being a delivery man, and Ning Hao sends him chasing after his dignity in a modern-day China full of con men, creeps, hustlers, scam artists, assassins, gangsters, drug dealers, murder-for-hire morons and all the other joys of modern day capitalism.Star Huang Bo will be present.
SOPHIE`S REVENGE (2009, New York Premiere) Zhang Ziyi produced and stars in this madcap romantic comedy that co-stars Mainland diva, Fan Bing-bing, and Korean stud muffin, So Ji-Sub. Want to see the face of modern China? It`s not in any Jia Zhangke movies - it`s here in this slick, funny rom com. TIAN AN MEN (2009, International Premiere) One of the movies created for the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People`s Republic of China, this is an earnest, unironic film about the struggles and sacrifices of the men and women who...cleaned up Tiananmen Square for Chairman Mao. A jaw-dropping spectacle in every respect, it`s like "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Communist style.
HONG KONG
BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS (2009, New York Premiere) The story of a ragtag team of bodyguards who gave their lives to protect Dr. Sun Yat-sen on his trip to Hong Kong. It made a ton of loot at the box office, stars an all-star cast and was nominated for more Hong Kong Film Awards than any movie in history. Plus, Donnie Yen fights a horse. Star Simon Yam will introduce the screening. DEVELOPMENT HELL (2010, North American Premiere) An uncut, uncensored documentary about the suicides, deaths and disease outbreaks that plagued BODYGUARDS & ASSASSINS, the most famous "cursed" Hong Kong film of all time. EASTERN CONDORS (1987) A once-in-a-lifetime screening of Sammo Hung`s Vietnam War blow-out. A true masterpiece. It will be screened on a 35mm print. Sammo Hung and his wife and co-star, Joyce Mina Godenzi, will be present.
ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW (2010, North American Premiere) A bittersweet eulogy to 1960`s Hong Kong, it won a special prize in Berlin, earned Simon Yam his first "Best Actor" award and saved the street on which it was shot from demolition. Simon Yam will be present. GALLANTS (2010, North American Premiere) This 70`s throwback is a kung fu comedy starring a host of martial arts stars of the 70`s, including Chen Kuan-tai, Teddy Robin, Lo Meng and Bruce Leung. Bruce Leung will be present. IP MAN (2008) Starring Donnie Yen, it`s the first movie about Bruce Lee`s master and it sparked the current revival of old school Hong Kong martial arts movies.
IP MAN 2 (2010, North American Premiere) Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen throw down in this lavish martial arts flick that blew the Hong Kong box office wide open. Star and action choreographer Sammo Hung will be present. KUNG FU CHEFS (2009, North American Premiere) The kind of cracked, casual B-movie classic that Hong Kong used to crank out in the early 90`s, full of butt-kicking action and mouth-watering cooking. Star Sammo Hung will be present.
LITTLE BIG SOLDIER (2010, North American Premiere) Jackie Chan`s return to greatness, it`s the best and most moving film he`s made since 1994`s DRUNKEN MASTER II. RED CLIFF UNCUT (2008/2009) Celebrate freedom on the Fourth of July with a screening of John Woo`s massive, five-hour plus martial epic shown uncut, the way God - and John Woo - intended. God Bless America! THE STORM WARRIORS (2009, US Premiere) The closest thing to a Hong Kong comic book ever put onscreen, this is like World of Warcraft via Iron Maiden, a heavy metal martial arts flick full of sword power and fist energy. Main baddie, Simon Yam, will be present.
INDONESIA
MERANTAU (2009, New York Premiere) If you think Tony Jaa is awesome, then check out this rocking slab of exploitation action starring Iko Uwais, an ace practicioner of Silat, Indonesia`s unique martial art.
JAPAN
8000 MILES (2009, North American Premiere) A funnier version of Eminem`s 8 MILE about rappers dying on the vine in the boring suburbs. Director Yu Irie will be present. 8000 MILES 2: GIRL RAPPERS (2010, North American Premiere) The same premise (rappers in the sticks, dreaming of Tokyo) only this time they`re women. It makes more of a difference than you`d believe. Director Yu Irie will be present. ALIEN VS NINJA (2010, World Premiere) The first movie from Nikkatsu`s Sushi Typhoon label, it`s about an alien that comes to Earth to hunt humans. It is unstoppable. Unkillable. Insatiable. The only problem: it`s not ninja-proof. Presented in association with Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. Star Masanori Mimoto will be present. ANNYONG YUMIKA (2009, North American Premiere) Part documentary, part personal odyssey, part porn movie, this flick`s about legendary adult film actress Yumika Hayashi`s career in Korea. Director Tetsuaki Matsue will be present.
THE BLOOD OF REBIRTH (2009, New York Premiere) Director Toshiaki Toyoda (BLUE SPRING, HANGING GARDEN) makes a triumphant return to filmmaking with this trippy revenge saga that sticks its throbbing soundtrack deep inside your ears, while its shimmering visuals fry your eyes. Presented in association with Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. Director Toshiaki Toyoda will be present. BOYS ON THE RUN (2010, North American Premiere) A movie that will capture the heart of the serial masturbator inside all of us. This sex comedy starts with the borrowing of a bestiality DVD and ends with a Travis Bickle-style fist fight and in between it`s humiliating and hilarious in equal measures. Presented in association with Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film.
CONFESSIONS (2010, International Premiere) Tetsuya Nakashima (MEMORIES OF MATSUKO, KAMIKAZE GIRLS) returns to the NYAFF with his brand new movie about a school teacher convinced that her daughter was murdered by one of her seventh-grade students. Presented in association with Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. DEAR DOCTOR (2009, New York Premiere) Miwa Nishikawa`s (SWAY) deceptively simple movie about a small town doctor won every major Japanese film award and it`s one of the smartest and most complex films in our line-up. Presented in association with Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film.
DEATH KAPPA. Photo courtesy of New York Asian Film Festival.DEATH KAPPA (2010, World Premiere) The Kappa is a delightful Japanese sea monster that`s cute as a biscuit. Until Nazis cause it to grow to enormous size and go on a kill crazy rampage! A pitch perfect recreation of the 80`s, direct-to-VHS monster movie. Presented as part of Midnights @ IFC. DOMAN SEMAN (2010, World Premiere) Go Shibata (LATE BLOOMER) has made a rocking thrash anthem about pretty boys bashing the homeless, occult conspiracies, mental emissions, magic mushrooms and massive zombie attacks. It`ll kick down your doors of perception like a psychedelic SWAT team.
GOLDEN SLUMBER (2010, New York Premiere) The director of last year`s festival fave, FISH STORY, returns with this twisty, inspiring conspiracy thriller about a simple delivery man who`s framed for the assassination of the Prime Minister. Presented in association with Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. LIVE TAPE (2010, North American Premiere) On New Year`s Day in 2009, director Tetsuaki Matsue (ANNYONG YUMIKA) and singer/songwriter Kenta Maeno made this amazing concert film: a single 74 minute shot of Kenta performing in the streets of Tokyo before giving an outdoor concert. More than the sum of its parts, it is raw and liberating. Director Tetsuaki Matsue will be present & singer/songwriter Kenta Maeno and his drummer POP Suzuki will perform a set after each screening.
MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD (2010, International Premiere) At last year`s NYAFF, directors Tak Sakaguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura and Noboru Iguchi got drunk and vowed to make a movie together. Now they have, and their twisted take on the X-Men is here to upset pretty much everyone. Presented in association with Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. Directors Yoshihiro Nishimura and Noboru Iguchi will be present. PINK POWER STRIKES BACK! Pink films are the uniquely Japanese genre of 60 minute, softcore movies shot entirely analog. This year`s pink film double feature will screen GROPER TRAIN: SCHOOL UNIFORM HUNTER (2007) and JAPANESE WIFE NEXT DOOR, PART 2 (2004), the sequel to last year`s hit pink film. Totally smutty and completely insane. Presented as part of Midnights @ IFC. Lead actress Asami will be present at the screenings. SAWAKO DECIDES (2010, New York Premiere) Sawako (Hikari Mitsushima, LOVE EXPOSURE) is on her fifth job, her fifth boyfriend and her fifth year in Tokyo. But it`s not until she returns to her family`s clam-packing plant that she discovers that it`s okay to be a loser. Bizarre and hilarious, it`s a chick flick on crack featuring musical numbers, defective toys and the world`s worst boyfriend - a sensitive man who knits and lives a green lifestyle. Presented in association with Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film.
SYMBOL (2009, New York Premiere) Japan`s #1 comedian, Hitoshi Matsumoto (director and star of DAI NIPPONJIN aka BIG MAN JAPAN) directs and stars in this flick that`s the 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY of J-quirk cinema. The only movie this year to feature President Obama, Mexican wrestlers and five million angel penises. YATTERMAN (2009) Takashi Miike`s biggest box office hit of all time, this slyly hilarious send-up of kiddie show, YATTERMAN, is like a self-aware, satirical update of "Scooby-Doo" only with giant robots, leather-bondage-clad femme fatales and a pile of all the schoolgirls in Japan. Hilariously stupid, but insanely smart, it`s exactly the giant robot you thought Miike would make.
KOREA
ACTRESSES (2009, New York Premiere) Six of Korea`s biggest actresses play cockeyed versions of themselves in this real-time chronicle of a Vogue photo shoot gone wrong. Endlessly self-referential, it`s a dissection of what goes on inside a celebrity`s mind. Director E J-Yong will be present.
/a>BLADES OF BLOOD (2010, International Premiere) From the director of KING & CLOWN comes this massive swordplay flick about a hero leading a coup against the king and the blind swordsman who sets out to stop him. Director Lee Joon-Ik will be present. CASTAWAY ON THE MOON (2009, US Premiere) WHEN HARRY MET SALLY by way of J.G. Ballard, a businessman tries to kill himself and winds up stranded on an island in the middle of the Han River in downtown Seoul. His only lifeline? An OCD agoraphobe spying on him from her apartment. Director Lee Hey-Jun will be present. CHAW (2009, North American Premiere) A box office hit, this bacon-flavored version of THE HOST is a send-up of JAWS only with a giant killer pig instead of a giant killer shark and, probably, a lot more pot got smoked while the script was being written. A LITTLE POND (2010, International Premiere) The most controversial movie of the year, this all-star flick about the American massacre of Korean civillians at No Gun Ri is a quiet, underplayed, life-goes-on account of the bloody incident, playing out as gently as a Hou Hsiao-hsien film. MISE EN SCENE SHORT FILM PROGRAM Two 90 minute programs of short films from the genre film festival curated by E J-Yong, Park Chan-Wook, Kim Ji-Woon and Bong Joon-Ho. These short flicks pack more of a punch than longer features, and it`s your chance to see Korea`s future filmmakers making weird little romance, gore and animated films. This year`s line-up has an unhealthy obsession with children and tiny, four-inch-tall women.
THE SCANDAL MAKERS (2008, New York Premiere) The highest grossing comedy of all time at the Korean box office is a funny, heartfelt comedy about celebrity DJ whose life is turned upside down after a woman shows up claiming to be his daughter (with his alleged granddaughter in tow). It`s already been optioned for a Hollywood remake with Barry Sonnenfeld (MEN IN BLACK) attached to direct. SECRET REUNION (2009) The director of ROUGH CUT returns with this two-hander for Song Kang-Ho (THE HOST) and Kang Dong-Won (THE DUELIST) playing retired spies battling it out long after their missions are over. It`s a throwback to 80`s style buddy movies (LETHAL WEAPON, 48 HOURS) set against the Cold War between North and South Korea.
THAILAND
POWER KIDS (2009) Do you like to see kids thrown face-first through plate glass windows? We do! Johnny Nguyen (THE REBEL) plays a terrorist who takes over a hospital. The only people who can stop him? A team of tikes with killer muay thai skills. Like a Hong Kong movie from 1988, it`s totally reckless, the action is breathless and child labor laws were made to be ignored. Presented as part of Midnights @ IFC. RAGING PHOENIX (2009, New York Premiere) Jeeja burst onto the scene with CHOCOLATE and now she`s back in this flick where she learns how to combine muay thai beatings with sick B-boy moves. Truly jaw-dropping, it features more high impact falls, breakdance moves and savage beatdowns than are technically legal in Hollywood movies.
USA
L.A. STREETFIGHTERS (1985) Long a favorite of the Subway Cinema crew, we finally found a 35mm print of this unseen 80`s exploitation movie. As if Ed Wood directed a Korean-American martial arts film. Featuring Bill "Superfoot" Wallace it`s a retro classic on a par with last year`s HOUSE only instead of being a deconstruction of the haunted house movie, it`s a bizarre attempt to make an 80`s action picture. Presented as part of Midnights @ IFC.
GUESTS
HONG KONG & CHINA
Sammo Hung - the legendary actor, director and action choreographer will be here to receive a Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award. Simon Yam - one of Hong Kong`s greatest actors will be here to receive a Star Asia Award. Huang Bo - China`s hottest up-and-coming actor will be here to receive a Star Asia Rising Star Award. Bruce Leung - this 62-year-old martial artist started his career as a Bruce Lee imitator, then retired from acting in 1988. He returned in Stephen Chow`s 2004 KUNG FU HUSTLE as "The Beast," and he`s the star of NYAFF 2010 selection, GALLANTS. He`ll be at the festival.
JAPAN
Yu Irie - director of both 8000 MILES and 8000 MILES 2: GIRL RAPPERS. Tetsuaki Matsue - award-winning director of both LIVE TAPE and ANNYONG YUMIKA. Go Shibata – director of the handicapped serial-killer cult classic, LATE BLOOMER, will will be here with the world premiere of his movie DOMAN SEMAN. Kenta Maeno - known as the "Bob Dylan of Japan" he`s the star of LIVE TAPE and he`ll be here with the film. He and his drummer, POP Suzuki, will perform a live set after both LIVE TAPE screenings, as well as a secret concert in New York City. Toshiaki Toyoda - absent from the film business for over five years, director Toyoda will be here with his triumphant comeback film, THE BLOOD OF REBIRTH. Noboru Iguchi - we can`t keep him away! Iguchi is back, this time as director of one part of the three-director film, MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD. Yoshihiro Nishimura - the special effects savant and director of TOKYO GORE POLICE returns as director of one segment of messed-up triptych, MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD. Masanori Mimoto - the lead actor of ALIEN VS. NINJA will be here, representing ninja! Asami - co-star of MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD, and star of one of our pink films, GROPER TRAIN: SCHOOL UNIFORM HUNTER, she`ll be here to wreak havoc during the screenings.
KOREA
E J-Yong - was last here with his film DASEPO NAUGHTY GIRLS and now he`s back with his reality mockumentary, ACTRESSES. Lee Joon-Ik - director of one of the all-time hits at the Korean box office, KING & CLOWN, will be here with his latest film, BLADES OF BLOOD. Lee Hey-Jun - up-and-coming director of LIKE A VIRGIN comes to the festival with his new film, the festival hit CASTAWAY ON THE MOON.
NYAFF SCHEDULE
Fri, June 25 3:00 YATTERMAN (119) 5:30 COW (109) – Huang Bo intro 8:00 Star Asia Awards ceremony (30) 9:30 IP MAN 2 (108) – Sammo Hung intro IFC Center @ Midnight 12:15 DEATH KAPPA (79) Sat, June 26 12:00 IP MAN (106) – Simon Yam intro 2:20 CRAZY RACER (99) – Huang Bo intro, Q&A 4:45 EASTERN CONDORS (100) – Sammo Hung intro, long Q&A 7:30 ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW (117) – Simon Yam intro, Q&A 10:15 KUNG FU CHEFS (91) – Sammo Hung intro IFC Center @ Midnight 12:15 L.A. STREETFIGHTERS (85) Sun, June 27 12:00 STORM WARRIORS (110) – Simon Yam intro 2:15 BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS (139) – Simon Yam intro, screening with DEVELOPMENT HELL (54) 6:15 ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW (117) – Simon Yam intro 8:45 IP MAN 2 (108) – Sammo Hung intro Mon, June 28 1:00 RAGING PHOENIX (112) 3:45 SCANDAL MAKERS (108) 6:15 BOYS ON THE RUN (114) 8:45 CHAW (121) Tue, June 29 1:00 BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS (139) 4:00 SOPHIE’S REVENGE (108) 6:30 8000 MILES (79) – intro and Q&A by director Yu Irie 8:45 8000 MILES 2: GIRL RAPPERS (95) – intro and Q&A by Yu Irie Wed, June 30 1:15 TIAN AN MEN (97) 3:30 8000 MILES (79) – intro and Q&A by Yu Irie 5:45 ANNYONG YUMIKA (120) – intro and Q&A by director Tetsuaki Matsue 9:00 LIVE TAPE (74) – intro and Q&A by Tetsuaki Matsue, followed by a short live concert from Kenta Maeno Thu, July 1 1:15 CHAW (121) 3:45 LIVE TAPE (74) – intro and Q&A by Tetsuaki Matsue, followed by a short live concert from Kenta Maeno 7:00 LITTLE BIG SOLDIER (95) 9:00 STORM WARRIORS (110) Japan Society 6:45 SAWAKO DECIDES (112) 9:00 CONFESSIONS (106) Fri, July 2 1:00 YATTERMAN (119) 3:30 THE LITTLE POND (86) 5:30 MISE-EN-SCENE SHORTS #1 (90) 7:30 SECRET REUNION (116) 10:00 CRAZY RACER (99) Japan Society 6:15 GOLDEN SLUMBER (139) 9:00 THE BLOOD OF REBIRTH (83) – intro and Q&A by Toshiaki Toyoda 11:00 reception at Japan Society for Toshiaki Toyoda IFC Center @ Midnight 12:00 PINK POWER STRIKES BACK (120) – intro and Q&A with actresses Asami and Reiko Yamaguchi Sat, July 3 12:00 LITTLE BIG SOLDIER (95) 2:10 SECRET REUNION (116) 4:40 MISE-EN-SCENE SHORTS #2 (90) 7:00 ACTRESSES (104) – intro and Q&A by director E J-Yong 9:45 SOPHIE’S REVENGE (108) Japan Society 1:00 DEAR DOCTOR (127) 3:45 THE BLOOD OF REBIRTH (83) – intro and Q&A by Toshiaki Toyoda 6:00 ALIEN VS NINJA (85) – into and Q&A with actor Masanori Mimoto, followed by Sushi Typhoon launch with producer Yoshinori Chiba 8:30 MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD (85) – intro and Q&A by directors Yoshihiro Nishimura and Noboru Iguchi 10:30 Sushi Typhoon party atJapan Society IFC Center @ Midnight 12:00 POWER KIDS (90) Sun, July 4 1:00 SYMBOL (93) 3:00 CASTAWAY ON THE MOON (116) – intro and Q&A by dir. Lee Hey-Jun 5:45 RED CLIFF UNCUT (288) Japan Society 12:00 BOYS ON THE RUN (114) 2:15 CONFESSIONS (106) 4:15 DEAR DOCTOR (127) Anthology Film archives – special non-festival event 6:00 THE ANCIENT DOGOO GIRL: MOVIE EDITION (115), with guests IFC Center @ Midnight 12:15 DEATH KAPPA (79) Mon, July 5 1:30 KUNG FU CHEFS (91) 3:40 ACTRESSES (104) – intro by E J-Yong 6:00 MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD (85) – intro and Q&A with the directors 8:30 DOMAN SEMAN (124) – intro and Q&A with director Go Shibata and actor Monchi Tue, July 6 1:15 COW (109) 3:45 ALIEN VS NINJA (85) – intro by producer Chiba 6:00 GALLANTS (98) – intro and Q&A by Bruce Leung 8:30 GOLDEN SLUMBER (139) Wed, July 7 1:15 SCANDAL MAKERS (108) 3:40 SYMBOL (93) 5:45 DOMAN SEMAN (124) – intro and Q&A with director Go Shibata and actor Monchi 8:45 CASTAWAY ON THE MOON (116) – intro and Q&A by dir. Lee Hey-Jun Thu, July 8 1:45 TIAN AN MEN (97) 3:45 MERANTAU (106) 6:00 GALLANTS (98) – intro and Q&A by Bruce Leung 8:45 BLADES OF BLOOD (110)
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Subway Cinema is a New York-based film programming, exhibition, and marketing collective, committed to increasing exposure and appreciation for Asia`s popular cinema with year-round events and screenings. Its flagship event is the New York Asian Film Festival which the New York Times has called "...one of the city`s most valuable events..." Launched in 2002, the NYAFF is America`s leading and most influential showcase for popular Asian cinema. Each year, the Festival selects over 40 feature films, and only the best, the strangest, and the most entertaining make the cut. The NYAFF was the first North American film festival to put a spotlight on Johnnie To, Bong Joon-Ho and Park Chan-Wook and it also held the largest retrospective of Tsui Hark`s work outside of Hong Kong. It is widely considered invincible. The NYAFF is made possible through the support of American Airlines, The Kitano Hotel, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office New York, Korean Cultural Service New York, Japan Foundation, Kirin Beer, Film Business Asia, The Hollywood Reporter and Giant Robot.