Ticket Information

Standard screening tickets at FLC are $20 for the General Public, $17 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities, and $15 for FLC and NYAFF Members. Premium screenings (Colony and Cold War 1994 on July 20) are $30 for the General Public, $27 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities, and $25 for FLC and NYAFF Members.

Festivalgoers can also save $2 on each ticket with a 3+ Film Package at Film at Lincoln Center. Opening Night and premium events are excluded from the 3+ Film Package.

Experience the annual Night Market at Furman Gallery beginning at 10:15pm on July 10! NYAFF’s signature Opening Night Market returns with a live performance by AAPI Jazz, plus bites and drinks from some of our favorite Asian brands and local vendors. Come and celebrate an unforgettable evening with filmmakers, fellow festival goers, and community members as we kick off the 25th edition of NYAFF! Tickets are available here; $25 for the General Public and $20 for FLC and NYAFF Members. This ticket grants access to the Night Market only and does not include admission to any film screenings.

For additional information on other venues, visit nyaff.org.

About the festival

Twenty-five years ago, the New York Asian Film Festival started by screening the most exciting new films from Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan. A quarter century on, Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and the New York Asian Film Foundation present the 25th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), a landmark anniversary edition celebrating 25 years of championing the filmmakers, stars, and cinematic movements that have shaped the future of Asian cinema. Running from July 10 to July 26 across five New York venues, including Film at Lincoln Center, SVA Theatre, IFC Center, Anthology Film Archives, and the Korean Cultural Center New York, NYAFF 2026 marks a major milestone for North America’s leading festival of Asian cinema. Screenings at FLC take place July 10–23, and two venues are homecomings: Anthology Film Archives (where the festival began in 2002) on July 16–18, and IFC Center (the festival’s home for four formative editions) on July 13, 15, 16, and 22.

“We are proud to support the 25th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival, and uplift the stories of Asian communities in NYC and beyond,” said Commissioner Rafael Espinal of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. “Festivals like NYAFF are an extremely vital part of the city’s filmmaking and entertainment ecosystem, and create platforms and opportunities to expose New Yorkers to new and diverse storytelling.”

Since 2002, NYAFF has grown from a grassroots festival built by passionate fans of Asian cinema into an essential platform for Asian film culture in North America. Over the past 25 years, the festival has introduced audiences to filmmakers who would go on to become some of the industry’s most celebrated voices, while continuing to spotlight new talent and exciting discoveries from across the continent. The 25th edition celebrates a quarter century of NYAFF’s continued mission to bring Asian cinema and its artists to New York audiences with some spectacular announcements.

The festival is presented with major support from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York (HKETONY), The Ministry of Culture of Thailand and the Department of Cultural Promotion, Fundstrat Global Advisors, BitMine, Cathay Pacific, Taipei Cultural Center of TECO in New York, Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), and Korean Film Council (KOFIC) whose partnership amplifies Asian cinema’s most vital voices.