Eleven eclectic and outstanding Hong Kong films are being featured in the 2015 New York Asian Film Festival, many of which are US premieres.
The festival will showcase Hong Kong's new releases and classics under the banner "Hong Kong Panorama" until July 11.
The lineup includes one world premiere Robbery (2015), three North American premieres Insanity (2014), Port of Call (2015), and Two Thumbs Up (2015), one US premiere Full Strike (2015), and one New York premiere It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015).
Multiple-award winning director Ringo Lam will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, while superstar Aaron Kwok will receive the Star Asia Award, in recognition of their predominant influence and contribution.
It marks the seventh consecutive year for the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in New York to have brought award-winning Hong Kong movies as well as home-grown film directors, actors, actresses and screenwriters to New York.
The screenings are all opened with the new Our Hong Kong trailer, which shows the unique East-meets-West cultural characteristics of Hong Kong through the eyes of a young Chinese-Canadian woman.