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NYAFF Kicks Off 25th Edition with Hits, 20K Attendees

5/14/2026

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NYAFF opens its 25th edition with the premiere of Yeon Sang-ho’s Colony and a 4K screening of Train To Busan.
The festival draws over 20,000 attendees.
Showbox sold Colony to over 120 territories.
Well Go USA will release Train To Busan Aug 14 and Colony Aug 28 in North America.
Family Matters, The Way We Talk and Skin Of Youth won Best Feature, Audience and Jury awards respectively.

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NYAFF opens its 25th edition with the premiere of Yeon Sang-ho’s Colony and a 4K screening of Train To Busan.
The festival draws over 20,000 attendees.
Showbox sold Colony to over 120 territories.
Well Go USA will release Train To Busan Aug 14 and Colony Aug 28 in North America.
Family Matters, The Way We Talk and Skin Of Youth won Best Feature, Audience and Jury awards respectively.