Director Na Hongjin Wins Action Cinema Award at New York Asian Film Festival

Retrospective Screening of Works Including "The Chaser"

Director Na Hong-jin is expressing his thoughts at the New York Asian Film Festival held in New York, USA on the 20th (local time). Provided by Plus M Entertainment

Director Na Hong-jin has received the Action Cinema Award at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) for his new film "Hope."

Distributor Plus M Entertainment announced on the 23rd that Director Na received the "Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema" at the New York Asian Film Festival, which was held in New York, USA on the 20th (local time).

The "Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema" was established in honor of Daniel Craft, the film festival's co-founder and an action film enthusiast who passed away in 2013. The award is presented to filmmakers who have contributed to the advancement of the art of action cinema.

Director Na, who received the award on his birthday, said, "I have been receiving birthday congratulations for three days, from before leaving to after arriving here. Thank you for the good wishes, and I feel great to receive such a meaningful and prestigious award."

"Hope" was selected as the Centerpiece Presentation of this year's festival and had its North American premiere on the 20th. The Centerpiece Presentation is a program in which the festival highlights its main invited films. After the screening, Director Na participated in a Q&A session with the audience, where he explained the background and production process of the film.

The festival is also holding a retrospective, showcasing all of Director Na's feature films. His debut "The Chaser" (2008), followed by "The Yellow Sea" (2010), "The Wailing" (2016), and "Hope," are being screened in order.

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