Dr. G's NYAFF 2008 Swag
Last Thursday was the last day of New York Asian Film Festival 2008 at the IFC Center. I was there to see my fourth movie of the series, the 4:20 PM screening of Tokyo Gore Police. Now at each screening, Subway Cinema, the organizers and presenters of the series, gave away a few door prizes, such as a DVD, a t-shirt, and maybe a book.
I hadn't bothered to put in a slip with my name on it the other three times I'd been there this year, but I made it a point to that day. Why? Well, I'd read in the July 2nd post of Subway Cinema News that at each screening a special huge prize would be given out in addition to the normal ones.
AND I WON IT!!!!!!!!!!
Here's what I scored in what Subway Cinema aptly described as their Mega Supreme Enormous Prize Pack:
- a NYAFF messenger bag from Manhattan Portage
- 5 (!) DVDs, including 2 from the now defunct (sigh) Tartan Asia Extreme label
- 3 T-shirts (and I am a t-shirt-lovin' guy)
- Osamu Tezuka's Dororo, Vol 1 from Vertical
- a free one year subscription to Giant Robot
- a 6-pack of Kirin Ichiban beer
- a bottle of Jinro Soju (Korean spirits)
Last year I was thrilled when one of the Subway Cinema crew laid a Dragon Dynasty baseball cap on me. Imagine my joy when me name was called out as the recipient of all this great booty. Then, to cap things off, Tokyo Gore Police was a total blast! I'll have reviews of it and some of the other films presented at the festival in upcoming posts.
So, a special "Thank you" to Subway Cinema and to all the sponsors of NYAFF 2008. The 2007 festival, which was the first that I covered in depth, was terrific. This year's was even better. A great job and a real boon for lovers of Asian cinema.
P.S. Also last Thursday, NYAFF began co-presenting four days of film at Japan Society in conjunction with its JAPAN CUTS film festival, which continues through July 13th. For info, click here.
