Film at Lincoln Center, previously known as the Film Society of Lincoln Center until 2019 is the festival's main institutional partner and home venue since 2010. The New York Asian Film Festival is owned and operated by the nonprofit organization the New York Asian Film Foundation Inc. Every year the annual film festival is curated by executive director Samuel Jamier, programmers Claire Marty, David Wilentz, Karen Severns, and Koichi Mori. The festival's selection is curation-based but also accepts a number of submissions.