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Coney Island USA News
That's a wrap on another great festival! Thanks to our filmmakers, attendees, sponsors, opening night performers, staff, board of directors and volunteers! See you in 2019!
2018 Best in Category:
Feature - Staring at the Sun
Documentary Feature - Ape Girl
Short (Tie) - Man with Beard, The Boy in the High Window
Documentary Short - Deporting Myself
Horror - The Son, the Father...
Experimental - No Man's Land
Music Video - Closer
Animation - DEATH VAN
"Made in Coney Island" (Tie) - BK Stories: Keeping Coney Island Freaky with Dick Zigun, The Infamous Mermaid Uprising of 2017
indiefilmpage.com and Coney Island USA Present: The 18th Annual Coney Island Film Festival, September 14 - 16, 2018 at the legendary Sideshows By The Seashore and the Coney Island Museum in the historic Brooklyn neighborhood Coney Island, New York!
101 films in a jam packed weekend!
Full Festival Pass $50 (Includes Opening Night Screening, Opening Night Party, Admission to Programs 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16. Does not include The Warriors Screening)
Opening Night Screening $8, Tigger! (Doc Short), Obscene Beauty (World Premiere of New York Burlesque Scene, Feature Documentary)
Opening Night Party $25 (Beer from Coney Island Brewery, Wine, Food from Gargiulo's Restaurant, Stage Show Featuring Burlesque and Sideshow)
Saturday Screening Pass $15 (Includes Admission to Programs 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Does not include The Warriors Screening)
Sunday Screening Pass $12 (Includes Admission to Programs 11,12,13,14,15,16)
The Warriors Saturday Screening $10
Individual Screenings $8
Get full festival details at coneyislandfilmfestival.com
Catch Cake Power making a giant Coney Island Cake on the premiere episode of Ridiculous Cakes on the Food Network, Monday, July 9th at 10pm ET!
Thank you WLIW 21 and Thirteen WNET for the excellent Coney Island Museum segment on Treasures of New York!
Watch the segment online here.
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Upcoming Events
Coney Island Museum
Open Saturdays 12pm-6pm, Sundays 2pm-6pm. See 2018 schedule below.
September 8, 2018 through Mid June, 2019, Saturdays 12pm - 5pm and Sundays 2pm - 5pm. Museum Closed September 15,16, 2018
Burlesque at the Beach
Friday, October 19, 2018 - 9:00pm
White Elephant Burlesque celebrates its 12 year anniversary with a collection of burlesque and boylesque delights. Viktor Devonne is deligthed to return for the second year installment of their pe
Special Events
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 12pm-6pm
Featuring Artists/Creators selling their handmade one of a kind art and products in our Freak Bar.
Ask the Experts
Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 5:00pm
Included with Museum Admission. $5 for Adults, $3 for Seniors, Kids (under 12) and residents of Zip Code 11224, at the door. Free for Members of Coney Island USA!
Coney Island Film Society
Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 8:30pm
Can the undead ever truly die? Join Phantom Creep Theatre, NYC’s preeminent spook show horror hosts, as they pull back the coffin lid to expose the actual corpse of Count Dracula!
Special Events
Sunday, October 21, 2018, 12pm-6pm
Featuring Artists/Creators selling their handmade one of a kind art and products in our Freak Bar.
Magic at Coney!!!
Sunday, October 21, 2018 - 12:00pm
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family.
Special Events
Sunday, October 21, 2018 - 4:00pm
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Playful Productions present a special showcase for young variety performers, ranging from absolute amateurs to world-class professionals.
Special Events
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 8:30pm
Join us on Friday, October 26th, for a haunting and fun-filled evening of Halloween-inspired puppetry! An exciting array of puppeteers will offer a spooky assortment of tricks & treats!
Special Events
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 12pm-6pm
Featuring Artists/Creators selling their handmade one of a kind art and products in our Freak Bar.
Burlesque at the Beach
Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 9:00pm
Terror! Horror! The most shocking burlesque show of the year! Do you dare to gaze upon Halloween A Go-go?!