Coney Island Film Festival - April 30

The Coney Island Film Festival is open to filmmakers working in ALL GENRES, SUBJECTS AND FORMATS.

ENTRY CATEGORIES
Drama Short, Comedy Short, Feature, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Horror, Sci-Fi, Music Video, Experimental, Animation

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Foreign language films must be dubbed or subtitled in English. Shorts are categorized as anything under 40 minutes. Features are categorized as anything 40 minutes and over.

ENTRY FEES

EARLY DEADLINE- $25
REGULAR DEADLINE- $35
LATE DEADLINE - $40
FINAL DEADLINE - $45
All entry fees are non-refundable.

CONEY ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL
2027

Whether you submit early or late, has no bearing on the selection process. All films are given equal chance for selection, regardless of when they are submitted! We do not invite films to play with us. We rely solely, on our call for entries!

Call for entries 2027 is now open!

Early Deadline - August 14, 2026
Regular Deadline - October 23, 2026
Late Deadline - December 18, 2026
Final Deadline - February 12, 2027

Coney Island Film Festival proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
All entries will be viewed by the selection committee. Selected films will be announced on or around March 12, 2027. All entrants will be contacted with final decision by FilmFreeway email.

Exhibition format is .mp4, h.264, 1080p, stereo. The festival does not pay rental fees for submitted work.

AWARDS
The festival jury will present awards to films and videos selected as best in these categories: Drama Short, Comedy Short, Feature, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Horror, Sci-Fi, Music Video, Experimental, Animation and "Made in Coney Island".

For more information email us. We will respond within 24 hours.

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