PRESS
July 8, 2008
Sixth-Annual Golden Wagon Film
Festival
Ocean Beach, Fire Island, NY - The sixth-annual Fire Island Golden Wagon Film
Festival will be held on July 18-20, 2008. The weekend's exciting events include
screenings of feature and short films along with a newly expanded Red Wagon Kids
Film Fest. But it's much more than just films - the annual Wine Tasting event
and Barbecue are back and better than ever!
Steve Guttenberg will be on hand to receive the Tony Randall Lifetime
Achievement Award for his work in various films, including Police Academy,
Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby, and P.S. Your Cat is Dead, which he also wrote and
directed....Click here to download entire
press release.
July 18, 2007
Fifth-Annual Fire Island Golden Wagon Film Festival Announced
One of the most anticipated events of the summer for movie fans - The Fire Island Golden Wagon Film Festival
will be held on August 17 - 19, 2007. Designed to highlight the tremendous works of independent filmmakers,
the Fire Island Golden Wagon Film Festival will be showing feature and short films for the whole family.
"Our festival celebrates the importance of independent films, and the positive impact they have upon our
quality of life, entertainment and education,” said Jamie Winkler, Board Member.
“There is simply no better place to revel in quality filmmaking than while relaxing and dining by one of the
world’s most famous beaches.”...Click here to download entire
press release.
July 18, 2006
Film Fest Another Cinematastic Success
Fourteen films. Six filmmakers. Two days, two nights. And over 1,000
attendees, who, eager to escape Hollywood’s pervasive grip on contemporary
cinematic art, flocked to Ocean Beach this weekend for the Golden Wagon Film
Festival...
July 13, 2006
From
Reel to Real - Golden ~Wagon Film Festival heads into fourth year
Akin to a movie that rolls to blockbuster profits, the Golden Wagon Film
Festival, now in its fourth consecutive year, gains strength and gathers
momentum...
March 29, 2006
2006
Festival Spotlight - "Golden Wagon Film Festival"
In the Spotlight this week is THE FIRE ISLAND GOLDEN WAGON FILM FESTIVAL.
Just off the coast of New York City, there are 32 miles of pristine beach on
idyllic Fire Island. In stark contrast to the city, there are no cars or roads
at all on the island, and residents cart around belongings in signature
wagons...
March 10, 2005
2005 Fire Island "Golden Wagon" Film Festival Announces Call for
Entries
Ocean Beach, Fire Island, NY - The Fire Island Golden Wagon Film Festival
announced today that the organization is accepting independent film submissions
for the 2005 Fire Island Golden Wagon Film Festival. The deadline for
submissions is May 31, 2005 and the...
May 23, 2004
Working Together to Promote Film
There's a modest film festival on Fire Island. There's an environmental film festival
on the North Fork. There's an Asian American Chick Flick Festival in Stony Brook.
Suffolk County seems to be bursting with cinematic activity these days, and the
county...
