Finger Lakes Film Festival

03/02/2026

Thanks to WHEC TV for coming out to Geneva Saturday to cover the Finger Lakes Film Festival. The community we celebrated was a global community of filmmakers, with visiting filmmakers from across the country and films from around the world. We were proud to host a special presentation of Geneva Falls, produced by a youth filmmaking camp at The Dove Block Project last summer.

The 2026 Finger Lakes Film Festival brought international filmmakers and a record audience to The Smith Opera House, showcasing work from countries including Iran, Serbia, Portugal, Italy, Finland, Guatemala and Singapore.

03/01/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Finger Lakes Film Festival yesterday! We had a record turnout of both filmmakers and film lovers in attendance. Special congratulations to our Jury Award Winners Dalton Allen, whose film “Peach Melba” made us laugh, cry, and look into starting an ice sculpture business in Texas; Eli Jeffery, whose animated film “Outbound” combines the physical and the digital seamlessly; and Audience Award Winner Louisa Duchin, whose film “Teddy and Tater” tells an all too relatable story of being true to oneself even though it means disappointing others in our lives! Pictured with the winners are festival organizers Rebecca Burditt and Tim Banach.

02/27/2026

One more day until the FingerLakes Film Festival! Here is a preview of our 2026 line up, "Randy As Himself" by Margaret Miller. This film will be featured in the Smith Opera House during our 8:30pm block. Heres a sneak peak:

"A Hollywood production crew comes to West Texas to recreate the grisly murder of a local woman. Using locals to re-enact the crime, Reality TV meets Reality in this bizarre romantic comedy about the (show) business of murder."

02/25/2026

3 more days until the FingerLakes Film Festival! Here's another sneak peak at our 2026 line up: "WRONG GUY" by Brett Maline. Featured in our last block at 2:15 in the Dove Block.

"When a disabled dude keeps getting mistaken for other disabled dudes, him and his best friend decide to lean in when he's mistaken again for a disabled celebrity."

02/24/2026

Sneak Peek at our 2026 Program: "Endzgiving" by Tina Carbone, featured in the 2:15pm block in the Dove Block. Heres a sneak peak:

"This is gonna be Will's last Friendsgiving."

02/24/2026

The full program for the 2026 Finger Lakes Film Festival is now online! Head to https://www.fingerlakesfilmfestival.org/program to check out both our evening program at The Smith Opera House and the daytime program at The Dove Block Project. Please note - the blocks won't change, but the order may - so plan to be there for the start of the block so you don't miss your must-sees!

02/24/2026

Thank you to Empire Access, the presenting sponsor of the 2026 Finger Lakes Film Festival. Empire’s support has made it possible for us to bring an exciting program of films from around the world to audiences in Geneva, NY, the heart of the Finger Lakes region. We look forward to seeing the film loving community this Saturday, February 28 for a day of films at The Dove Block Project followed by an evening of films at The Smith Opera House. Many of our filmmakers will be in attendance at The Smith.
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02/23/2026

Sneak Peek at our 2026 Program: "Full Month" by Ash Goh Hua. Being featured in afternoon in the Dove Block. Heres a sneak peak:

"Following the birth of her niece, Jing returns to Singapore for the newborn’s full month celebration. Here she is forced to confront her contentious relationship with her estranged mother and a traditional family politic—the causes of her departure a decade prior."

02/22/2026

Sneak Peek at our 2026 Program: We're happy to welcome back festival alum Lou Duchin with her new film "Teddy & Tater," a heart*felt* (ahem!) look at a comedy duo who find themselves at a crossroads in their personal lives and consequently their career.

"Teddy & Tater" will screen on Saturday, February 28th as part of the 8:30 Program at The Smith Opera House.

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07/25/2025

Check out two more of last year's winners, Jillian Shea Spaeder and Bryce Gheisarher and their brilliant film, "The Noise"!