FLXFF 2025

Held in New York’s gorgeous Finger Lakes Region, the 4th Annual Finger Lakes Film Festival (FLXFF) is a celebration of the film and video artists who have stories to tell and the passion to tell them. The FLXFF highlights diverse voices that advance the field through innovation and an unflinching commitment to the art of cinematic expression. We welcome short films from all over the world, and are especially excited to screen work from upstate New York – the home of the Finger Lakes Film Festival. We encourage submissions from filmmakers at any stage of their careers or level of experience: students to experienced filmmakers; emerging artists to established professionals. It is our mission to connect creative voices with an eclectic audience of film lovers for a one-of-a-kind experience unlike anything else in the Finger Lakes. Most of the works are regional premieres, available to Geneva/Finger Lakes audiences for the first time ever, and several of the selections have screened at noteworthy festivals including Sundance and South by Southwest. 

The Finger Lakes Film Festival is part of the 2025 Winter Arts Festival, and is a collaboration between the Hobart and William Smith Center for Media and Society program, The Rochester/Finger Lakes Film Commission, The Smith Center for the Arts, The Dove Block Project, and the Geneva Business Improvement District