Glimmerglass Film Days Runs Through Sunday Two Screenings Added to Meet Demand

Cooperstown, NY –  The 14th edition of Glimmerglass Film Days, which runs through Sunday, November 15 in multiple Cooperstown venues, has added two screenings on Friday, November 13to accommodate demand. BOATBUILDERS (Luke Lorentzen, 2026) will have a second screening on Friday at 10 am at the Fenimore Art Museum. Across four seasons, Sundance award-winning director Luke Lorentzen tracks the 60-some workers of the Brooklin Boat Yard as they meticulously transform planks of wood into a stunning and sought-after 56-foot wooden sailboat. WILD INSIDE (Penny Lane, 2026), which kicks off the film festival on Wednesday, will also be shown on Friday, November 13 at 1:15 pm at the Fenimore Art Museum. The documentary tells the story of a Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco who escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco overcomes his years of captivity and lack of survival skills to answer the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along. WILD INSIDE is on the 2027 Cinema Eye Honors Audience Choice Prize long list, a bellwether for Oscar contenders.

Film Days features 28 more screenings, including the US Premiere of WATCHING PEOPLE WATCHING BIRDS (Michael Loeken, Ulrike Franke, 2026, Germany) and multiple films in Oscar contention. WATCHING PEOPLE WATCHING BIRDS, which will be shown on Sunday, November 15 at 12:30 pm at the Fenimore Art Museum, focuses on the role of birdwatchers and their inspiring devotion to nature.

One of the featured birdwatchers is the author Jonathan Franzen, who says in the film that wild birds are important because “they represent our last, best connection to a natural world that is otherwise disappearing.” Earlier that day, the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will lead a free bird walk on the grounds of the Fenimore Art Museum and along the shore of Otsego Lake, at 9 am.

Filmgoers can also watch official submissions for the 2027 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category:  SILENT FRIEND (Ildikó Enyedi, 2025) is Hungary’s official submission, and TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN (Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, 2026) is Montenegro’s official selection.

Also of note is the first-ever Hyde Bay Program and Award, which recognizes emerging filmmakers with ties to New York State. The four finalists The Hyde Bay Finalists are:

In addition to having their films shown at Glimmerglass Film Days, finalists receive an all-access pass to Film Days, a travel stipend, and opportunities to interact with established filmmakers and film enthusiasts at Film Days. The Hyde Bay Program will feature a Q&A discussion led by Hyde Bay jury chair Peter Hutchison with filmmakers and Hyde Bay finalists  Eric Adsit and Meghan Marin, and film subject Kay Stroh.

A program of Otsego 2000, Film Days also will offer an art exhibit, parties, trivia, book tie-ins, lodging specials, and guided walks.  The full schedule of 27 feature films, 3 shorts programs, and related events is available at glimmerglassfilmdays.org. This year, there are two free films, SALLIE’S ASHES on Friday, November 13 and MONSTERS, INC. on Sunday, November 15. Tickets can be reserved online.

Most other film tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. The screening of the 1920 silent film THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS with live piano accompaniment is $15. Tickets to parties and events range from $15-$50, when purchased in advance.

Glimmerglass Film Days is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Film Days also is funded by the Scriven Foundation and the Otsego County Government. Lion Level sponsors include Doreen DeNicola/DeNicola Design LLC; Five Star Subaru; and S. Tier French. Benefactor Level sponsors are: Bruce Caswell and Lauren Deichman; Faith Gay and Francesca Zambello; Robert Nelson and Van Broughton Ramsey; and Springbrook. Director Level sponsors include, Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library, Blue Mingo Grill, Jay Bosley and Hudi Podolsky, Cooperstown Natural Foods, Eva Davy, Dominick and Georgina Fontana, Glimmerglass Festival, Raymond Han and Paul Kellogg Foundation, Patricia and Robert Hanft, Allison and Keyes Hill-Edgar, Alison and Tim Lord, Peter Regan and Aviva Schneider, David Strogatz and Rosalind Thomas, and The White House Inn. Additional sponsors can be found at glimmerglassfilmdays.org.

How does a town without a movie theater put on a film festival? Film Days will be held in multiple Cooperstown venues:

Otsego 2000 is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1981 to ensure the Otsego Lake region remains a masterpiece of nature by protecting and supporting its environmental, scenic, cultural, historic, and agricultural resources as well as its economic well-being. Otsego 2000 accomplishes its mission through programs like Glimmerglass Film Days, the year-round Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Otsego Outdoors, historic preservation initiatives, and environmental stewardship. www.otsego2000.org.