Big Sky Documentary Film Fest Description
Now entering its 22nd year, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. The upcoming festival will take place in-person in Missoula, MT February 14-23, 2025. Big Sky offers an ideal setting for filmmakers to premiere new work and develop lasting relationships with fellow filmmakers and industry. An Academy qualified film festival in the shorts and mini categories, BSDFF has been selected for 9 years running by MovieMaker Magazine's 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee and is a top-100 rated festival on FilmFreeway.
The premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West, the 2025 festival will take place in-person February 14-23, and virtually February 17-27. A hybrid festival, audiences can enjoy the festival program live in unique exhibition spaces across downtown Missoula, Montana and in Big Sky's virtual cinema from nearly anywhere in the world.
Browse the full catalogue to purchase tickets, attend events and watch cutting edge documentary films today! All you'll need to navigate BSDFF in your pocket:
Browse the full Big Sky Doc Film Fest program
Purchase tickets
Access in-person tickets
View DocShop Filmmaker's Forum schedule
View the Big Sky Pitch projects and schedule
The Big Sky Film Institute is a leading arts and education non-profit dedicated to the transformative power of documentary film. Our work empowers a diverse range of filmmakers, promotes media literacy for all ages and presents global perspectives that inspire our engaged communities.
Rooted in the heart of the mountain west, the BSFI nurtures and elevates nonfiction films that have the power to transform our world, our culture, our youth, and ourselves. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, major programs of the institute include the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, the Native Filmmaker Initiative, Filmmakers in the Schools, the Big Sky Documentary Youth Fellowship, the Teen Doc Intensive, the Big Sky Pitch for feature documentary works-in-progress, and the DocShop media industry conference and filmmaker's forum.
The premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West, the 2025 festival will take place in-person February 14-23, and virtually February 17-27. A hybrid festival, audiences can enjoy the festival program live in unique exhibition spaces across downtown Missoula, Montana and in Big Sky's virtual cinema from nearly anywhere in the world.
Browse the full catalogue to purchase tickets, attend events and watch cutting edge documentary films today! All you'll need to navigate BSDFF in your pocket:
Browse the full Big Sky Doc Film Fest program
Purchase tickets
Access in-person tickets
View DocShop Filmmaker's Forum schedule
View the Big Sky Pitch projects and schedule
The Big Sky Film Institute is a leading arts and education non-profit dedicated to the transformative power of documentary film. Our work empowers a diverse range of filmmakers, promotes media literacy for all ages and presents global perspectives that inspire our engaged communities.
Rooted in the heart of the mountain west, the BSFI nurtures and elevates nonfiction films that have the power to transform our world, our culture, our youth, and ourselves. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, major programs of the institute include the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, the Native Filmmaker Initiative, Filmmakers in the Schools, the Big Sky Documentary Youth Fellowship, the Teen Doc Intensive, the Big Sky Pitch for feature documentary works-in-progress, and the DocShop media industry conference and filmmaker's forum.
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