The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is now open for submissions, seeking documentary film entries for the 22nd annual festival in February 2025. The festival accepts submissions of nonfiction films of all forms, lengths, subject matters, and genres.
Big Sky is the premier venue for documentary film in the American West, selected for eight years running by MovieMaker Magazine's 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee. An Academy Award-qualifying event for short documentaries, Big Sky is a competitive event with cash awards in four categories.
A dedicated celebration of the documentary art form, the festival hosts more than 300 visiting artists over 10 days each year and is a Top-100 Best Reviewed festival on Film Freeway. In addition to screenings, Big Sky hosts the DocShop filmmaker's forum, a five-day industry conference geared towards filmmakers, innovators, students, and media industry leaders that explores cutting-edge ideas shaping the field of documentary film today and culminates with the Big Sky Pitch for works-in-progress.
A program of the nonprofit Big Sky Film Institute, BSDFF welcomes an audience of more than 20,000 to the beautiful mountain town of Missoula, Montana, a destination event with local flavor and international guests. Featuring a variety of public screenings, the Native Filmmaker Initiative, youth outreach, VIP parties and industry events, BSDFF is an ideal setting for filmmakers to premier new work and develop lasting relationships with fellow filmmakers and industry.
The 22nd annual festival will take place February 14-23, 2025, in Missoula, Montana.
Deadlines for 2025 Submissions:
Early Bird Deadline - June 30
Regular Deadline - August 31
Late Deadline - October 13
Click here to submit a film https://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/submissions.