A modernized 1920s vaudeville house-turned-live-event venue on the banks of the Clark Fork River, The Wilma is a state-of-the-art facility within a spectacular historic building. Locally owned and operated, The Wilma is the stunning centerpiece of Missoula’s live entertainment scene and has been home to BSDFF since 2005.

Missoula’s film-culture heartbeat and community cinema, Roxy Theater presents a wide array of indie, foreign and classic films, as well as theater and community events. A local establishment since the late 1930s, the Roxy is also home to many educational programs and produces two indie film festivals in-house each year.

One of many iconic early 20th Century buildings in Missoula, the Hellgate Elks Lodge has been host to myriad entertainment and community events for over a century. Just one block off the Higgins Avenue downtown artery, the Elks Lodge theater will be the anchor venue of the festival, hosting a captivating lineup of films, the festival filmmaker lounge, daily happy hours and special late night events in the Elks main floor venue, Stage 112.

On Saturday, February 4th, The Silver Theater building on South Higgins collapsed under heavy snow and ice. Thankfully the theater was empty and no one was hurt. Our sympathies and thoughts are with our friends at The Silver who have been wonderful supporters of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and the Big Sky Film Series. The Silver was also an official venue for the 2017 festival. This will not affect the screening times and dates of these films, nor will it affect screenings at other venues.

Silver screenings have been moved to the following venues:

• Missoula Children’s Theatre - Sun. Feb 19, Mon. Feb 20, Sun. Feb 26
• The Public House - Thurs. Feb 23, Sat. Feb 25
• The Wilma - Sat. Feb 18, Tues. Feb 21, Wed. Feb 22
• Roxy 2 - Fri. Feb 24

See the updated schedule on the schedule page.

Missoula’s film-culture heartbeat and community cinema, Roxy Theater presents a wide array of indie, foreign and classic films, as well as theater and community events. A local establishment since the late 1930s, the Roxy is also home to many educational programs and produces two indie film festivals in-house each year.

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival HQ and Box Office will be located at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography (RMSP) in the heart of downtown, the official storefront for the festival! Head to Festival HQ to buy tickets, pick up will-call tickets and passes, buy festival merchandise and find more info about what’s happening around Missoula during BSDFF. RMSP is also the official 2017 DocShop venue.

Festival HQ opens Friday, February 17th at 12:00pm. Daily Hours beginning February 18th: 10am to 6pm

Silver screenings from Sun. Feb 19, Mon. Feb 20 & Sun. Feb 26 will take place here.

Sliver screenings from Thurs. Feb 23 & Sat. Feb 25 will take place here.