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Official 2025 Selections
We’re thrilled to announce our lineup of films for the 11th annual Montana Film Festival! Catch 46 total selections: 8 features and 38 shorts in four unique shorts blocks all across 4 days of BIG SCREEN COUNTRY!
See What’s On
Missed one of our shorts blocks? 36 out of 39 shorts from this year’s festival are available during our Virtual Festival, October 27 – November 2. A virtual pass allows you to watch all available shorts blocks and individual films, as many times as you’d like, from the comfort of your home. (Due to licensing restrictions, none of the Features from this year’s MTFF are available Virtually.)
Virtual festival opens October 27th!
A Big Screen in a Small Town
The Montana Film Festival (MTFF), now celebrating its 11th year, transforms Missoula into a movie paradise every autumn. The festival showcases independent films from around the world, engaging our community with remarkable shared cinematic experiences, embracing and expanding the possibilities of contemporary cinema, and welcoming our guests to Big Screen Country.
Our festival always incudes talk-backs, mixers and plenty of time to connect with local, regional and national filmmakers. MTFF highlights emergent independent talents from major international festivals, with special attention paid to Montana’s flourishing film industry. It regularly screens features several months before wide release, making it the premiere annual event for Montana’s cinephiles.
The MTFF Vision
- To foster appreciation for independent cinema as an art form during the 4-day festival and year-round through the MTFF Presents series.
- To celebrate the experience of theatrical exhibition as a way for the community to gather and exchange ideas in a friendly, open atmosphere.
- To expand and inspire the film community throughout Montana by showcasing work from and about the American West.
- To provide opportunities for those who work in the Montana film industry–or those who want to–to make contact with and learn from each other.
The Montana Film Festival is partially funded by
More ways to engage with MTFF
The Roxy Theater, home to MTFF, shows movies and hosts events year-round.
