Montana Film Festival

October 22 – 25, 2026

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Celebrating Independent Film in beautiful Missoula, Montana
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2026 MTFF Programing

Official 2026 Selections

We’re thrilled to announce our lineup of films for the 12th annual Montana Film Festival! Catch 40 total selections: 8 features and 32 shorts in five unique shorts blocks all across 4 days of BIG SCREEN COUNTRY!

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A Big Screen in a Small Town

The Montana Film Festival (MTFF), celebrating more than 10 years, 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.

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About our Festival

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.
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MTFF at HOME

MTFF Virtual Festival

Browse Virtual Festival

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.)

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