Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is an annual non-fiction film festival held in Missoula, Montana

Missoula, Montana

Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...

 each February

February

February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years...

. The event showcases documentary films from around the world. The festival first began in 2003 as a seven day event. In 2011, the event lasted for ten days.
Special retrospective programs have included the films of The Maysles Brothers, Kartemquin Films

Kartemquin Films

Kartemquin Films is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in 1966 by Gordon Quinn, Jerry Temaner and Stan Karter, three University of Chicago graduates who wanted to make documentary films guided by their principle of "Cinematic Social Inquiry." They were soon joined by Jerry Blumenthal...

, Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman is an American documentary filmmaker. He came to documentary filmmaking after first being trained as a lawyer...

, and Les Blank

Les Blank

Les Blank is an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians....

. Special guests have included Indy Rock legends Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...

, Academy Award® winning director Steve James

Steve James

Steve James may refer to:* Steve James , American actor* Steve James , Welsh contemporary Christian musician* Steve James , English cricketer and journalist* Steve James , English football player...

 (Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams is a 1994 documentary film directed by Steve James, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players....

).

Recent Award winners at the festival have included This Way Of Life (Thomas Burstyn) Last Train Home

Last Train Home

"Last Train Home" is the second single from Start Something, the second album by the Welsh rock band Lostprophets. This single is the band's joint highest charting in the UK to date, tied with "Rooftops "...

 (Lixin Fan), and Gasland

Gasland

Gasland is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Josh Fox. The film focuses on communities in the United States impacted by natural gas drilling and, specifically, a stimulation method known as hydraulic fracturing.-Synopsis:...

(Josh Fox).

External links

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_cd202b72-3bde-11e0-a520-001cc4c002e0.html
https://withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festview=&festival_id=3969