Bozeman Film Festival
OCTOBER 14-17, 2027
Four Days. Five Downtown Locations. One New Montana Film Tradition.
The inaugural Bozeman Film Festival brings daring independent cinema, filmmaker conversations, live events, and emerging voices to the heart of historic downtown Bozeman. Presented by the Bozeman Film Society.
Thank you to the filmmakers, passholders, and the Bozeman community for an amazing four days of film, conversation, and celebration in historic downtown Bozeman.
2026 Festival Award Winners:
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Audience Award, Best Feature: Crystal Cross, writer/director Richie James Follin
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Audience Award, Best Short: Everything is the Fault of the Wind, directed by Shaghayegh Majidi
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Andrew Laszlo Visionary Award: Ruth De Jong
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Best Narrative Feature: A Woman’s Work, directed by A.R. Ephraim
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Best Documentary Feature: Jonnie, directed by Sabrina Lee
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Best Narrative Short: Townies (or, My Little Town), directed by Callum Adams
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Best Documentary Short (tie): Are You Native?, directed by Victoria Cheyenne
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Best Documentary Short (tie): Borrowed From the Earth, directed by Zach Johaneson
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Best College Short: Camino, directed by Eliot Grigo & Simon Schneider
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Made in Montana Award: Last Stand at Butte City, directed by Natalie Schwan
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Indigenous Film Award: Are You Native?, directed by Victoria Cheyenne
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Creativity Out of the Box Award: Thin Places, directed by Samuel Keshishian
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Impact Award: The Row, directed by Adam Trunell
Montana’s next cinematic tradition.
The Bozeman Film Society has brought independent film to our community for 48 years, from classic screenings on the MSU campus in the 1970s to the "Go Digital or Go Dark" campaign that returned arthouse cinema to the Ellen Theatre in 2016. Every chapter has been powered by donors who believe a small mountain town deserves world-class storytelling.
The Bozeman Film Festival is our next chapter, and your support is what makes it possible.
Donations help us bring filmmakers to Bozeman, keep tickets accessible for the whole community, and build a festival Montana can be proud of for decades to come!
DONATE: Any amount goes directly to the 2026 Festival.
The Bozeman Film Society is a registered 501(c)(3); donations are tax-deductible.
SUBMIT FILMS
Film Categories
Our 2026 lineup showcased Narrative and Documentary Features, Montana-made films, and Short Films across Narrative, Documentary, and Adventure categories, with a separate category dedicated to College shorts.
BFF is also thrilled to announce the Emerging Filmmakers Program in partnership with Media Mavericks, an inspiring new initiative from Montana PBS Education, to feature submissions from high school students around the state.
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