Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Missoula, Montana
12th - 21st Feburary 2010
Started in 2004, The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has grown to become a major event with world and North American premieres.
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival includes five separate categories including four competitions. The four competitive categories are Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, Best Mini Doc and the Big Sky Award. Filmmakers and distributors working in all forms, styles and subjects are encouraged to submit.
In addition to the three competitive sections the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival also includes retrospectives highlighting the work of important filmmakers and earlier classics in the genre.
Submission Guidelines
The competitive event is open to non-fiction films and videos of all genres, subject matter, lengths and production dates. Awards and cash prizes will be given for Best Documentary Feature (over 50 minutes), Best Documentary Short (15-50 minutes), Best Mini-Doc (under 15 minutes) and best documentary about the American West (the "Big Sky Award").
DVD (NTSC/PAL), VHS (NTSC/PAL), DVCAM (NTSC/PAL), HDV (NTSC), and miniDV (NTSC/PAL) accepted for preview.
The festival screens from 35mm, HD, Beta SP, DVCAM, DigiBeta or miniDV.
Fees:
- July 3 Early: $25/ Mini-Docs, $30/ Shorts, $40/Features
- September 4 Regular: $30/Mini-Docs, $40/Shorts, $50/Features
- October 20 Final: $40/Mini-Docs, $50/Shorts, $60/Features
Entry is via Withoutabox.com
Link:
http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org
Contact:
Mike Steinberg - Festival Director
Email:
programming (at) bigskyfilmfest (dot) org
Telephone:
(406) 541-3456
Address:
131 South Higgins Ave. Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59802