Celebrate Wild Winters at the Backcountry Film Festival
Support your local Wild Montana chapter at a live screening
Wild Montana is bringing the Backcountry Film Festival back to Montana to celebrate the connection between humans and wild winters. Now in its 18th year, the Backcountry Film Festival shares inspiring stories of winter human-powered adventure, stewardship, and activism in the backcountry. This year, Wild Montana will host eight nine screenings across the state. Support your local Wild Montana chapter while enjoying a dozen powderific films.
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Read more about this season’s lineup and 2022-23 tour here on the festival website.
Left: Malik Martin and Conrad Anker explore friendship and advocacy in the backcountry in “Tools of Ascension.”
Presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance, the Backcountry Film Festival encourages public support of stewardship, policy, and advocacy initiatives that align with Winter Wildlands Alliance’s efforts to give solitude a voice. The film festival is a collage of human-powered stories and backcountry-inspired experiences designed to encourage us to have wild conversations and inspire us to celebrate the present while looking toward an even better future.
2023 Backcountry Film Festival Screenings
Each screening is approximately two and a half hours long. All ticket sales support Wild Montana chapters.
Sunday, January 15
Doors at 6 p.m., Show at 6:30 p.m.
Art House Cinema in Billings
Hosted by Eastern Wildlands Chapter
Refreshments available for purchase | Tickets: $5
Friday, January 20
Doors at 5:30 p.m., Show at 6 p.m.
Hamilton City Hall
Hosted by Shining Mountains Chapter
Refreshments available for purchase | Tickets: $10 (sold at door)
Thursday, January 26
Doors at 5:30 p.m., show 6 p.m.
The Independent in Big Sky
Hosted by Madison-Gallatin Chapter
Tickets: $15/adults and $10/12 and under (sold online and at door)
Tuesday, February 7
Doors at 6:15 p.m., show at 7 p.m.
Whitefish Theater Company
Hosted by Flathead-Kootenai Chapter
Complimentary refreshments | Tickets: $20 (sold online)
Friday, February 17
Doors at 5:45 p.m., show 6:30 p.m.
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls
Hosted by Island Range Chapter
Complimentary refreshments | Tickets: $10/adults and $5/12 and under (sold online)
Saturday, February 25
Showings at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Simperman Hall at Carroll College in Helena
Hosted by Wild Divide Chapter
Complimentary refreshments | Tickets: $10/adults and $5/12 and under (sold online)
Sunday, February 26
Showing at 2 p.m.
Simperman Hall at Carroll College in Helena
Hosted by Wild Divide Chapter
Complimentary refreshments | Tickets: $10/adults and $5/12 and under (sold online)
Thursday, March 9
Doors at 5:30 p.m., show 6 p.m.
The Independent in Big Sky
Hosted by Madison-Gallatin Chapter
Tickets: $15/adults and $10/12 and under (sold online and at door)
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