Between the Yo La Tengo concert, Brewfest, sponsorships, hard work, lovely filmmakers, great weather and other films and events throughout the festival, we've got a lot to be thankful for.
Thanks to:
...our FILMMAKERS
who continue to submit their works of art and passion to us each year.
...our VOLUNTEERS and INTERNS
whose donated hours allow us flexibility and fluidity throughout the festival.
...our AUDIENCE and the town of MISSOULA
who continues to come out and support us each year with their enthusiasm and their curiosity.
...our FESTIVAL STAFF
whose hard work throughout the year and throughout the festival has made the 8th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival another incredible success.
...the WILMA THEATRE
for letting us take over their beautiful space for 10 days each February.
...our SPONSORS
whose generosity made the fest possible.
HBO, Blue Cross Blue Shield, LEAW Family Foundation, Fact and Fiction, Humanities Montana, Silver Foundation, The Green Light, Lost Trail, Bob Wards, Poverello Center, Rocky Mountain School of Photography, The Artists Shop, Ear Candy Music, Hellgate Roller
Girls, Runners Edge, Farm to Family, Montana Museum of Art and Culture, Missoula Winery, Bernices Bakery, and Trail 103.3, HBO Documentary Films, Sony Electronics, The Documentary Channel, Montana Pubic Television, The Missoula Independent, Montana Public
Radio, Montana Film Office, International Documentary Association,
Morris & Helen Silver Foundation, ITVS, Docurama, KBGA, Northwestern, Energy, First Security Bank, Montana Arts Council, ITVS, Missoula Art Museum, Blossoms Bed & Breakfast, Doubletree Inn, The Mountain Valley Inn, Grant Creek Best Western and Campus Inn.
Special thanks to the McKays, our musicians, Jimmy Johns, UPS, USPS, the weather, FedEx, Taco Del Sol, McKenzie Pizza, Great Harvest, The Badlander, Statriot Designs, popcorn, iPhone, Hellgate Cyclery, Patrick Record, Tom Robertson, Subaru, hole punchers, Big Sky Brewing et beaucoup beaucoup plus!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Best Tweets of the Fest
As the festival winds down and the Awards Screenings begin, now may be a good time to share some of the best Tweets we've gotten over the past 10 days. From compliments to sheer excitement for our films, the following words are music to our ears. @bigskydoc
@greendoorphoto The Big Sky Film Festival is so inspiring and eye opening.
@MCADSustainDsgn Saw "Play Again" at the Big Sky Film Festival last night. Heartbreaking. My advice: see it, share it, go outside
@torbenb About to watch 'Granito' @BigSkyDoc. Great films all day!
@sonminat stanford representin' tonight at @BigSkyDoc!
@friendofdurutti sad to leave Missoula. I had a great time screening @theseaisharsh. Big sky knows how to treat filmmakers! Inspired.
@marcmoss great seeing *you*! Thnx 4 all the work you're doing!
@filmwitch Big Sky winner of Best Fest Award! Thanks n love 2 best, smartest, crew n all the great staff n volunteers
@WeStillLiveHere Many thanks to the organizers and audiences at @BigSkyDoc last weekend. Hope you enjoyed the film!
jeanlouisefinch Best time @BigSkyDoc great audience, conversation, generous filmmakers.
@topspinmovie can't believe we are missing the show! there arent enough sad faces to express our despair
@TonskiProducers Thanks @BigSkyDoc! What a ridiculous weekend...Strong programming, solid festival staff and an awesome @rolloutcowboy Montana premiere
@IcarusArts One of the best documentary festivals in the country is going on right now.
@bruensk How to Die in Oregon amazing! Wonderful programing with free admission bringing real story's to Missoula public discourse!
@bjwoodman Thanks for the hospitality! Big Sky Folks are the best!!!
@greendoorphoto The Big Sky Film Festival is so inspiring and eye opening.
@MCADSustainDsgn Saw "Play Again" at the Big Sky Film Festival last night. Heartbreaking. My advice: see it, share it, go outside
@torbenb About to watch 'Granito' @BigSkyDoc. Great films all day!
@sonminat stanford representin' tonight at @BigSkyDoc!
@friendofdurutti sad to leave Missoula. I had a great time screening @theseaisharsh. Big sky knows how to treat filmmakers! Inspired.
@marcmoss great seeing *you*! Thnx 4 all the work you're doing!
@filmwitch Big Sky winner of Best Fest Award! Thanks n love 2 best, smartest, crew n all the great staff n volunteers
@WeStillLiveHere Many thanks to the organizers and audiences at @BigSkyDoc last weekend. Hope you enjoyed the film!
jeanlouisefinch Best time @BigSkyDoc great audience, conversation, generous filmmakers.
@topspinmovie can't believe we are missing the show! there arent enough sad faces to express our despair
@TonskiProducers Thanks @BigSkyDoc! What a ridiculous weekend...Strong programming, solid festival staff and an awesome @rolloutcowboy Montana premiere
@IcarusArts One of the best documentary festivals in the country is going on right now.
@bruensk How to Die in Oregon amazing! Wonderful programing with free admission bringing real story's to Missoula public discourse!
@bjwoodman Thanks for the hospitality! Big Sky Folks are the best!!!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Stories About Writers
Our last shorts program of the festival features stories about writers, from Henry Miller to David Rubin and a young Ugandan boy to local Sheryl Noethe of the Missoula Writing Collaborative. This Writer's Block is sponsored by Fact & Fiction bookstore, the Morris and Helen Silver Foundation and Humanities Montana.
Writer's Block SHORTS PROGRAM plays at NOON on SUNDAY, February 20th.
HENRY MILLER: ASLEEP AND AWAKE features the then-81-year-old author sharing ideas about life, writing, sex, spirituality, nightmares and New York.
NOTES FROM A POET AND A ONE-EYED CAT is about the founding of the Missoula Writer's Collaborative and Sheryl Noethe's passtion to spread the love of writing
to future generations.
RADIOGRAFIA DUN AUTOR DE TEBEOS journeys through the imagination of comic artist David Rubin as he is being filmed for a documentary.
UNEARTHING THE PEN tells the story of a young Ugandan boy's desire for education in the face of a 40-year-old curse on the written word.
Writer's Block SHORTS PROGRAM plays at NOON on SUNDAY, February 20th.
HENRY MILLER: ASLEEP AND AWAKE features the then-81-year-old author sharing ideas about life, writing, sex, spirituality, nightmares and New York.
NOTES FROM A POET AND A ONE-EYED CAT is about the founding of the Missoula Writer's Collaborative and Sheryl Noethe's passtion to spread the love of writing
to future generations.RADIOGRAFIA DUN AUTOR DE TEBEOS journeys through the imagination of comic artist David Rubin as he is being filmed for a documentary.
UNEARTHING THE PEN tells the story of a young Ugandan boy's desire for education in the face of a 40-year-old curse on the written word.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Chuck Workman Brings Knowledge of FIlm to Big Sky
Chuck Workman arrived at the Missoula Art Museum on Thursday night straight from the airport, ready to speak to a crowd about the short film he screened there--a montage of films whose directors are all members of the Directors Guild of America. BSDFF director Mike Steinberg described Workman's knowledge of film as "encyclopedic," a talent that has earned him an Academy Award and numerous Emmy nominations.
Friday afternoon
Workman was a guest speaker to students at UM, talking through several movies clip by clip, discussing why directors make certain choices in terms of camera angles and aesthetics--poignant decisions that have made these moments the quintessential ones audiences cling to the most.
Big Sky is deli
ghted to welcome 2011 retrospective artist, Chuck Workman for a guided tour of his cinematic and countercultural oeuvre. Workman who has been making films since 1967 has produced films for the Motion Picture Academy, the Motion Picture Association of America, CBS, Disney World, Turner Broadcasting, and PIECES OF SILVER for Eastman Kodak and the Director’s Guild of America. The six film program includes films about cinema, writing and the arts, and features his newest feature Visionaries and his Academy Award winning film Precious Images which was selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2009.
Six of Workman's films will play as part of the retrospective on Saturday.
PIECES OF SILVER plays with VISIONARIES at 1:40 in Wilma 2
THE SOURCE plays with WORDS at 4pm in Wilma 1
PRECIOUS IMAGES plays with SUPERSTAR: THE LIFE AND TIME OF ANDY WARHOL at 6:10 in Wilma 1.
Friday afternoon
Workman was a guest speaker to students at UM, talking through several movies clip by clip, discussing why directors make certain choices in terms of camera angles and aesthetics--poignant decisions that have made these moments the quintessential ones audiences cling to the most.Big Sky is deli
ghted to welcome 2011 retrospective artist, Chuck Workman for a guided tour of his cinematic and countercultural oeuvre. Workman who has been making films since 1967 has produced films for the Motion Picture Academy, the Motion Picture Association of America, CBS, Disney World, Turner Broadcasting, and PIECES OF SILVER for Eastman Kodak and the Director’s Guild of America. The six film program includes films about cinema, writing and the arts, and features his newest feature Visionaries and his Academy Award winning film Precious Images which was selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2009. Six of Workman's films will play as part of the retrospective on Saturday.
PIECES OF SILVER plays with VISIONARIES at 1:40 in Wilma 2
THE SOURCE plays with WORDS at 4pm in Wilma 1
PRECIOUS IMAGES plays with SUPERSTAR: THE LIFE AND TIME OF ANDY WARHOL at 6:10 in Wilma 1.
Orangutans in the Morning
How could you not want to see this? Grab some breakfast then come see this endearing flick about our ancestors.
NENETTE, directed by
NENETTE, directed by
Born in the jungles of Borneo, Nénette is a 40-year-old orangutan — and the oldest (and most beloved) inhabitant at the Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris. The latest film by legendary French documentarian Nicolas Philibert (TO BE AND TO HAVE), Nénette is a captivating study of an enigmatic animal and our relationship to her.
Screening - Wilma 2, Saturday February 19 @ 10:15 am Montana Premiere
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