International Wildlife Film Festival

International Wildlife Film Festival April 19-24, 2025
The Roxy Theater
Missoula, MT

We can't believe it's already been a month since IWFF! It was a fantastic week in Missoula, and we couldn't have done it...
05/27/2026

We can't believe it's already been a month since IWFF! It was a fantastic week in Missoula, and we couldn't have done it without our incredible community.

Take a look at IWFF49 by the numbers, and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

We'll see you in 2027 for IWFF50!

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Looking back on an amazing day two of IWFF49!
04/30/2026

Looking back on an amazing day two of IWFF49!

We had an incredible day one of IWFF 2026!
04/22/2026

We had an incredible day one of IWFF 2026!

In Nepal’s remote Dolpo region, two Indigenous women form an unlikely friendship to save one of the planet’s most myster...
04/22/2026

In Nepal’s remote Dolpo region, two Indigenous women form an unlikely friendship to save one of the planet’s most mysterious and vulnerable wild cats: the snow leopard.

"Snow Leopard Sisters" will be screening on Thursday, April 23rd, at 7:15 pm, followed by a live Zoom Q&A with director Sonam Choekyi Lama.

Presented by Xplorer Maps!
Xplorer Maps

An eco-journalist embarks on a 9,000-kilometer journey across war-torn Ukraine to document the scale of ecocide affectin...
04/21/2026

An eco-journalist embarks on a 9,000-kilometer journey across war-torn Ukraine to document the scale of ecocide affecting nature reserves and national parks in the heart of Europe. Her route takes her through scorched steppes, mined forests, and dried-up rivers. From the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to the shores of the Black Sea, she records the impact on wildlife to draw the attention of the international environmental community and human rights defenders.

"No Shade in the Forest" will be screening on Thursday, April 23rd at 7 pm followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with the team behind the film. ⁠

Presented by Cool Earth Creamery!


What does nature mean to you? Lost for Words takes its audience on a journey around the UK, portraying natural landscape...
04/21/2026

What does nature mean to you? Lost for Words takes its audience on a journey around the UK, portraying natural landscapes and the communities that live within them. Our starting point is the disappearance of nature words from the Oxford Junior Dictionary in 2007. Inspired by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris’s best-selling book The Lost Words, it is lost words like acorn, otter, bluebell, and dandelion that guide us through the film. Lost for Words is an invitation for each of us to reconnect to our own environment and sparks a vital question: What is our future, and how can we approach it with kindness?

"Lost for Words" will be screening on Wednesday, April 22nd, at 7:45 pm.

Presented by Sussex School!


In 'Kingdom of Fish,' Martin Falklind explores the possibilities of helping the fish to roam freely. Many fish need free...
04/21/2026

In 'Kingdom of Fish,' Martin Falklind explores the possibilities of helping the fish to roam freely. Many fish need free-flowing water in order to reproduce. But in rivers and streams, they are often obstructed by hydroelectric dams and other obstacles that we humans have built. We also meet Sweden's first inhabitants after the ice age, the char, and 12-year-old Edvin, who does everything he can to help fish.

And in 'What the River Knows,' a lost Eden drowned under Lake Powell re-emerges, revealing the follies of the past and a new way forward for the Colorado River. This film explores this unique inflection point in a centuries-long history: at the same time that we are met with the need to redesign our systems of water management in the west, we are presented with the opportunity to restore one of the most stunning landscapes on the planet.⁠

These two spectacular stories of protecting the world's rivers will be screening on Wednesday, April 22nd, at 7:30 pm. ⁠

Presented by Clark Fork Coalition and Watershed Education Network!
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Join us on Wednesday, April 23rd, at 5:15 pm for our Echoes of Nature shorts block!These conservation stories explore th...
04/20/2026

Join us on Wednesday, April 23rd, at 5:15 pm for our Echoes of Nature shorts block!

These conservation stories explore the history of endangered species and highlight the efforts of individuals dedicated to improving wildlife conditions in their communities.

Featuring the films:
'Red Wolf in Time Out' dir. Dave Russo
'Operation Wolf Foster' dir. Justin Grubb
'Unwired' dir. Patrick Rodgers
'A Clawsome Tale' dir. Lucie Machin
'H5N1: Conservation in Crisis' dir. Valentin Blüml
'The Birdman of Skomer' dir. Ego Dzafic

Q&A with 'A Clawsome Tale' director/producer Lucie Machin to follow the screening!

Presented by Missoula Aging Services, Summit Beverage, and Working Dogs for Conservation! .beverage.mt

Trade Secret follows three unlikely allies on a mission to protect polar bears from international commercial trade. Film...
04/20/2026

Trade Secret follows three unlikely allies on a mission to protect polar bears from international commercial trade. Filmed over six years across nine countries, the film exposes the sanctioned sale of hundreds of polar bears each year on the global market. But as the investigation deepens, it uncovers a disturbing truth: those entrusted with safeguarding the species may be entangled in their continued commercialisation. The film raises urgent questions about how we protect vulnerable species in a world where the lines between protection and exploitation have become blurred.

"Trade Secret" will be screening on Wednesday, April 22nd at 5 pm, followed by a live Zoom Q&A with Director and Producer Abraham Joffe.

Presented by Art & Rays Lock & Safe!

National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory explores the extraordinary lives of bees, which are among the planet’s most ...
04/20/2026

National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory explores the extraordinary lives of bees, which are among the planet’s most important animals, pollinating one-third of the world’s food. Over three years, special cameras opened a rare window into a single hive, revealing its hidden world.

"Secrets of the Bees" will be screening on Tuesday, April 21st at 5:15 pm, followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with Nadège Laici.

Presented by Republic Services and Missoula Butterfly House!


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59801

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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