Wild & Scenic Film Festival

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is Wildsight Invermere’s annual, awesome fundraiser. It’s one BIG night of films, story telling, shared food, drink, and friends (that’s you!).  

CLICK HERE for the 2024 film fest event page. See you on November 16th.

Why the Wild & Scenic Film Festival? We first organized the festival in 2014 as a way to bring together our mountain community and celebrate environmental stewardship and our connection to nature. Eleven years later, we’re still highlighting world-class films and providing a venue for inspiration, conversation, and the Columbia Valley’s passion for this place we call home.

The Wild & Scenic FIlm Festival was started in California in 2003 by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), a watershed advocacy group based in the Sierra foothills. Once the curtain closes on the 5-day, flagship festival in Nevada City every February, SYRCL shares its success with other community groups like ours. The festival’s namesake is in celebration of achieving Wild & Scenic status on 63km of the South Yuba River in 1999. Each year, we at Wildsight Invermere specially select a program from more than 100 films on offer and make it our unique fundraiser.

To inquire about WSFF volunteer or sponsorship opportunities, please email us or phone us ‭(250) 409-5708‬. 

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Upcoming Invermere events

Home Retrofit Fair

Sunday, November 10

With a fall chill in the air, many animals are busy preparing their winter homes. We too could benefit by making our homes more cozy and protected from cold winter…

Bighorn Sheep Citizen Monitoring

November 2 - November 15

We are holding a monthly Bighorn sheep monitoring event. No experience is needed to be a citizen science sheep monitor, just the ability to walk and be outside for 4…

11th Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Invermere and Online

Saturday, November 16

A night of films, friends and a call to action! New this year: online access to the films so you can watch from anywhere. This is Wildsight Invermere's annual fundraiser. Don't forget our 50/50 Raffle for the Wild!

50/50 Raffle for the Wild

October 22 - November 16

Help us make Wildsight Invermere’s annual fundraising event a SUCCESS! Our 50/50 Raffle for the Wild has launched as part of our 11th Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Proceeds go directly towards Wildsight Invermere's work.

Bighorn Bash

Wednesday, November 20

A FREE event on November 20th for all to learn more about your wonderful neighbours - the Columbia Lake Bighorn Sheep herd! Or, as they're known in the Ktunaxa language…

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Join The Team

Want to protect wildlife, clean water and wild spaces? Volunteer with us! Wildsight volunteers are a very special group of people who give generously of their time to stuff envelopes, attend rallies, help run events, put up posters, keep tabs on forestry practices in their communities and participate in citizen science initiatives.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Branch Information

Contact

625 4th St
Box 601
Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Phone: 250.409.5708
invermere@wildsight.ca