Whitefish, MT – The 3^rd Annual Whitefish Mountain Films (WMF) will be held tonight in northwestern Montana. After exceeding capacity at Crush Wine Bar last year, WMF has moved to The O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish, where amateur and professional mountain films will be screened. This year professional athletes Jamey Parks, Julian Carr, and Chris Rubens are slated to attend this event and introduce some of the industry’s most talked-about mountain films.

The event is free and open to the public and all ages, with donations accepted. Local and corporate sponsors have donated to a raffle of goods and services. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $1 apiece at the event. All proceeds from the raffle and food and drink purchases will benefit trail projects of the First Best Place nonprofit organization. Black Star Beer is sponsoring a beer garden.

“The way the Flathead has embraced our film event has been amazing – from the sponsors to the filmmakers and everyone who has attended,” says Greg Franson, owner of Whitefish-based BlueBird Guides, presenters of tonight’s event. “I couldn’t be happier with the opportunity to grow this event into something on par with other regional film festivals.”

Doors open tonight at 5:30 p.m. , and films start at 6:30 p.m.