SWFF 2025 – The Show

Meet the 2025 SkeenaWild Film & Photo Festival Finalists

A night of storytelling, salmon, and the spirit of the Skeena

The SkeenaWild Film & Photo Festival returns this fall, celebrating the wild people, places, and creatures that make life in the Northwest so extraordinary.

Join us on Saturday, November 22, at Sherwood Mountain Brewery Hall in Terrace for an inspiring collection of films and photos that capture the beauty, adventure, and spirit of the Skeena watershed and beyond.

How It Works

• Submissions for the 2025 SkeenaWild Film & Photo Festival closed on October 15, 2025.

• Our panel of judges have completed the review process, and the 2025 finalists have now been announced (see below).

• Submissions for the 2025 SkeenaWild Film & Photo Festival closed on October 15, 2025.

• Finalist films and photos will be showcased at the Terrace screening on November 22 and at community showings across Northwest BC and Haida Gwaii. Audience members at each event will have the chance to vote for their favourite entries.

• Community votes will be tallied after the tour, and all winners will be announced in December 2025.

• Cash prizes will be awarded to the winner of each category.

Come be part of this vibrant community celebration that showcases and inspires a deeper connection to the wild beauty of the Skeena Watershed.

Photo Finalists

WILD PEOPLE:

• Watching the Aurora Show, Kelly Marsh

• In The Moment, Colby Brokvist

• Intertidal portage, Yan Kaczynski

• My Son at His Happiest in Nature, Tristan Morrison

• Slope of Sunlight, Hugo Gervais

WILD PLACES:

• Tent at Salmon Glacier, Kelly Marsh

• Sanctuary of Silence, Colby Brokvist

• Oolichan Run, James Cain

• Paths, Yan Kaczynski

• One Hike After Another, Scott Simpson

WILD THINGS:

• Stink Eye From a Northern Pygmy Owl, Kelly Marsh

• A Beaver in the Reflection of the Trees, Alex LaForge

• Rescued Eagle, Taylor Bachrach

• The Wanderer, Isaac Wing

• The River Watcher, Ali Simone

YOUTH:

• Climbing Hagwilget Bridge, Juniper Dufresne

• Ocean of Clouds, Aiden Hay

• Humpback Whale, Graeme Weary

• Hunting with my Dad, Hayden McCreery

• Better Together, Brynley Wilkin

Film Finalists

SHORT FILMS:

• Skeena / Kuldo Club Trip, Smithers Whitewater Club

• Why This Is Home, Kelly Marsh

• Clean Miles, Stefan Rath

• Kispiox Valley Rodeo 2025, Shannon McPhail

• Fish of 100,000 Casts: Steelhead Camp 2025, Bryce Massey

• Up North, Ben Mantel

• The Bachelorette, Anne-Sophie Paquette

• Return to the Canyon, K5T and Friends

• Tax’ayee – Caring for Others, Tiyanee Stevens

FEATURE FILMS:

• Searching For Cedars, Dusty Danis

• Show Us Lois, Kelly Marsh

• What’s Up With The Wolf Cull, Jaylene Matthews

YOUTH FILMS:

• My Back Yard Bike Park, Graeme Weary

• Hunting for Bigfoot, Robert Skillen

• Ride It, Jack Potter-Pratt

• Elder Sharon Bryant: Finding One’s Voice, Jordan Jr. Squires

Photo Prizes

• Wild People – $100

• Wild Places – $100

• Wild Things – $100

• Youth (16 and under) – $100

Film Prizes

• Short Films – $205

• Feature Films – $300

• Youth – $250