50th Telluride Film Festival
The 50th Telluride Film Festival took place between August 31 and September 4, 2023, in Telluride, Colorado. Marking the fiftieth edition of the festival, Alfonso Cuarón, Adam Curtis, Ethan Hawke, Rachel Kushner, Steve McQueen, and Mira Nair, all of them past guests, were invited to return as Guest Directors. The poster for Telluride Film Festival's fiftieth anniversary, designed by Luke Dorman, was released in July 2023. Dorman is the Principal Graphic Designer at Meow Wolf.[1]
| Location | Telluride, Colorado, United States |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Awards | Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion: Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Artistic director | Julie Huntsinger (Festival's Programing Director) Alfonso Cuarón; Adam Curtis; Ethan Hawke; Rachel Kushner; Steve McQueen and Mira Nair (Guest Directors) Luke Dorman (Guest Designer) |
| Festival date | August 31 - September 4, 2023 |
| Website | telluridefilmfestival |
The event's programs was revealed one day before its start, as customary,[2] though it is entirely possible to predict some of the event's titles based on the films' premiere status shared by other festivals, such as the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. The marketing material for Andrew Haigh's All of Us Strangers also shared its place on the selection a few days before officially confirmed by the festival's line-up.
Filmmakers Yorgos Lanthimos, Alice Rohrwacher and Wim Wenders were this year's recipients of the Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion, while Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation was the winner of the Special Medallion.
Official Sections
Main Program
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Us Strangers | Andrew Haigh | United Kingdom | |
| American Symphony | Matthew Heineman | United States | |
| Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | Justine Triet | France |
| Anselm | Wim Wenders | Germany | |
| Baltimore | Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| Beyond Utopia | Madeleine Gavin | United States | |
| The Bikeriders | Jeff Nichols | ||
| Cassandro | Roger Ross Williams | ||
| La Chimera | Alice Rohrwacher | Italy, France, Switzerland | |
| El Conde | Pablo Larraín | Chile | |
| Daddio | Christy Hall | United States | |
| Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland, Germany |
| The Falling Star | Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon | France, Belgium | |
| Finally Dawn | Finalmente l'alba | Saverio Costanzo | Italy |
| Fingernails | Christos Nikou | United States | |
| Food Inc. 2 | Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo | ||
| High & Low - John Galliano | Kevin Macdonald | United Kingdom | |
| The Holdovers | Alexander Payne | United States | |
| Hollywoodgate | Ibrahim Nash’at | United States, Germany | |
| Janet Planet | Annie Baker | United States | |
| The Mission | Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss | ||
| The Monk and the Gun | Pawo Choyning Dorji | Bhutan | |
| Nyad | Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | United States | |
| Occupied City | Steve McQueen | Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States | |
| Orlando, My Political Biography | Orlando, ma biographie politique | Paul B. Preciado | France |
| Perfect Days | Wim Wenders | Japan, Germany | |
| The Pigeon Tunnel | Errol Morris | United Kingdom | |
| Poor Things | Yorgos Lanthimos | United States, United Kingdom, Ireland | |
| The Promised Land | Bastarden | Nikolaj Arcel | Denmark, Germany, Sweden |
| The Royal Hotel | Kitty Green | Australia, United Kingdom | |
| Rustin | George C. Wolfe | United States | |
| Saltburn | Emerald Fennell | United States, United Kingdom | |
| The Teachers' Lounge | Das Lehrerzimmer | Ilker Çatak | Germany |
| Tehachapi | JR | France | |
| Thank You Very Much | Alex Braverman | United States | |
| Tuesday | Daina O. Pusić | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Wildcat | Ethan Hawke | United States | |
| The Zone of Interest | Jonathan Glazer | United States, United Kingdom, Poland | |
Main Slate: Episodic Form and Short Form
| Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|
| If Dreams Were Lighting | Ramin Bahrani | United States |
| Incident | Bill Morrison | |
| The Last Repair Shop | Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers | |
| The Last Song From Kabul | Kevin Macdonald | Afghanistan, Qatar, Portugal, Germany |
Sneak Previews
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Taste of Things | La passion de Dodin Bouffant | Anh Hung Tran | France |
| Totem | Tótem | Lila Avilés | Mexico, Denmark, France |
| They Shot the Piano Player | Dispararon al pianista | Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba | Spain, France, Netherlands |
Guest Directors' Selection
Movies selected for screening at the festival by Alfonso Cuarón, Adam Curtis, Ethan Hawke, Rachel Kushner, Steve McQueen, and Mira Nair.[2]
| Selected by | English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Curtis | The Long Good Friday | John Mackenzie | United Kingdom | 1980 | |
| Alfonso Cuarón | Jonah Who Will Be 25 on the Year 2000 | Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 | Alain Tanner | France-Switzerland | 1976 |
| Ethan Hawke | All That Jazz | Bob Fosse | United States | 1979 | |
| Mira Nair | The Music Room | Jalsaghar | Satyajit Ray | India | 1958 |
| Rachel Kushner | Juvenile Court | Frederick Wiseman | United States | 1973 | |
| Steve McQueen | Zero for Conduct | Zéro de Conduite | Jean Vigo | France | 1933 |
Special Screenings
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden West | Ross White, Tom Berkeley | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| Reality | Tina Satter | United States | |
| Strange Way of Life | Extraña forma de vida | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain |
Film Restorations
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wheel | La Roue | Abel Gance | France | 1923 |
| The Unknown | Tod Browning | United States | 1927 | |
| My Grandmother | Chemi bebia | Kote Mikaberidze | Soviet Union | 1929 |
| Victims of Sin | Víctimas del pecado | Emilio Fernández | Mexico | 1951 |
| Llévame en tus brazos | Julio Bracho | 1955 | ||
| The Film Foundation Restorations | ||||
| Uncle Yanco | Oncle Yanco | Agnès Varda | France, United States | 1968 |
| Black Panthers | 1970 | |||
| Downpour | Ragbar | Bahram Beyzaie | Iran | 1972 |
| Yam Daabo | Idrissa Ouédraogo | Burkina Faso | 1986 | |
| The Gleaners & I | Les glaneurs et la glaneuse | Agnès Varda | France | 2000 |
Backlot
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarpon | Guy de la Valdene, Christian Odasso | United States | 1973 | |
| All That Is Sacred | Scott Ballew | 2023 | ||
| AKA Mr. Chow | Nick Hooker | |||
| Angel Applicant | Ken Meyer | |||
| Carol Doda Topless at the Condor | Marlo McKenzie, Jonathan Parker | |||
| Cinema Has Been My True Love: The Works and Times of Lynda Myles | Mark Cousins | United Kingdom | ||
| Kim's Video | David Redmon, Ashley Sabin | United States, United Kingom, Italy | ||
| Little Girl Blue | Mona Achache | France | ||
| Musica! | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | United States | ||
| Notes from Sheepland | Cara Holmes | Ireland | ||
| Room 999 | Chambre 999 | Lubna Playoust | France | |
| Zinzindurrunkarratz | Oskar Alegría | Spain | ||
Student Prints
Curated and introduced by Gregory Nava[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comadre | Nichole Chi | United States (University of Texas at Austin) | |
| Imogene | Katie Blair | United States (Columbia University) | |
| So They Say | Natalia Luque | Chile (Columbia University) | |
| Jardines | Alfredo Torres | Mexico (UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism) | |
| Je Me Souviens | Raphaël Benoit | United States (New York University) | |
Calling Cards
Curated and introduced by Barry Jenkins.[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Spell | Marie-Pier Dupuis | Canada | |
| In Dreams | Josh Shaffner | United States | |
| The Heart | Malia Ann | United States | |
| Into the Blue | Ömer Sami | Denmark | |
| 27 | Flóra Anna Buda | France, Hungary | |
Great Expectations
Curated and introduced by Barry Jenkins.[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Those Next to Us | Bernhard Hetzenauer | Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, Austria | |
| Ardent Other | Alice Brygo | France | |
| Taxibol | Tommaso Santambrogio | Italy | |
Official Awards
Silver Medallion
The Silver Medallion Awards is given to recognize an artist's significant contribution to the world of cinema.[3]
- Yorgos Lanthimos, director (for Poor Things)
- Alice Rohrwacher, director (for La Chimera)
- Wim Wenders, director (for Anselm and Perfect Days)
Special Medallion
The Special Medallion celebrates a hero of cinema who preserves, honors and presents essential, meaningful films.[3]
References
- "Telluride Film Festival Unveils Poster for Upcoming 50th Anniversary Edition". Awardsdaily. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- Thompson, Anne (August 30, 2023). "2023 Telluride Film Festival Lineup Leans on Filmmakers Like Lanthimos, Fennell, Haigh, Triet, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- "Program Guide - Telluride Film Festival". www.telluridefilmfestival.org. Retrieved August 30, 2023.