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Next Festival Dates: September 3-6, 2010

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Buy your 37th Telluride Film Festival Patron Pass today! Make sure you are part of the SHOW by purchasing your Patron Pass now. Remember, there is a limited number of Passes available at this level, so plan ahead and take advantage of this early opportunity. The Box Office will officially open March 1, 2010 for all other pass levels. Click here for more information.

Our Film Submission period officially opens April 15, 2010.  For details click here, but please note applications will not be available until April.

  • Posted on 01/07/10

36th Telluride Film Festival Draws to a Close

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The 36th Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve. played twenty-four feature films in the Festival’s main program, not including three Sneak Previews added throughout the four-day event. Telluride Film Festival’s celebration of art and film, set amongst the beauty of the Rockies, opened Friday, September 4 and closed September 7, 2009. 

The following unannounced Sneak Previews screened at the 36th Telluride Film Festival:

UP IN THE AIR (d. Jason Reitman, U.S., 2009); MY SON MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? (d. Werner Herzog, U.S./Germany, 2009); PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (d. Oren Peli, U.S., 2008).

 

Festival guests Nicolas Cage, Andrew Eaton, Michael Haneke, Julian Jarrold, Katie Jarvis, James Marsh, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, and Warwick Thornton participated in the Festival’s Conversations series, allowing Festival attendees to listen and participate in discussions ranging from cinema to culture to politics, and everything in between.

 

Seminar topics included: “Real Lives Becoming Reel Characters” with Christian Carion, Anne Fontaine, Michael Hoffman, James Marsh, Carey Mulligan, and Barbara Sukowa; “The Challenges of Portraying Complex Heroines on Screen” with Brenda Blethyn, Michael Lerner, Helen Mirren, Lone Scherfig, and Margarethe Von Trotta; and “The Edge of Humor: When Does the Laughter Stop” with Nicolas Cage, George Gittoes, Jason Reitman, and Paul Schneider.

 

And of course there were our Tributees.  Silver Medallion honorees were the old-fashioned movie star Viggo Mortensen, the very definition of feminine mystique Anouk Aimée, and the rebel with a cause Margarethe von Trotta. Last, but certainly not least, the Special Medallion was presented to Lobster Films’ Serge Bromberg, whose enthusiasm for film preservation and showmanship ignited many new fans and admirers! 

 

Passes

The Telluride Film Festival features more than 40 programs screened over nine venues. The most popular films are repeated throughout the weekend according to passholder demand. The Festival is best experienced by purchasing one of our five weekend passes. When they sell out, and they do, there are other options to enjoy many of the offerings.

Travel

As flights into the Telluride area are limited, attendees are strongly encouraged to contact the Festival's travel partner SpecialEventTravel.com as early as possible to arrange transportation. They have access to flights unavailable elsewhere, including charter flights from Los Angeles and Denver. Scenic drives to Telluride are a treat. A wide range of accommodations is available in the town of Telluride and nearby Mountain Village.

Sponsors

As a non-profit arts organization, you could say the Telluride Film Festival has always relied on the kindness of friends. Whether it is big corporate friends or kind individuals, we simply wouldn’t exist without help. From direct financial support to providing goods and services, there are many ways to make a tax-deductible contribution.