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50th Telluride Film Festival

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50th Telluride Film Festival
LocationTelluride, Colorado, United States
Founded1974
AwardsTelluride Film Festival Silver Medallion:

Yorgos Lanthimos
Alice Rohrwacher
Wim Wenders

Special Medallion: The Film Foundation
Artistic directorJulie 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 (2023-August-31) (2023-September-04)August 31 – September 4, 2023
Websitetelluridefilmfestival.org

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]

The event's program was revealed one day before its start, as customary,[2] though it was entirely possible to predict some of the event's films based on their 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 being 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

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Main Program

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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

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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
Last Song From Kabul Kevin Macdonald Afghanistan, Qatar, Portugal, Germany

Sneak Previews

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Kingdom, 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

Filmmakers of Tomorrow Official Selection

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Student Prints

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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

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Curated and introduced by Barry Jenkins.[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
Heat Spell L'Été des chaleurs 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

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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

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Silver Medallion

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The Silver Medallion Awards is given to recognize an artist's significant contribution to the world of cinema.[3]

Special Medallion

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The Special Medallion celebrates a hero of cinema who preserves, honors and presents essential, meaningful films.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Telluride Film Festival Unveils Poster for Upcoming 50th Anniversary Edition". Awardsdaily. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Program Guide - Telluride Film Festival". www.telluridefilmfestival.org. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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