How does the Telluride Film Festival give back to its host community, Telluride? Let us count the many and varied ways, including putting its heavy thumb on the scale to advance the education of young people. (Scroll down for details.) For starters, the Telluride Film Fest creates numerous opportunities...
On Sunday, August 25, 6 p.m., the Telluride Historical Museum is pleased to announce the 6th annual “An Evening with Ken Burns.” This year’s event features a screening of Episode 5, "The Rising Road," from his series titled “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.” The evening also...
Presented by National Film Preserve LTD., the Telluride Film Festival (TFF) is proud to announce its 2019 Guest Director, Pico Iyer. The celebrated author is set to select a series of films to present at the 46th Telluride Film Festival running over Labor Day Weekend,...
The Telluride Film Festival is widely known for doing the right thing, not the Industry thing, when it comes to choosing the films showcased over Labor Day weekend. Dating back to Bill and Stella Pence and Tom Luddy and continuing with Julie Huntsinger (and Luddy...
The Telluride Film Festival and the Wilkinson Public Library are collaborating again. Their latest joint venture is a series titled "The Trailblazing Women of Documentary Film." It all begins March 4, 6 p.m., with a 2018 Film Fest premiere, "GHOST FLEET." Director/Producer Shannon Service will...
Tuesdays at the Palm is presented by The Telluride Film Festival and Palm Arts. On Feb. 12, 2:15 p.m., Film Fest presents "Duma," rated PG, running time 100 minutes, and free to all. Scroll down to watch the trailer for "Duma." The award-winning director, Carroll Ballard’s (THE...
The New York Times recently pushed out Oscar news and two films that premiered at the Telluride Film Festival share the honor of the most nominations – 10 in all – for the celebration, this year scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 24. Read my review of the...
When it comes to Big Surprises, nothing, err, trumps the Telluride Film Festival, which has managed to keep the names of the films and special guests on its annual program a secret until the cat is finally let out of the bag over Labor Day...
The Telluride Film Festival and Telluride's five-star Wilkinson Public Library have teamed up for another Cinematheque. A free series for the cinephile at heart, patrons are treated to food and lively discussion at each of the four Monday night screenings in the library’s Program Room. The...
Many festivals pet their celebrities. Not Telluride. That’s because the Telluride Film Fest has never been a booty call, swag grab or a giant photo op. Here you find no big-budget pap; no paparazzi either. The Telluride Film Fest is red meat for cinephiles only – stars, writers, directors, producers, plain...
