Festivals

Mountainfilm for Locals is a free screening for the greater Telluride community presented in partnership with Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library. Settle in for a 90-minute program of short films from the 2026 Mountainfilm Festival, including Best Documentary Short winner, "The Grandfather Puzzle," and "Evening in Chile,"...

Mountainfilm is now accepting film submissions for the 2027 festival. Submissions close Thursday, January 14, at 11:59 PM PT. Submit a film. Learn more. Since 1979, Mountainfilm has used the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world, and we couldn't do...

Original Thinkers returns to Telluride, Colorado, October 1-4, 2026. This is the ninth annual celebration of film, ideas, art, performance, and the people imagining a more hopeful future. Tickets and festival information are available at www.originalthinkers.com. Go here for more on Original Thinkers. More than a traditional film festival...

The following is a note from Telluride Blues & Brews about the 2026 Festival. For festival information or to purchase tickets, visit tellurideblues.com. Go here for more on Telluride Blues & Brews! (Going back to 2009, and including further details about 2026 event.) 3 Weeks To Go Until...

The 46th Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival,(TMF), North America’s oldest wild mushroom event, returns this summer with a bold invitation to mycophiles, myconauts, and the mycocurious everywhere: “Rewild.” Each August, Telluride becomes the epicenter of fungal culture, science, cuisine, and community – and 2026 promises to...

The 46th Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival, North America’s oldest wild mushroom event, returns this summer with a bold invitation to mycophiles, myconauts, and the mycocurious everywhere: "Rewild." Each August, Telluride becomes the epicenter of fungal culture, science, cuisine, and community - and 2026 promises to...

Based in Telluride Mountainfilm is committed to supporting documentary filmmakers in telling stories that support its mission to inspire audiences to create a better world. Mountainfilm now seeks nonfiction stories celebrating adventure, activism, social justice, culture, environment and indomitable spirit. Applications for Mountainfilm's 2026 Commitment Grant and...