Inaugural event ignites Wednesday, January 14 and burns hot through Monday, January 19. Tickets here. Some like it hot. And in the Telluride region the New Year is off to a flaming start thanks to two locals, Erin Ries and Chris Myers. From the fire in their bellies emerged a fabulous phoenix: the first ever Telluride Fire Festival....
Major commitment from The McManemin Family Fund of the Telluride Foundation [caption id="attachment_47140" align="aligncenter" width="185"] Mountainfilm’s Making Movies That Matter. The program has already reach over 700 students. initiative offers teachers and students the chance to view a content-rich documentary and then learn how to use footage...
As we approach the winter solstice, Planet Bluegrass is proud to announce the preliminary single-day lineup for the 42nd Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 18-21, 2015). [caption id="attachment_47195" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Ry Cooder, about now. Photographer: Chris Pizzello Associated Press[/caption] * Sam Bush Band * Cooder - White -...
Telluride Mountainfilm presents two special screenings,a Telluride premiere, of the award-winning film “Valley Uprising,” a thrilling documentary from Sender Films about the history of climbing in Yosemite National Park. Sheridan Opera House, Friday, December 26, 4 p.m.(doors, 3:30 p.m.) and 7:30 p.m. (doors and cash...
On November 10, we received an email from Telluride Institute board prez Dan Collins, announcing Maggie Klinedinst would be executive director of the 2015 Telluride Mushroom Festival. Maggie, a festival regular, has for years worked at The Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmaceutical Research Unit, which takes conventional...
In the run-up to Thanksgiving, a treat for denizens of the Big Apple: for the 5th year, Mountainfilm in Telluride returns to the Film Society of Lincoln Center with a weekend of documentaries about adventure, environment, and culture. But mainly adventure. From wrangling buffalo in...
James "The Amazing" Randi was a guest at Mountainfilm 2014, in support of the doc about his life and work, “An Honest Liar," a festival favorite – both the film and the man. James Randi became a world-famous magician and escape artist by studying the art of...
We led with the film when we posted our review on Telluride Inside...
For much of the past decade, for Mountainfilm's Moving Mountains Symposium, we’ve chosen environmental themes, issues we’ve felt were essential to the global conversation. This year, we’re changing directions and will focus on Afghanistan. [caption id="attachment_46007" align="aligncenter" width="425"] Kabul, Afghanistan ©Aaron-Huey-AFGHAN[/caption] Mountainfilm has not selected a theme directly tied to a...
Mountainfilm in Telluride is all about “celebrating indomitable spirit.“ The event, traditionally the kick off Telluride’s nonstop summer festival season, is dedicated to educating, inspiring and motivating audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving, adventures worth pursuing and conversations worth sustaining. The...
