A lot of important stories out there never get told, which is why we created the Mountainfilm Commitment Grant in 2010. In the two years since, we’ve awarded 10 $5,000 grants — along with 10 MacBook Pros — to filmmakers, photographers, artists and adventurers whose...
Six organizations cited for outstanding work receive funding through Moving Mountains Awards Mountainfilm in Telluride held its 34th annual festival over Memorial Day Weekend, May 25- May 28. The event aims to educate and inspire audiences on subjects that range from outdoor adventure and exploration to critical environmental, cultural...
The question I ask after every festival is this: What sort of impact did this year's edition of Mountainfilm in Telluride make? Of course the answer is never simple to quantify because intangibles such as inspiration are tough to measure. We do know that many people...
Sheridan Opera House, general admission, seats out, $25 per person, all ages, doors, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8 One story that emerges from the pile of anecdotes about funny stuff that happened while Clint Viebrock was a Northwest pilot concerns a rather famous band. He was...
It may not be the most known or prestigious of Telluride’s numerous (and I mean numerous) festivals, but Balloon Fest is definitely up there – ahem – as one of the best. It’s low key, it’s free (eg. the night GLO on Main Street Saturday...
The Sheridan Arts Foundation celebrates the beginning of the summer season by putting out the welcome mat for 45 inner-city youth from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The group, ages 12 – 18, comes to Telluride from Atlanta, Denver, Farmington N.M., Ft. Worth/Dallas,...
PLEASE NOTE: THE "GLO" IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY EVENING, NOT FRIDAY AS TIO ORGINALLY PUBLISHED. WE REGRET THE ERROR. “If you hold my hand we’ll chase your dream across the sky/For we can fly, we can fly” (Fifth Dimension’s “Up, Up and Away,” 1967) As the saying...
Festival season is upon us and we at the Ah Haa School for the Arts are excited to announce a related new offering this September. Ah Haa's Backstage Pass: Telluride Blues & Brews. Music and photography lovers can merge their twin passions and learn to capture...
Season #5 for him and counting. When you've given as good as it gets and you know it, it's time to kick back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. At Mountainfilm 2012, festival director David Holbrooke introduced speakers, greeted the crowds at the various...
The temperatures are warm, the skies are clear and off-season has officially vacated the premises. Add that all up and it can only mean one thing: Mountainfilm in Telluride has arrived. Taking the traditional film festival attitude and adding an environmental and social spin to it,...
