MOUNTAINFILM: FOR LOCALS BY LOCALS
World Premieres, Free Shows, Art and Workshops Audiences from around the world come to Mountainfilm, but it’s still a homegrown event that inspires the Telluride community. As ev
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MOUNTAIN FILM: 2012 ARTISTIC GRANTS
Three years ago, Telluride Mountainfilm director David Holbrooke decided that Mountainfilm could do more. He created the Commitment Grant, a program that ensures important stories
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: WORLD PREMIERES
Mountainfilm in Telluride holds its 34th annual festival over Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-28. The program is full of inspiring films and special guests. Among the 75 films slated
BLUES & BREWS ANNOUNCES LINE-UP
The 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival proudly announces its initial 2012 lineup today Phil Lesh & Friends, Gov’t Mule, and the B-52s headline the September Fes
INSIDE MOUNTAIN FILM: THE WARMEST MARCH
Editor’s Note: In several installments of their weekly Earth Matters column, Billy Mason and Anna Zivian have explored the subject of climate change from several different pe
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER
Editor’s Note: It’s off season in Telluride now. Not a creature is stirring. But with May only weeks away, thoughts turn to the summer season. The kick off is Mountai
BEHIND THE SCENES BEFORE MOUNTAIN FILM
Filmmaker Tips and Secrets to Come It requires some serious planning to deliver four days of artists, art, activists, documentaries, shorts, filmmakers, panel discussions, scientis
MOUNTAINFILM ASKS MUSIC AFICIONADOS FOR HELP
Those who’ve attended Mountainfilm know that we like to start most programs with a short trailer, a compilation of footage that’s accompanied by music. In the office, we simply
PREPARE TO MOUNTAIN FILM
Just two months until Mountainfilm in Telluride’s 34th annual festival. Consider yourself duly notified. 10 Simple Steps for the Best Memorial Day Weekend…Ever: • Get P
MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS
Mountainfilm in Telluride will launch its 34th annual festival on Friday, May 25, with a close look at the complicated subject of population. Over a dozen speakers, each focusi
UPDATE: “Bidder 70” RELEASED FROM “THE HOLE”
And that’s the good news. The bad news is he was recently placed in solitary confinement in the first place. But I am jumping ahead of myself. Tim De Christopher is no strang
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: FOOD WASTE
Telluride Mountainfilm audiences have learned some great information about the world’s waste in recent years. Bag It premiered in 2009, and artist Chris Jordan has appeared with
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: ADVENTURERS
Nearly 72,000 people voted for National Geographic Adventure’s People’s Choice Adventurer of The Year for 2012. The winners are Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri She
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: WALKING
Spring is in the air, and unmet New Year’s resolutions are nagging in the back of many of our minds. What better time to walk more? We’re not just talking about walking for the
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: GEOFF TABIN
While in medical school at Harvard, Geoff Tabin applied for a leave of absence because he wanted to join a climbing expedition for a first ascent up the east face of Mount Everest.
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: SELF-IMMOLATION
Spooked by the wave of regime change around the world, the Chinese government is cracking down hard on the Tibetan people. Inspired by Time magazine’s 2011 recognition of the
BESTSELLING AUTHOR TO PRESENT AT MOUNTAINFILM
New York Times bestselling author Dan Buettner is scheduled to speak at Mountainfilm in Telluride, May 25 – May 28. Buettner, also a National Geographic Fellow and internationall
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: TRADITIONS CHANGE
Traditions Change: Birthrates Drop in Latin America and Asia The Washington Post recently reported on plummeting birth rates in Brazil, a country with traditionally big families.Th
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR BLUES & BREWS
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival September 14-16, 2012 Tickets for the 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, held September 14-16, 2012, are on sale as of Now, ri
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: GREG MORTENSON
An Update from Outside Magazine Audiences at Mountainfilm in Telluride have known about Greg Mortenson and his book Three Cups of Tea for nearly a decade because he’s been a
TELLURIDE JAZZ CELEBRATION ANNOUNCES DISCOUNTED TIX
Discounted tickets for the 36th Annual Telluride Jazz Festival go on sale to locals on March 1 at The Wizard. The 2012 lineup features the very best in traditional and modern jazz
INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: NOWHERE ISLAND
Editor’s note: Inside Mountainfilm in Telluride is the start of a new series on Telluride Inside… and Out. On a semi-regular basis, look for posts from Mountainfilm dir
BLUEGRASS LOTTERY, 2/7-2/9
Bluegrass lottery runs Tuesday, February 7 – Thursday, February 9 The following is the single-day lineup for the 39th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Thursday, June 21, 2012
TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS LOTTERY 2/7–2/9
After selling all 8,000 of the 4-day passes to the 39th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 21-24) in just 18 days, Planet Bluegrass will be selling the remaining 1,500 singl