47th Telluride Film Festival
| Location | Telluride, Colorado, United States |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Hosted by | National Film Preserve Ltd. |
| Festival date | September 4-September 7, 2019 |
| Website | Telluride Film Festival |
The 47th Telluride Film Festival was scheduled to take place on September 4–7, 2020. In May 2020, it was announce that the festival would kick off a day earlier on September 3 for safety purposes.[1] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado, the festival announced its cancellation on July 14, 2020.[2] Telluride was due to honor the Silver Medallion to Chloé Zhao, Anthony Hopkins, and Kate Winslet.[3]
Telluride announced the year's initial line-up on August 3, 2020.[4] Ammonite and Concrete Cowboy were set to world premiere at the festival, but the two films were screened for the first time at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival instead.[5] Nomadland was also set to premiere at the festival, but it premiered at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.[6] Telluride held a drive-in screening of the film at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles.[7]
Official selections[edit]
These films were set to screen at the festival before its cancellation.[8]
Main programme[edit]
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|
| After Love | Aleem Khan | United Kingdom |
| All In: The Fight for Democracy | Liz Garbus, Lisa Cortés | United States |
| The Alpinist | Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen | United States |
| Ammonite | Francis Lee | United Kingdom |
| Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer[a] | Andrei Tarkovsky | Italy, Russian Federation, Sweden |
| Apples | Christos Nikou | Greece, Poland, Slovenia |
| The Automat[a] | Lisa Hurwitz | United States |
| Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | Frank Marshall | United States |
| Charlatan | Agnieszka Holland | Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia |
| Concrete Cowboy | Ricky Staub | United States |
| Dear Mr. Brody | Keith Maitland | United States |
| The Duke[a] | Roger Michell | United Kingdom |
| The Father | Florian Zeller | United Kingdom, France |
| Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds | Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer | United Kingdom, United States |
| Ibrahim | Samir Guesmi | France |
| Mainstream | Gia Coppola | United States |
| Mandibles | Quentin Dupieux | France |
| MLK/FBI | Sam Pollard | United States |
| The Most Beautiful Boy in the World | Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri | Sweden |
| Never Gonna Snow Again | Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert | Poland, Germany |
| Nomadland | Chloé Zhao | United States |
| Notturno | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy, France, Germany |
| Pray Away | Kristine Stolakis | United States |
| There Is No Evil | Mohammad Rasoulof | Germany, Iran |
| To the Moon | Tadhg O'Sullivan | Ireland |
| Torn | Max Lowe | United States |
| The Truffle Hunters | Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw | Italy, United States, Greece |
| Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation | Lisa Immordino Vreeland | United States |
| The Way I See It | Dawn Porter | United States |
Long Shorts[edit]
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Letter Room | Elvira Lind | United States |
| Linda and the Mockingbirds | James Keach | United States |
| Paws in Prison | Bill Guttentag | United States |
| The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima | Otto Bell | Japan, United States |
| When We Were Bullies | Jay Rosenblatt | United States |
Student Prints[edit]
The selection was curated and introduced by Gregory Nava. It selected the best student-produced work around the world.
| Title | Director(s) | Production universitie(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Border | Shu Zhu, Ino Yang Popper | American Film Institute |
| Forever | Mitch McGlocklin | University of South Carolina |
| Metamorphosis | Xi Wang | University of South Carolina |
| Peeps | Sophie Somerville | Victorian College of the Arts |
| Silento | Esteban García Vernaza | Columbia University |
| Something to Believe In | Fany de la Chica | Columbia University |
| Under the Heavens | Gustavo Milan | New York University |
| Viktor on the Moon | Christian Arhoff | National Film School of Denmark |
Great Expectations[edit]
The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins.
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Da Yie | Anthony Nti | Belgium, Ghana |
| Gramercy | Jamil McGinnis, Pat Heywood | United States |
| Unforgivable | Marlén Viñayo | El Salvador |
Calling Cards[edit]
The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins.
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin, Benny, Ben | Paul Shkordoff | Canada |
| Bittu | Karishma Dev Dube | India, United States |
| Community Gardens | Vytautas Katkus | Lithuania |
| David | Zachary Woods | United States |
| I, Julia | Arvin Kananian | Sweden |
| Leave of Absence | Anton Sazonov | Russian Federation |
| The Lost Astronaut | Ben Proudfoot | United States |
Silver Medallion[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c These films are set to screen at the 48th Telluride Film Festival.
References[edit]
- ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (May 29, 2020). "Telluride Film Festival 2020 Will Move Forward, with an Extra Day for Safety". IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Rosen, Christopher (July 14, 2020). "The 2020 Telluride Film Festival Is Canceled, Thanks to Coronavirus". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Parfitt, Orlando (August 4, 2020). "Lineup for cancelled Telluride Film Festival revealed". Screendaily. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (August 3, 2020). "Canceled Telluride Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Keegan, Rebecca (August 3, 2020). "Inside the Telluride Film Festival That Would Have Been". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Motamayor, Rafael (July 18, 2020). "Chloé Zhao's 'Nomadland' Was Part Of Telluride Lineup Before It The Festival Got Canceled". The Playlist. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Morgenstern, Joe (September 17, 2020). "Telluride in Turbulent Times". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (August 3, 2020). "Telluride Film Festival Reveals 2020 Selections: 'Ammonite,' 'Nomadland,' Werner Herzog, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2021.