44th Telluride Film Festival

The 44th Telluride Film Festival was held on September 1–4, 2017, in Telluride, Colorado, United States.[1]

44th Telluride Film Festival
LocationTelluride, Colorado, United States
Founded1974
Hosted byNational Film Preserve Ltd.
Festival dateOpening: September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
Closing: September 4, 2017 (2017-09-04)
WebsiteTelluride Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival

Director Joshua Oppenheimer was appointed as the guest director of the event.[2] Telluride honored Edward Lachman and Christian Bale as the Silver Medallion winners.[3] The Special Medallion was awarded to Katriel Schory of Israeli Film Fund.[4]

Official selections edit

Main program edit

TitleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Arthur Miller: WriterRebecca MillerUnited States
The Baker's WifeMarcel PagnolFrance
Battle of the SexesJonathan Dayton and Valerie FarisUnited States
The Cotton Club EncoreFrancis Ford CoppolaUnited States
Darkest HourJoe WrightUnited Kingdom
DownsizingAlexander PayneUnited States
Eating AnimalsChristopher Dillon QuinnUnited States
Faces PlacesAgnès Varda, JRFrance
A Fantastic WomanSebastián LelioChile, United States, Germany, Spain
Film Stars Don't Die in LiverpoolPaul McGuiganUnited Kingdom
First ReformedPaul SchraderUnited States
First They Killed My FatherAngelina JolieUnited States, Cambodia
FoxtrotSamuel MaozIsrael
Heroin(e)Elaine McMillion SheldonUnited States
HostagesRezo GigineishviliGeorgia, Russia, Poland
HostilesScott CooperUnited States
Human FlowAi WeiweiUnited States, Germany
The InsultZiad DoueiriFrance, Lebanon
Kean, or Disorder and GeniusAleksandr VolkoffFrance
Lady BirdGreta GerwigUnited States
Land of the FreeCamilla MagidDenmark, Finland
Lean on PeteAndrew HaighUnited Kingdom, United States
Long ShotJacob LaMendolaUnited States
Love, CecilLisa Immordino VreelandUnited States
LovelessAndrey ZvyagintsevRussia, France, Belgium, Germany
Loving VincentDorota Kobiela, Hugh WelchmanUnited Kingdom, Poland
A Man of IntegrityMohammad RasoulofIran
The Other Side of HopeAki KaurismäkiFinland
The RiderChloé ZhaoUnited States
The Shape of WaterGuillermo del ToroUnited States
Such Is LifeCarl JunghansCzechoslovakia
TesnotaKantemir BalagovRussia
The Venerable W.Barbet SchroederFrance, Switzerland
The Vietnam WarKen Burns, Lynn NovickUnited States
WonderstruckTodd HaynesUnited States
WormwoodErrol MorrisUnited States

Guest Director's Selections edit

The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director, Joshua Oppenheimer.[5]

TitleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Even Dwarfs Started SmallWerner HerzogWest Germany
Hotel of the StarsJon Bang CarlsenDenmark
The Night of the HunterCharles LaughtonUnited States
Salaam CinemaMohsen MakhmalbafIran
Titicut FolliesFrederick WisemanUnited States
The Umbrellas of CherbourgJacques DemyFrance

Backlot edit

The selection included behind-the-scene movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and filmmakers.

TitleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Cinema Through the Eye of MagnumSophie BassalerFrance
Edge of AlchemyStacey SteersUnited States
FilmworkerTony ZierraUnited States
Hitler's HollywoodRüdiger SuchslandGermany
Jamaica ManMichael WeatherlyUnited States
Portrait of Valeska GertVolker SchlöndorffGermany
Slim Gaillard's CivilisationAnthony WallUnited Kingdom
That SummerGöran Hugo OlssonSweden, United States, Denmark

Filmmakers of Tomorrow edit

Student Prints edit

The selection was curated and introduced by Gregory Nava. It selected the best student-produced work around the world.

TitleDirector(s)Production universitie(s)
HomelandSam PeetersRoyal Institute of Theatre, Cinema and Sound
It's Just a GunBrian RobauChapman University
Leaving Syria: Long Live the YouthYara AtzGeneva University of Art and Design
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowSunday Emerson GulliferVictorian College of the Arts
Who's Who in MycologyMarie DvorakovaNew York University

Calling Cards edit

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins. It selected new works from promising filmmakers.

TitleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
AndersonRodrigo MeirelesBrazil
The CeilingTeppo AiraksinenFinland
DebrisJulio O. RamosPeru
DurangoMatt SukkarUnited States
FluffyLee FilipovskiSerbia, Canada
Little HandsRémi AllierBelgium

Great Expectations edit

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins.

TitleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The Best Fireworks EverAleksandra TerpińskaPoland
DelphiSøren Peter Langkjær BojsenDenmark
Le film de l'eteEmmanuel MarreFrance, Belgium
A Gentle NightYang QiuChina
SkywardsEva WeberUnited Kingdom

Silver Medallion edit

Special Medallion edit

  • Katriel Schory

References edit

  1. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (August 31, 2017). "Telluride Film Festival Lineup Includes 'Darkest Hour,' 'Downsizing,' 'Shape of Water'". Variety. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. ^ McNary, Dave (June 20, 2017). "Telluride Film Festival Names Joshua Oppenheimer Guest Director". Variety. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Kilday, Gregg (August 31, 2017). "Telluride 2017: Angelina Jolie, Francis Ford Coppola, Ken Burns Films Make the Cut". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Kohn, Eric; Thompson, Anne (August 31, 2017). "Telluride Reveals 2017 Lineup: 'The Shape of Water,' 'Downsizing,' Christian Bale Tribute, and Angelina Jolie". IndieWire. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Rottenberg, Josh (August 31, 2017). "Oscar buzz to run high as the proudly low-key Telluride Film Festival gets underway". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

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