41st Telluride Film Festival

The 41st Telluride Film Festival took place on August 29–September 1, 2014, in Telluride, Colorado, United States.[1]

41st Telluride Film Festival
LocationTelluride, Colorado, United States
Founded1974
Hosted byNational Film Preserve Ltd.
Festival dateOpening: August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
Closing: September 1, 2014 (2014-09-01)
Websitehttps://telluridefilmfestival.org/
Telluride Film Festival

Artists Guy Maddin and Kim Morgan were appointed as the year's guest directors.[2] Telluride honored director Volker Schlöndorff, actress Hilary Swank and feature Apocalypse Now as the awardees of the Silver Medallion.[3] Special Medallion was awarded to film archive Cineteca di Bologna and its head Gian Luca Farinelli.[4] The festival line-up was announced on August 28, 2014.[5]

Official selections

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Main program

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Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The 50 Year Argument Martin Scorsese, David Tedeschi United Kingdom, United States
'71 Yann Demange United Kingdom
99 Homes Ramin Bahrani United States
Birdman Alejandro González Iñárritu United States
Dancing Arabs Eran Riklis Israel, Germany, France
The Decent One Vanessa Lapa Australia, Israel, Germany
Diplomacy Volker Schlöndorff France, Germany
Foxcatcher Bennett Miller United States
The Gate Régis Wargnier France, Belgium, Cambodia
The Homesman Tommy Lee Jones United States
The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum United Kingdom, United States
Leviathan Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia
The Look of Silence Joshua Oppenheimer Denmark, Indonesia, Norway, Finland, United States
Madame Bovary Sophie Barthes United Kingdom, Belgium
Merchants of Doubt Robert Kenner United States
Mommy Xavier Dolan Canada
Mr. Turner Mike Leigh United States
The Price of Fame Xavier Beauvois France
Red Army Gabe Polsky United States, Russia
Rosewater Jon Stewart United States
The Salt of the Earth Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado Brazil, Italy, France
Tales of the Grim Sleeper Nick Broomfield United Kingdom, United States
Two Days, One Night Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne Belgium, Italy, France
Wild Jean-Marc Vallée United States
Wild Tales Damián Szifron Argentina, Spain

Guest Directors' Selections

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The films were screened in archival 35 mm prints and selected by the year's guest directors Guy Maddin and Kim Morgan.[6]

Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
California Split Robert Altman United States
Il Grido Michelangelo Antonioni Italy
M Joseph Losey United States
Man's Castle Frank Borzage United States
The Road to Glory Howard Hawks United States
Wicked Woman Russell Rouse United States

Filmmakers of Tomorrow

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Student Prints

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

Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)/universitie(s)
First Prize Kevin McMullin United States (Columbia University)
Guests Mark Columbus United States (University of California, Los Angeles)
No Man's Land David Adler Denmark (National Film School of Denmark)
Nocebo Lennart Ruff Germany (Munich Film School)
The Pride of Strathmoor Einar Baltin United States (University of Southern California)
Stone Cars Reinaldo Marcus Green United States, South Africa (New York University)

Calling Cards

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The selection was curated by Jonathan Marlow. It selected new works from promising filmmakers.

Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Cut Matthias Müller, Christoph Girardet Germany
Discussion Questions Jonn Herschend United States
En plein air Jerzy Rose United States
Ja vi esker Hallvar Witzø Norway
The Sand Storm Jason Wishnow China, United States
Symphony No. 42 Réka Bucsi Hungary
Theoretical Architectures Josh Gibson United States
Washingtonia Konstantina Kotzamani Greece

Great Expectations

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The selection was curated by Jonathan Marlow.

Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Ballkoni Lendita Zeqiraj Kosovo
Dive Matthew J. Saville New Zealand
La Isla Dominga Sotomayor Castillo, Katarzyna Klimkiewicz Chile, Poland
L'assenza Jonathan Romney United Kingdom

References

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  1. ^ Hammond, Pete (August 28, 2014). "Oscar Contenders In Lineup As Telluride Film Festival Announces Schedule". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. ^ McNary, Dave (June 18, 2014). "Telluride Film Festival Taps Guy Maddin, Kim Morgan as Guest Directors". Variety. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Rosser, Michael (August 29, 2014). "Telluride unveils line-up packed with awards contenders". Screen International. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Anderson, Erik (August 28, 2014). "41st annual Telluride Film Festival Reveals Lineup: The Imitation Game Makes Its Big Debut, plus 99 Homes, Rosewater". AwardsWatch. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (August 28, 2014). "2014 Telluride Film Festival Lineup Announced; '71, 99 HOMES, FOXCATCHER, WILD, MADAME BOVARY, THE IMITATION GAME and More". Collider. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Kilday, Gregg (June 18, 2014). "Telluride Film Festival: Guy Maddin, Kim Morgan to Serve as Guest Directors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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