47th Telluride Film Festival

The 47th Telluride Film Festival was scheduled to take place on September 4–7, 2020. In May 2020, it was announced 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]

47th Telluride Film Festival
LocationTelluride, Colorado, United States
Founded1974
Hosted byNational Film Preserve Ltd.
Festival dateSeptember 4 (4-09)-September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07)
WebsiteTelluride Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival

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

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These films were set to screen at the festival before its cancellation.[8]

Main programme

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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c These films are set to screen at the 48th Telluride Film Festival.

References

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  1. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (May 29, 2020). "Telluride Film Festival 2020 Will Move Forward, with an Extra Day for Safety". IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Rosen, Christopher (July 14, 2020). "The 2020 Telluride Film Festival Is Canceled, Thanks to Coronavirus". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Parfitt, Orlando (August 4, 2020). "Lineup for cancelled Telluride Film Festival revealed". Screendaily. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Debruge, Peter (August 3, 2020). "Canceled Telluride Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (August 3, 2020). "Inside the Telluride Film Festival That Would Have Been". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Morgenstern, Joe (September 17, 2020). "Telluride in Turbulent Times". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (August 3, 2020). "Telluride Film Festival Reveals 2020 Selections: 'Ammonite,' 'Nomadland,' Werner Herzog, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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