Festival Calendar
Telluride Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival
800 Jones Street
CA 94710 Berkeley
phone +1-510 665 9494
fax +1-510 665 9589
http://www.telluridefilmfestival.org
email: mail@telluridefilmfestival.org
Co-Directors
Mrs Julie Huntsinger, Mr Tom Luddy, Mr Gary Meyer
Year of Foundation 1974
Event Date from 29 August 2013 till 02 September 2013
in Telluride, United States
Sections Filmmakers of Tomorrow (short films), Retrospective, Tributes
Terms of Entry Features, shorts, documentaries, animation of all styles and lengths are eligible for consideration. Completed film must be no more than one year old. If a feature, must be a North American premiere (Short films are excluded from this rule).
Subtitles English subtitles necessary
Format 35 mm, DigiBeta NTSC, HDCAM
Registration Deadline Student and Short films: 15 April to 01 July 13
Feature films: 15 April to 15 July 13
Fees Student films: $35Short films: $45 - $85 depending on lengthFeature films (60 min. or longer): $95
Attendance Figures 6,000
Participants of the Film Industry around half of the visitors are distributors, producers and especially casting agents;
"The Telluride International Film Festival celebrates the art of filmmaking much more than the art of deal making. Many industry proferssionals come, but we encourage them to turn off their cell phones, and just enjoy the show."
Prizes/Awards This is a non-competitive event.
2012
AMOUR (LOVE) by Michael Haneke (FR/DE/AT, X Filme Creative Pool)
BARBARA by Christian Petzold (SCHRAMM FILM Koerner & Weber) Official German entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 85th Academy Award®
PARADISE: LOVE (PARADIES: LIEBE) by Ulrich Seidl (AT/DE/FR, Tatfilm)
WADJDA by Haifaa Al Mansour (DE/SA, Razor Film Produktion)
Films Selected By Guest Director Geoff Dyer:
LESSONS OF DARKNESS (LEKTIONEN IN FINSTERNIS) by Werner Herzog (FR/UK/DE, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion)
THE GREAT ECSTASY OF WOODCARVER STEINER (DIE GROSSE EXSTASE DES BILDSCHNITZERS STEINER) by Werner Herzog (Werner Herzog Filmproduktion)
Backlot:
CINEMA JENIN by Markus Vetter (DE/IL/PS, Boomtownmedia)
MIKIS THEODORAKIS, COMPOSER by Klaus Salge & Asteris Kutulas (NOVEMBERFILM)
Number of Films Shown 50 programs including shorts
Media Coverage a small but influential number of critics and journalists from all media
Evaluation An important independent festival, which is constantly gaining significance and which enjoys an excellent reputation as a major showcase for new independent productions from all over the world. Focus: newcomer and new talents. Showing a film at Telluride is viewed as a mark of quality in specialist circles. In addition there are panel discussions, special events. US distributors and film critics are exploring the festival. The program is not revealed before the opening.
