45th Telluride Film Festival explained

45th Telluride Film Festival
Location:Telluride, Colorado, United States
Founded:1974
Host:National Film Preserve Ltd.
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Website:Telluride Film Festival
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The 45th Telluride Film Festival took place from August 31 to September 3, 2018 in Telluride, Colorado, United States.[1]

Novelist Jonathan Lethem was selected as the guest director of the event.[2] As the guest director, Lethem served as a key collaborator in the festival programming decisions. Telluride honored Alfonso Cuarón, Emma Stone, and Rithy Panh as the Silver Medallion winners.[3]

Official selections

Main programme

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)YearProduction countrie(s)
Angels Are Made of LightJames Longley2018United States, Denmark, Norway
Pamela B. Green2018United States
The Biggest Little FarmJohn Chester2018United States
Birds of PassagePájaros de veranoCiro Guerra, Cristina Gallego2018Colombia-Denmark-Mexico
BorderGränsAli Abbasi2018Sweden
Boy ErasedJoel Edgerton2018United States
Can You Ever Forgive Me?Marielle Heller2018United States
Christian Wahnschaffe, Parts I & IIUrban Gad1920–1921Germany
Cœur fidèleJean Epstein1923France
Cold WarZimna wojnaPaweł Pawlikowski2018Poland, France, United Kingdom
DestroyerKaryn Kusama2018United States
DogmanMatteo Garrone2018Italy, France
DovlatovAleksei German2018Russia, Poland, Serbia
EldoradoMarkus Imhoof2018Germany, Switzerland
The FavouriteYorgos Lanthimos2018Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
FièvreLouis Delluc1921France
First ManDamien Chazelle2018United States
Fistful of DirtSebastián Silva2018United States
Free SoloElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin2018United States
The Front RunnerJason Reitman2018United States
Ghost FleetShannon Service, Jeffrey Waldron2018United States
GirlLukas Dhont2018Belgium, Netherlands
Graves Without a NameLes tombeaux sans nomsRithy Panh2018France, Cambodia
The Great BusterPeter Bogdanovich2018United States
Meeting GorbachevWerner Herzog, André Singer2018United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Non-FictionDoubles viesOlivier Assayas2018France
The Old Man & the GunDavid Lowery2018United States
The Other Side of the WindOrson Welles1976/2018United States
PeterlooMike Leigh2018United Kingdom
Reversing RoeRicki Stern, Anne Sundberg2018United States
RomaAlfonso Cuarón2018Mexico, United States
Shoplifters万引き家族Hirokazu Kore-eda2018Japan
They'll Love Me When I'm DeadMorgan Neville2018United States
Trial by FireEd Zwick2018United States
Watergate – Or, How We Learned to Stop an Out-of-Control PresidentCharles Ferguson2018United States
Whirlpool of DesireRemousEdmond T. Gréville1934France
White Boy RickYann Demange2018United States
The White CrowRalph Fiennes2018United Kingdom

Guest Director's Selections

The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director, Jonathan Lethem.[4]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)YearProduction countrie(s)
AngelErnst Lubitsch1937United States
Bigger Than LifeNicholas Ray1956United States
Never Cry WolfCarroll Ballard1983United States
The Tarnished AngelsDouglas Sirk1957United States
To Be or Not to BeErnst Lubitsch1942United States
The White Meadowsکشتزارهای سپیدMohammad Rasoulof2009Iran

Backlot

The films were selected and presented by Jeffrey Keil and Danielle Pinet. The selection included behind-the-scene movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and filmmakers.[5]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)YearProduction countrie(s)
The Eyes of Orson WellesMark Cousins2018United Kingdom
A Final Cut for OrsonRyan Suffern2018United States
The Ghost of Peter SellersPeter Medak2018United Kingdom, Cyprus
HalAmy Scott2018United States
Hugh Hefner's After Dark: Speaking Out in AmericaBrigitte Berman2018Canada
It Must Schwing! The Blue Note StoryIt Must Schwing - Die Blue Note StoryEric Friedler2018Germany
Rob Garver2018United States

Filmmakers of Tomorrow

Student Prints

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)YearProduction universitie(s)
Lalo's HouseKelley Kali2018University of Southern California
My Nephew EmmettKevin Wilson Jr.2017New York University
Tracing AddaiEsther Neimeier2018Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg
The Victory of CharityDer Sieg der BarmherzigkeitAlbert Meisl2017University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
A YearJisun Jamie Kim2018New York University

Calling Cards

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins and presented by Nick O'Neill. It selected new works from promising filmmakers.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)YearProduction countrie(s)
The Ambassador's WifeTheresa Dahlberg2017Sweden
CarolineLogan George, Celine Held2018United States
FauveJérémy Comte2018Canada
The FieldSandhya Suri2018France, United Kingdom, India
Mother OfGan de Lange2018Israel
Third KindYorgos Zois2018Greece, Croatia

Great Expectations

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins and presented by Nick O'Neill.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)YearProduction countrie(s)
BraguinoClément Cogitore2017France, Finland
Dark ChamberOttó Bánovits2018Sweden
This Magnificent Cake!Ce magnifique gâteau !Emma de Swaef, Marc James Roels2018Belgium, France, Netherlands

Introducing Saba Riazi

The section was intended to highlight the work by Iranian writer and director, Saba Riazi.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)YearProduction countrie(s)
Ice CreamSaba Riazi2018United States, Iran
The Wind is Blowing on My StreetSaba Riazi2010Iran, United States

Silver Medallion

Special Medallion

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'First Man,' 'Front Runner' and 'Roma' Among 2018 Telluride Film Festival Selections. Variety. August 30, 2018. August 10, 2021. Kristopher. Tapley.
  2. Web site: Telluride Film Festival Names 'Motherless Brooklyn' Author Jonathan Lethem as Guest Director. Variety. June 15, 2018. August 10, 2021. Dave. McNary.
  3. Web site: Telluride Reveals 2018 Full Lineup: 'Destroyer,' 'White Boy Rick,' and 'The Old Man & the Gun' Set for World Premieres. August 30, 2018. August 10, 2021. IndieWire. Kate. Erbland.
  4. Web site: Jonathan Lethem named Telluride 2018 guest director. June 15, 2018. August 10, 2021. Screendaily. Jeremy. Kay.
  5. Web site: Jackman, McConaughey, Redford, Kidman, McCarthy Movies Set For World Premieres In Rockies – Telluride Film Festival. August 30, 2018. August 10, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. Pete. Hammond.

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