The 51st Telluride Film Festival took place between August 30 and September 2, 2024, in Telluride, Colorado. American filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan was chosen as the festival Guest Director. Luke Dorman, the Principal Graphic Designer at Meow Wolf, returned as the Guest Designer.
The Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion was presented to French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, Irish actress Saoirse Ronan and American editor Thelma Schoonmaker. While the Special Medallion was to award to French film company Les Films du Losange.
Official Sections The event's program was revealed one day before its start, as customary.
Main Program English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAll We Imagine as LightPayal KapadiaIndia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, NetherlandsAnoraSean BakerUnited StatesApocalypse in the TropicsApocalipse nos TrópicosPetra CostaBrazil, United States, DenmarkThe ApprenticeAli AbbasiCanada, Denmark, Ireland, United StatesBetter ManMichael GraceyAustraliaBirdAndrea ArnoldUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, United StatesBlinkDaniel Roher and Edmund StensonUnited States, CanadaCarville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid!Matt TyrnauerUnited StatesConclaveEdward BergerUnited Kingdom, United StatesDisclaimer (7 episodes)Alfonso CuarónDon’t Let’s Go to the Dogs TonightEmbeth DavidtzSouth AfricaEmilia PérezJacques AudiardFranceThe EndJoshua OppenheimerIreland, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, United KingdomThe FriendScott McGehee and David SiegelUnited StatesIn Waves and WarBonni Cohen and Jon ShenkJean CocteauLisa Immordino VreelandLeonardo da VinciKen Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahonMariaPablo LarraínItaly, GermanyMarthaR.J. CutlerUnited StatesMemoir of a SnailAdam ElliotAustraliaMisericordiaMiséricordeAlain GuiraudieFrance, Portugal, SpainNickel BoysRaMell RossUnited StatesNo Other LandBasel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel SzorPalestine, NorwayOne to One: John & YokoKevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-EdwardsUnited KingdomThe OutrunNora FingscheidtUnited Kingdom, GermanyThe Piano LessonMalcolm WashingtonUnited StatesPiece by PieceMorgan NevilleUnited StatesA Real PainJesse EisenbergPoland, United StatesSantoshSandhya SuriIndia, France, Germany, United KingdomSaturday NightJason ReitmanUnited StatesThe Seed of the Sacred Figدانه انجیر مقدسMohammad RasoulofIran, Germany, FranceSeparatedErrol MorrisUnited States, MexicoSeptember 5Tim FehlbaumGermanySocial StudiesLauren GreenfieldUnited StatesThe White House EffectBonni Cohen, Jon Shenk and Pedro KosWill & HarperJosh GreenbaumZurawski v TexasMaisie Crow and Abbie PerraultShort FilmsA Swim LessonRashida Jones and Will McCormackUnited StatesAlokAlex HedisonThe TurnaroundKyle Thrash and Ben Proudfoot
Guest Directors' Selection Movies selected for screening at the festival by Kenneth Lonergan. English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryArch of Triumph (1948)Lewis MilestoneUnited StatesBarry Lyndon (1975)Stanley KubrickUnited States, United KingdomDoctor Zhivago (1965)David LeanUnited Kingdom, Italy, United StatesGrand Hotel (1932)Edmund GouldingUnited StatesMy Darling Clementine (1946)John Ford
Special Screenings English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryBeauty and the Beast (1946)La Belle et la BêteJean CocteauFranceCharles Dead or Alive (1969)Charles mort ou vifAlain TannerSwitzerlandFly (2024)Christina Clusiau and Shaul SchwarzUnited States, AustraliaHindle Wakes (1952)Arthur CrabtreeUnited KingdomPrince of Broadway (2008)Sean BakerUnited States
Backlot Behind-the-scenes movies and portraits of artists, musicians and filmmakers. English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryA Sudden Glimpse to Deeper ThingsMark CousinsUnited Kingdom¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!Arthur BradfordUnited StatesChain ReactionsAlexandre O. PhilippeThe Easy KindKaty ChevignyHer Name Was MoviolaHoward BerryUnited KingdomThe Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a MazeTilda Swinton, Bartek DziadoszMade in England: The Films of Powell and PressburgerDavid HintonNobuMatt TyrnauerUnited StatesRiefenstahlAndres VeielGermanyThe SwallowTadhg O’SullivanIreland
Filmmakers of Tomorrow
Student Prints The best in student-produced work from around the globe. Curated and introduced by Gregory Nava. English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryDragfoxLisa OttUnited Kingdom (National Film and Television School)Entre Le Feu et La Claire de LuneDominic YarabeUnited States (Stanford University)Neither Donkey nor HorseRobin WangUnited States (USC School of Cinematic Arts)SonSaman HosseinpuorIran (Isfahan Sepehr College)The TruckElizabeth RaoUnited States (New York University)When Big People LieGianfranco Fernández-RuizUnited States (American Film Institute)
Calling Cards Resonant work in cinema in the short form. Curated and introduced by Barry Jenkins. English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryBeautiful MenNicolas KeppensBelgiumFather's LettersAlexey EvstigneevFrance, RussiaLick a WoundNathan GhaliFranceWater HarzardAlexander DavidFranceA MoveElahe EsmailiIran, United Kingdom
Great Expectations Curated and introduced by Barry Jenkins. English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryJimmyYashaddai OwensUnited States, FranceTwo People Exchanging SalivaDeux personnes échangeant de la saliveAlexandre Singh, Natalie MusteataFrance
Official Awards
Silver Medallion Saoirse Ronan, actress (for The Outrun); Jacques Audiard, director (for Emilia Perez); Thelma Schoonmaker, editor.
Special Medallion Les Films du Losange
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