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45th Telluride Film Festival
The 45th Telluride Film Festival took place from August 31 to September 3, 2018 in Telluride, Colorado, United States.[1]
| Location | Telluride, Colorado, United States |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Hosted by | National Film Preserve Ltd. |
| Festival date | Opening: August 31, 2018 Closing: September 3, 2018 |
| Website | Telluride Film Festival |
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 edit
Main programme edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angels Are Made of Light | James Longley | 2018 | United States, Denmark, Norway | |
| Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché | Pamela B. Green | 2018 | United States | |
| The Biggest Little Farm | John Chester | 2018 | United States | |
| Birds of Passage | Pájaros de verano | Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego | 2018 | Colombia-Denmark-Mexico |
| Border | Gräns | Ali Abbasi | 2018 | Sweden |
| Boy Erased | Joel Edgerton | 2018 | United States | |
| Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Marielle Heller | 2018 | United States | |
| Christian Wahnschaffe, Parts I & II | Urban Gad | 1920–1921 | Germany | |
| Cœur fidèle | Jean Epstein | 1923 | France | |
| Cold War | Zimna wojna | Paweł Pawlikowski | 2018 | Poland, France, United Kingdom |
| Destroyer | Karyn Kusama | 2018 | United States | |
| Dogman | Matteo Garrone | 2018 | Italy, France | |
| Dovlatov | Aleksei German | 2018 | Russia, Poland, Serbia | |
| Eldorado | Markus Imhoof | 2018 | Germany, Switzerland | |
| The Favourite | Yorgos Lanthimos | 2018 | Ireland, United Kingdom, United States | |
| Fièvre | Louis Delluc | 1921 | France | |
| First Man | Damien Chazelle | 2018 | United States | |
| Fistful of Dirt | Sebastián Silva | 2018 | United States | |
| Free Solo | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | 2018 | United States | |
| The Front Runner | Jason Reitman | 2018 | United States | |
| Ghost Fleet | Shannon Service, Jeffrey Waldron | 2018 | United States | |
| Girl | Lukas Dhont | 2018 | Belgium, Netherlands | |
| Graves Without a Name | Les tombeaux sans noms | Rithy Panh | 2018 | France, Cambodia |
| The Great Buster | Peter Bogdanovich | 2018 | United States | |
| Meeting Gorbachev | Werner Herzog, André Singer | 2018 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | |
| Non-Fiction | Doubles vies | Olivier Assayas | 2018 | France |
| The Old Man & the Gun | David Lowery | 2018 | United States | |
| The Other Side of the Wind | Orson Welles | 1976/2018 | United States | |
| Peterloo | Mike Leigh | 2018 | United Kingdom | |
| Reversing Roe | Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | 2018 | United States | |
| Roma | Alfonso Cuarón | 2018 | Mexico, United States | |
| Shoplifters | 万引き家族 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | 2018 | Japan |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Morgan Neville | 2018 | United States | |
| Trial by Fire | Ed Zwick | 2018 | United States | |
| Watergate – Or, How We Learned to Stop an Out-of-Control President | Charles Ferguson | 2018 | United States | |
| Whirlpool of Desire | Remous | Edmond T. Gréville | 1934 | France |
| White Boy Rick | Yann Demange | 2018 | United States | |
| The White Crow | Ralph Fiennes | 2018 | United Kingdom | |
Guest Director's Selections edit
The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director, Jonathan Lethem.[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | Ernst Lubitsch | 1937 | United States | |
| Bigger Than Life | Nicholas Ray | 1956 | United States | |
| Never Cry Wolf | Carroll Ballard | 1983 | United States | |
| The Tarnished Angels | Douglas Sirk | 1957 | United States | |
| To Be or Not to Be | Ernst Lubitsch | 1942 | United States | |
| The White Meadows | کشتزارهای سپید | Mohammad Rasoulof | 2009 | Iran |
Backlot edit
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 title | Original title | Director(s) | Year | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Eyes of Orson Welles | Mark Cousins | 2018 | United Kingdom | |
| A Final Cut for Orson | Ryan Suffern | 2018 | United States | |
| The Ghost of Peter Sellers | Peter Medak | 2018 | United Kingdom, Cyprus | |
| Hal | Amy Scott | 2018 | United States | |
| Hugh Hefner's After Dark: Speaking Out in America | Brigitte Berman | 2018 | Canada | |
| It Must Schwing! The Blue Note Story | It Must Schwing - Die Blue Note Story | Eric Friedler | 2018 | Germany |
| What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | Rob Garver | 2018 | United States | |
Filmmakers of Tomorrow edit
Student Prints edit
The selection was curated and introduced by Gregory Nava. It selected the best student-produced work around the world.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year | Production universitie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalo's House | Kelley Kali | 2018 | University of Southern California | |
| My Nephew Emmett | Kevin Wilson Jr. | 2017 | New York University | |
| Tracing Addai | Esther Neimeier | 2018 | Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg | |
| The Victory of Charity | Der Sieg der Barmherzigkeit | Albert Meisl | 2017 | University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna |
| A Year | Jisun Jamie Kim | 2018 | New York University | |
Calling Cards edit
The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins and presented by Nick O'Neill. It selected new works from promising filmmakers.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ambassador's Wife | Theresa Dahlberg | 2017 | Sweden | |
| Caroline | Logan George, Celine Held | 2018 | United States | |
| Fauve | Jérémy Comte | 2018 | Canada | |
| The Field | Sandhya Suri | 2018 | France, United Kingdom, India | |
| Mother Of | Gan de Lange | 2018 | Israel | |
| Third Kind | Yorgos Zois | 2018 | Greece, Croatia | |
Great Expectations edit
The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins and presented by Nick O'Neill.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braguino | Clément Cogitore | 2017 | France, Finland | |
| Dark Chamber | Ottó Bánovits | 2018 | Sweden | |
| This Magnificent Cake! | Ce magnifique gâteau ! | Emma de Swaef, Marc James Roels | 2018 | Belgium, France, Netherlands |
Introducing Saba Riazi edit
The section was intended to highlight the work by Iranian writer and director, Saba Riazi.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream | Saba Riazi | 2018 | United States, Iran | |
| The Wind is Blowing on My Street | Saba Riazi | 2010 | Iran, United States | |
Silver Medallion edit
Special Medallion edit
References edit
- ^ Tapley, Kristopher (August 30, 2018). "'First Man,' 'Front Runner' and 'Roma' Among 2018 Telluride Film Festival Selections". Variety. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ McNary, Dave (June 15, 2018). "Telluride Film Festival Names 'Motherless Brooklyn' Author Jonathan Lethem as Guest Director". Variety. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (August 30, 2018). "Telluride Reveals 2018 Full Lineup: 'Destroyer,' 'White Boy Rick,' and 'The Old Man & the Gun' Set for World Premieres". IndieWire. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (June 15, 2018). "Jonathan Lethem named Telluride 2018 guest director". Screendaily. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (August 30, 2018). "Jackman, McConaughey, Redford, Kidman, McCarthy Movies Set For World Premieres In Rockies – Telluride Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 10, 2021.