49th TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
ANNOUNCES FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Telluride, CO (Sept 1, 2022)–Telluride Film Festival (TFF) presented by the National Film Preserve, announces its official program selections for its 49th edition. TFF’s celebration of artistic excellence brings together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers, and artists to discover the best in world cinema in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado.
TFF will screen about 90 feature films, short films, revival programs representing 25 countries, along with special artist Tributes, Conversations, Panels, Student Programs, and Festivities.
Telluride Fest: Sept 2–Sept 5, 2022
The 49th Telluride Film Festival is proud to present the following new features to play in its main program, the SHOW:
ARMAGEDDON TIME (d. James Gray, U.S., 2022) In person: James Gray, Jeremy Strong, Anne Hathaway
(Cannes Premiere)
BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS (d. Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexico-U.S., 2022) In person: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Íker Sánchez Solano
(Venice Premiere)
BOBI WINE, GHETTO PRESIDENT (d. Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo, Uganda-U.K., 2022) In person: Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo, Bobi Wine, Barbie Kyagulanyi
BONES AND ALL (d. Luca Guadagnino, U.S., 2022) In person: Luca Guadagnino, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance
(Venice Fest)
BROKER (d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, South Korea, 2022) In person: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Song Kang-ho
(Cannes Fest)
CLOSE (d. Lukas Dhont, Belgium-France-Netherlands, 2022) In person: Lukas Dhont, Eden Dambrine
(Cannes Fest)
A COMPASSIONATE SPY (d. Steve James, U.S.-U.K., 2022)
In person: Steve James
THE CORRIDORS OF POWER (d. Dror Moreh, U.S., 2022)
In person: Dror Moreh
EMPIRE OF LIGHT (d. Sam Mendes, U.K.-U.S., 2022)
In person: Sam Mendes, Micheal Ward
THE END OF THE WORLD (d. Matthew Tyrnauer, U.S., 2022)
In person: Matthew Tyrnauer, Jonathan Lethem
THE FUTURE TENSE (d. Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, Ireland, 2022) In person: Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor, Molly Lawlor
GODLAND (d. Hlynur Pálmason, Denmark-Iceland-France-Sweden, 2022) In person: Hlynur Pálmason, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir
GOOD NIGHT OPPY (d. Ryan White, U.S., 2022) In person: Ryan White, Steve Squyres
HOLY SPIDER (d. Ali Abbasi, Denmark-Germany-Sweden-France, 2022) In person: Ali Abbasi, Zar Amir Ebrahimi
(Cannes Fest)
ICARUS: THE AFTERMATH (d. Bryan Fogel, U.S., 2022) In person: Bryan Fogel
IF THESE WALLS COULD SING (d. Mary McCartney, U.K., 2022)
In person: Mary McCartney
LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER (d. Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, U.K.-U.S., 2022)
In person: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell
LAST FLIGHT HOME (d. Ondi Timoner, U.S., 2022)
In person: Ondi Timoner, Morgan Doctor, Rabbi Rachel Timoner, and the Timoner family
LIVING (d. Oliver Hermanus, U.K., 2022)
In person: Oliver Hermanus, Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood
THE MARCH ON ROME (d. Mark Cousins, Italy, 2022)
In person: Mark Cousins
MERKEL (d. Eva Weber, U.K.-Denmark-Germany, 2022)
In person: Eva Weber
MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK (d. Mark Cousins, U.K., 2022)
In person: Mark Cousins
ONE FINE MORNING (d. Mia Hansen-Løve, France, 2022)
In person: Mia Hansen-Løve, Léa Seydoux
(Cannes)
RETROGRADE (d. Matthew Heineman, U.S., 2022)
In person: Matthew Heineman, General Sami Sadat, Matt Chaney
“SR.” (d. Chris Smith, U.S., 2022)
In person: Chris Smith, Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey
SQUARING THE CIRCLE (d. Anton Corbijn, U.K., 2022) In person: Anton Corbijn
TÁR (d. Todd Field, U.S., 2022)
In person: Todd Field, Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss
(Venice)
TORI AND LOKITA (d. Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, Belgium-France, 2022) In person: Joely Mbundu
(Cannes)
WILDCAT (d. Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost, U.S., 2022)
In person: Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost, Harry Turner, Samantha Zwicker
WOMEN TALKING (d. Sarah Polley, U.S., 2022)
In person: Sarah Polley, Frances McDormand, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Judith Ivey, Jessie Buckley, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod, August Winter, Kate Hallett, Liv McNeil
THE WONDER (d. Sebastián Lelio, U.K.-Ireland, 2022)
In person: Sebastián Lelio
Silver Medallion Awards
The 2022 Silver Medallion Awards, given to recognize an artist’s significant contribution to the world of cinema, will be presented to:
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett (with TÁR);
Award-winning writer-director Mark Cousins (with THE MARCH ON ROME and MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK);
Actor, writer, and filmmaker Sarah Polley(with WOMEN TALKING).
Tribute programs include selection of clips, presentation of Silver Medallion, and screening of aforementioned films.
Additional episodic works and short films are:
ANASTASIA (d. Sarah McCarthy, U.K.-Russia, 2022) In person: Sarah McCarthy, Anastasiia Shevchenko, Vladislava Shevchenko, Mikhail Shevchenko
ANGOLA DO YOU HEAR US? VOICES FROM A PLANTATION PRISON (d. Cinque Northern, U.S., 2022) In person: Cinque Northern, Liza Jessie Peterson
THE BEST CHEF IN THE WORLD (d. Ben Proudfoot, U.S., 2022) In person: Ben Proudfoot
GUERRILLA HABEAS (d. Emma Wall and Betsy Hershey, U.S., 2022) In person: Emma Wall, Betsy Hershey, Gregory Copeland, Baba Sillah, Mamou Drame
LE PUPILLE (d. Alice Rohrwacher, Italy-U.S., 2022)
MARIANNE (d. Lara Porzak and Rebecca Ressler, U.S., 2022) In person: Lara Porzak, Rebecca Ressler, Marianne Wiggins
RUSSIA [1985-1999] TRAUMAZONE (d. Adam Curtis, U.K., 2022)
THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST Episode 1 (d. Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein, U.S., 2022)
FF’s 2022 Guest Directors, Kantemir Balagov and Kira Kovalenko, serve as key collaborators in the Fest’s programming decisions. Both will be present to introduce their finely curated film selections:
ELEGY OF A VOYAGE (d. Aleksandr Sokurov, France-Russia-Netherlands, 2001)
GETTING TO KNOW THE BIG, WIDE WORLD (d. Kira Muratova, Soviet Union, 1978)
L’ATALANTE (d. Jean Vigo, France, 1934)
OASIS (d. Lee Chang-dong, South Korea, 2002)
WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOME? (d. Abbas Kiarostami, Iran, 1987)
THE WONDERS (d. Alice Rohrwacher, Italy-Switzerland-Germany, 2014)
“It was important to us to include the films that not only changed us as directors but also struck us as a miracle,” comment Balagov and Kovalenko. “They keep us from getting used to war and its nightmare, allow us to feel human and inspire hope that darkness will eventually vanish.”
Five film revival include 2 shows in collaboration with Film Foundation:
The five-hour miniseries EIGHT DEADLY SHOTS (d. Mikko Niskanen, Finland, 1972);
ÉL (d. Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1953);
Two shows presented by Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films: THE MÉLIÈS AMERICAN NEGATIVES: World Premiere 3-D Screening
THE ROBBER SYMPHONY (d. Friedrich Feher, U.K., 1936); as well as KENTUCKY PRIDE (d. John Ford, U.S., 1925).
Backlot:
Telluride’s intimate screening room featuring films about movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and cultural icons, will screen the following programs:
1341 FRAMES OF LOVE AND WAR
(d. Ran Tal, Israel-U.S.-U.K., 2022)
DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY AND THE LEGEND OF MIDNIGHT COWBOY
(d. Nancy Buirski, U.S., 2022)
FRAGMENTS OF PARADISE
(d. KD Davison, U.S., 2022)
THE LAST RIDER
(d. Alex Holmes, U.K., 2022)
THE MÉLIÈS MYSTERY
(d. Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange, France, 2021)
MIÚCHA, THE VOICE OF BOSSA NOVA
(d. Daniel Zarvos and Liliane Mutti, Brazil-France, 2022)
THE PADILLA AFFAIR
(d. Pavel Giroud, Spain-Cuba, 2022)
SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS (d. Luca Guadagnino, Italy, 2020)
SEE YOU FRIDAY, ROBINSON (d. Mitra Farahani, France, 2022)
Special Screenings and Festivities in the Festival include
ORLANDO (d. Sally Potter, U.K.-Russia-Italy-France-Netherlands, 1992);
THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER – FEATURING BRANDI CARLILE (d. Kathlyn Horan, U.S., 2022);
THE FIRE WITHIN: REQUIEM FOR KATIA AND MAURICE KRAFFT
(d. Werner Herzog, U.K.-France-Switzerland-U.S., 2022);
THEATER OF THOUGHT (d. Werner Herzog, U.S., 2022);
WERNER HERZOG: RADICAL DREAMER (d. Thomas von Steinaecker, Germany-U.K., 2022); Bobi Wine in Concert; and a poster signing with 49th TFF poster artist Leanne Shapton.
Filmmakers of Tomorrow
Telluride’s shorts section, Filmmakers of Tomorrow, includes three programs: Student Prints, now in its 29th year, screening five films from the best in student-produced work from around the globe; Calling Cards, six exceptional new works by promising filmmakers; and Calling Cards – Redband, a new program featuring works from six innovative and diverse filmmakers. The shorts program is curated by Barry Jenkins and Gregory Nava.
Student Programs
Telluride Festival’s Student Programs present students with the opportunity to experience film as an art and expand participants’ worldviews through film screenings and filmmaker discussions.
The Student Symposium provides 50 graduate and undergraduate students with a weekend-long immersion in cinema.
The City Lights Project brings together eighteen high school students and six teachers from four schools to participate in a concentrated program of screenings and discussions.
FilmLAB, in partnership with the American Film Institute, brings exceptional AFI Fellows to learn from world-class filmmakers in a masterclass setting.
The FilmSCHOLAR program, created in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin, gives young fscholars and critics the opportunity to immerse themselves in a weekend of cinema and learn from some of the best voices in the field.
University Seminars
University Seminars allow university professors to travel with students to the Festival and participate in special programming throughout the weekend.
Talking Heads
Telluride Film Festival’s Talking Heads programs go behind the scenes with the Festival’s special guests.
Six Conversations about cinema and culture will take place among Festival guests, and 3 outdoor Noon Seminars feature panel of Festival guests discussing a wide range of film topics. These programs are free and open to the public.
Corporate and institutional support at Telluride Film Festival plays a dynamic role in the life of the Festival and underscores the Festival’s commitment to quality, adventure, and distinction in the art of cinema. TFF is honored to feature some of the world’s most renowned consumer and entertainment brands. We are filled with gratitude for their unique contributions and for our exceptional long-term relationships.
For more information about Telluride Film Festival, or to download the 2022 program guide, please visit: www.telluridefilmfestival.org.
About Telluride Film Festival
The prestigious Telluride Film Festival ranks among the world’s best film festivals and is an annual gathering for film industry insiders, cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers, and critics. TFF is considered a major launching ground for the fall season’s most talked-about films. Founded in 1974, Telluride Film Festival, presented in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, is a four-day international educational event celebrating the art of film. Telluride Film Festival’s long-standing commitment is to join filmmakers and film connoisseurs together to experience great cinema. The exciting schedule, kept secret until just before Opening Day, consists of over three dozen filmmakers presenting their newest works, special Guest Director programs, major Tributes to guest artists, special events and remarkable treasures from the past. Telluride Film Festival is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit educational program. Festival headquarters are in Berkeley, CA.