43rd Telluride Film Festival


The 43rd Telluride Film Festival took place on September 2–5, 2016, in Telluride, Colorado, United States.
Director Volker Schlöndorff was appointed as the year's guest director. Telluride honored Casey Affleck, Amy Adams, and Pablo Larraín as the Silver Medallion awardees. The festival line-up was announced on September 1, 2016.

Official selections

Guest Director's Selections

The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director, Volker Schlöndorff.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
The Barefoot ContessaJoseph L. MankiewiczUnited States
Les Enfants terriblesJean-Pierre MelvilleFrance
The Fire WithinLouis MalleFrance
I Was NineteenKonrad WolfEast Germany
It Was the Month of MayMarlen KhutsievUSSR
SpiesFritz LangGermany

Filmmakers of Tomorrow

Student Prints

The selection was curated and introduced by Gregory Nava. It selected the best student-produced work around the world.
TitleDirectorProduction universitie
And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's EyeFrancisca AlegríaColumbia University
EdmondNina GantzNational Film and Television School
Un état d'urgence Tarek RoehlingerFilmakademie Baden-Württemberg
IceboxDaniel SawkaAmerican Film Institute
Nocturne in BlackJimmy KeyrouzColumbia University
Tear of the PeonyYuxi LiColumbia University

Calling Cards

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins. It selected new works from promising filmmakers.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
4.1 MilesDaphne MatziarakiUnited States, Greece
AsunderNathalie Álvarez MesénSweden
A Coat Made DarkJack O'SheaIreland
Fais le mortWilliam LabouryFrance
The Last Leatherman of the Vale of CashmereGreg LoserUnited States
Little BulletsAlphan EşeliTurkey
Rhonna and DonnaDaina Oniunas-PusićUnited Kingdom

Great Expectations

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
DirtDarius Clark MonroeUnited States
The GamblerKarim LakzadehIran
Le GouffreVincent Le PortFrance

Frontlot/Backlot

The selection included behind-the-scene movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and filmmakers.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
Beauties of the NightMaría José CuevasMexico
Bernadette Lafont and God Created the Free WomanEsther HoffenbergFrance
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie ReynoldsAlexis Bloom, Fisher StevensUnited States
Cool CatsJanus Køster-RasmussenDenmark
The Family WhistleMichele Salfi RussoUnited States, Italy
A Fanatic Heart – Bob Geldof on William Butler YeatsGerry HobanIreland
GulagAngus MacqueenUnited Kingdom
I Called Him MorganKasper CollinSweden, United States
Mifune: The Last SamuraiSteven OkazakiUnited States
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the ClownGregory MonroFrance

Silver Medallion