44th Telluride Film Festival


The 44th Telluride Film Festival was held on September 1–4, 2017, in Telluride, Colorado, United States.
Director Joshua Oppenheimer was appointed as the guest director of the event. Telluride honored Edward Lachman and Christian Bale as the Silver Medallion winners. The Special Medallion was awarded to Katriel Schory of Israeli Film Fund.

Official selections

Guest Director's Selections

The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director, Joshua Oppenheimer.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
Even Dwarfs Started SmallWerner HerzogWest Germany
Hotel of the StarsJon Bang CarlsenDenmark
The Night of the HunterCharles LaughtonUnited States
Salaam CinemaMohsen MakhmalbafIran
Titicut FolliesFrederick WisemanUnited States
The Umbrellas of CherbourgJacques DemyFrance

Backlot

The selection included behind-the-scene movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and filmmakers.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
Cinema Through the Eye of MagnumSophie BassalerFrance
Edge of AlchemyStacey SteersUnited States
FilmworkerTony ZierraUnited States
Hitler's HollywoodRüdiger SuchslandGermany
Jamaica ManMichael WeatherlyUnited States
Portrait of Valeska GertVolker SchlöndorffGermany
Slim Gaillard's CivilisationAnthony WallUnited Kingdom
That SummerGöran Hugo OlssonSweden, United States, Denmark

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
HomelandSam PeetersRoyal Institute of Theatre, Cinema and Sound
It's Just a GunBrian RobauChapman University
Leaving Syria: Long Live the YouthYara AtzGeneva University of Art and Design
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowSunday Emerson GulliferVictorian College of the Arts
Who's Who in MycologyMarie DvorakovaNew York University

Calling Cards

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins. It selected new works from promising filmmakers.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
AndersonRodrigo MeirelesBrazil
The CeilingTeppo AiraksinenFinland
DebrisJulio O. RamosPeru
DurangoMatt SukkarUnited States
FluffyLee FilipovskiSerbia, Canada
Little HandsRémi AllierBelgium

Great Expectations

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
The Best Fireworks EverAleksandra TerpińskaPoland
DelphiSøren Peter Langkjær BojsenDenmark
Le film de l'eteEmmanuel MarreFrance, Belgium
A Gentle NightYang QiuChina
SkywardsEva WeberUnited Kingdom

Silver Medallion

Special Medallion

  • '''Katriel Schory'''