46th Telluride Film Festival


The 46th Telluride Film Festival took place from August 30 to September 2, 2019, in Telluride, Colorado, United States.
Author Pico Iyer was selected as the guest director of the event. Telluride honored Renée Zellweger, Adam Driver, and Philip Kaufman as the Silver Medallion winners. Sound studio Dolby Laboratories received the Special Medallion award.

Official selections

Guest Director's Selections

The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director, Pico Iyer.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
Late AutumnYasujirō OzuJapan
The Makioka SistersKon IchikawaJapan
Mr. and Mrs. IyerAparna SenIndia
Under the SunVitaly ManskyCzech Republic, Russia, Germany, Latvia, North Korea
When a Woman Ascends the StairsMikio NaruseJapan

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
AlienJegwang YeonKorea National University of Arts
BoléroSarah GrossUniversity of Southern California
MizaruSudarshan SureshColumbia University
No BodyHaemin KoUniversity of the Arts London
Night SwimVictoria RiveraColumbia University
SoukoonFarah ShaerUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Under DarknessCaroline FriendUniversity of Southern California

Calling Cards

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins and presented by Nick O'Neill. It selected new works from promising filmmakers.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
ChubbyMadeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty MancinelliCanada
The Distance Between Us and the SkyVasilis KekatosGreece, France
LaukaisKamile MilašiūtėLithuania
ManicureArman FayyazIran
OllaAriane LabedFrance
RainPiotr MilczarekPoland

Great Expectations

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins and presented by Nick O'Neill.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
DrivePedro CasavecchiaArgentina, France
FeathersA.V. RockwellUnited States
House of GlassFilipe MartinsPortugal
RivieraJonas SchloesingFrance
A Treatise on the Human Animal No. 38: HeartacheJacob MøllerDenmark

Backlot

The selection included behind-the-scene movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and filmmakers.
TitleDirectorProduction countrie
63 UpMichael AptedUnited Kingdom
BillieJames ErskineUnited Kingdom
Chulas FronterasLes BlankUnited States
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny CashThom ZimnyUnited States
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My VoiceJeffrey Friedman, Rob EpsteinUnited States
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce ChatwinWerner HerzogUnited States
SorosJesse DylanUnited States
Uncle Yanco
Black Panthers		Agnès VardaFrance, United States

Silver Medallion

Special Medallion