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SHOW People
There are two kinds of film festival: there are the mega-hyped, hoopla-infested selling circuses, and there is Telluride. It is extraordinarily exciting, in this age of the triumph of capitalism, to discover an event dedicated not to commerce, but to love. And if that sounds old fashioned and starry-eyed, so be it. The cinema was always in the business of gazing at stars."
The films are wonderful, but they’re only one piece of the Show. There are also the people. For starters, there are three major film artists who will attend to accept our Tribute. In addition, every Telluride program is presented by special guests — usually the director or key players. With older films, it may be a historian who recognizes the significance of overlooked silver nitrate.
This incomparably mixed
company of directors, actors, and scholars is an essential
part of the Festival: interacting
all weekend with attendees, discussing, defending and
delighting in the movies that are playing. From scheduled "conversations" to
simply chatting away on the streets and in line, these
show people are as inspiring as the surrounding mountain
landscape. Access to discussions with great filmmaking
minds — what could be better?
Then there’s the wild card. Each year, we recruit
a different film enthusiast to act as Guest Director.
We’ve invited both filmmakers and savvy film lovers
in the arts to indulge their passions and enact their
wish lists. In short, to help create their dream festival.
Guest Directors such as Salman Rushdie, Peter Sellars, Peter Bogdanovich, Laurie Anderson, Slavoj Žižek, Alexander Payne, and Michael Ondaatje have all left their mark. The Guest Director, the three tributees, the Silver
Medallion recipients, fantastic re-discoveries and an
amazing group of guests energize each and every Telluride
Film Festival. Gathered here are distinguished intellects
making for lively discussion…all part of The Show.
The opportunity to meet so many interesting and extraordinarily accomplished people and have a chance to talk and relax with them... was amazing.
This is the happiest I’ve ever been without breathing.