Once the mushroom festival concludes, Telluride will gear up for the 35 th annual Telluride Film Festival. When every telluride ski resort is closed, local and visiting cinephiles turn their attention to the world-class film event that has hosted the premieres of “Brokeback Mountain ,” “Juno,” “Blue Velvet,” “The Crying Game,” “The Lives of Others,” “Napoleon,” and other modern classics. This year’s event will feature Guest Director Slavoj Zizek and a slew of challenging, artistic, and beautiful films.
Although the exact lineup will not be announced until the Telluride Film Festival begins, last year’s pieces included “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “I’m Not There,” “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” “Persepolis,” “Into the Wild,” “Margot at the Wedding,” “Help!” and tributes to Daniel Day-Lewis and Shyam Benegal. Edith Kramer served as guest director. Passes are currently sold out, but plenty of films, seminars, and other events are still free to film lovers.
Festival season doesn’t end with the Film Festival, however. Still to come are the Blues and Brews Festival (September 12-14) and Telluride Oktoberfest (October 4).
