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 Main programme Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) The Aeronauts Tom Harper United States, United Kingdom The Assistant Kitty Green United States The Australian Dream Daniel Gordon Australia Beanpole Kantemir Balagov Russia Zackary Canepari and Drea CooperOrlando von Einsiedel United StatesIraq, United KingdomBangladesh, United Kingdom The Climb Michael Angelo Covino United States Country Music (Episode: "The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968)") Ken Burns United States Coup 53 Taghi Amirani United Kingdom Diego Maradona Asif Kapadia United Kingdom Family Romance, LLC Werner Herzog United States, Japan First Cow Kelly Reichardt United States Ford v Ferrari James Mangold United States A Hidden Life Terrence Malick United States, Germany The Human Factor Dror Moreh United Kingdom Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates (Episodes: "Episode 1" and "Episode 3") Davis Guggenheim United States Judy Rupert Goold United Kingdom, United States The Kingmaker Lauren Greenfield United States The Last Vermeer Dan Friedkin United States Marriage Story Noah Baumbach United States Motherless Brooklyn Edward Norton United States Oliver Sacks: His Own Life Ric Burns United States Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar Spain Parasite Bong Joon-ho South Korea The Phantom Carriage Victor Sjöström Sweden Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma France The Report Scott Z. Burns United States Tell Me Who I Am Ed Perkins United Kingdom Those Who Remained Barnabás Tóth Hungary The Two Popes Fernando Meirelles United Kingdom The Unbearable Lightness of Being Philip Kaufman United States Uncut Gems Josh and Benny Safdie United States Varda by Agnès Agnès Varda France Verdict Raymund Ribay Gutierrez Philippines Waves Trey Edward Shults United States The Wind Victor Sjöström United States Women Make Film Mark Cousins United Kingdom
Guest Director's Selections The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director, Pico Iyer. Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Late Autumn Yasujirō Ozu Japan The Makioka Sisters Kon Ichikawa Japan Mr. and Mrs. Iyer Aparna Sen India Under the Sun Vitaly Mansky Czech Republic, Russia, Germany, Latvia, North Korea When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Mikio Naruse Japan
Filmmakers of Tomorrow Student Prints The selection was curated and introduced by Gregory Nava. It selected the best student-produced work around the world. Title Director(s) Production universitie(s) Alien Jegwang Yeon Korea National University of Arts Boléro Sarah Gross University of Southern California Mizaru Sudarshan Suresh Columbia University No Body Haemin Ko University of the Arts London Night Swim Victoria Rivera Columbia University Soukoon Farah Shaer University of California, Los Angeles Under Darkness Caroline Friend University 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. Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Chubby Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli Canada The Distance Between Us and the Sky Vasilis Kekatos Greece, France Laukais Kamile Milašiūtė Lithuania Manicure Arman Fayyaz Iran Olla Ariane Labed France Rain Piotr Milczarek Poland
Great Expectations The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins and presented by Nick O'Neill. Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Drive Pedro Casavecchia Argentina, France Feathers A.V. Rockwell United States House of Glass Filipe Martins Portugal Riviera Jonas Schloesing France A Treatise on the Human Animal No. 38: Heartache Jacob Møller Denmark
Backlot The selection included behind-the-scene movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and filmmakers. Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 63 Up Michael Apted United Kingdom Billie James Erskine United Kingdom Chulas Fronteras Les Blank United States The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash Thom Zimny United States Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein United States Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin Werner Herzog United States Soros Jesse Dylan United States Uncle YancoBlack Panthers Agnès Varda France, United States
Festivities Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Amazing Grace Alan Elliott United States The Right Stuff Philip Kaufman United States The Wanderers Philip Kaufman United States
Silver Medallion Renée Zellweger Adam Driver Philip Kaufman
Special Medallion Dolby Laboratories
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