The 48th Telluride Film Festival took place from September 2–6, 2021 in Telluride, Colorado, United States. After the cancellation of the previous year's event due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado, the festival required proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours and masks worn indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Director Barry Jenkins, who previously annually has curated the festival's Calling Cards and Great Expectations programs, was appointed as this year's guest director. Telluride honored Riz Ahmed, Jane Campion, and Peter Dinklage as the awardees of the Silver Medallion. Film historian Annette Insdorf received the Special Medallion award. Luke Dorman, Meow Wolf’s Lead Graphic Designer, was chosen as the creative behind the edition's poster.
Official selections Main program Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) The Apaches of Athens Dimítrios Gaziadis Greece The Automat Lisa Hurwitz United States Becoming Cousteau Liz Garbus United States Belfast Kenneth Branagh United Kingdom Bergman Island Mia Hansen-Løve France, Germany, Sweden Bitterbrush Emelie Mahdavian United States C'mon C'mon Mike Mills United States Citizen Ashe Sam Pollard United States, United Kingdom Cow Andrea Arnold United Kingdom Cyrano Joe Wright United Kingdom The Duke Roger Michell United Kingdom The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Will Sharpe United States Encounter Michael Pearce United States Fauci John HoffmanJanet Tobias United States Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen Denmark Fragment of an Empire Fridrikh Ermler USSR Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song Dayna Goldfine, Dan Geller United States The Hand of God Paolo Sorrentino Italy A Hero Asghar Farhadi Iran, France Julia Julie Cohen, Betsy West United States King Richard Reinaldo Marcus Green United States The Lost Daughter Maggie Gyllenhaal Greece, United States, United Kingdom, Israel Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer-Camp United States Muhammad Ali Ken Burns United States Nuclear Family Ry Russo-Young United States Petite Maman Céline Sciamma France The Power of the Dog Jane Campion Australia, New Zealand Procession Robert Greene United States The Real Charlie Chaplin James Spinney, Peter Middleton United States Red Rocket Sean Baker United States The Rescue Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin United States, United Kingdom River Jennifer Peedom Australia The Same Storm Peter Hedges United States Speer Goes to Hollywood Vanessa Lapa Israel, Austria, Germany Spencer Pablo Larraín United Kingdom, Germany, Chile Torn Max Lowe United States Unclenching the Fists Kira Kovalenko Russia The Velvet Underground Todd Haynes United States
Guest Director's Selections The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director, Barry Jenkins. Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Chocolat Claire Denis France Garden Adi Barash IsraelKahlil Joseph: Selected Works United States Looking for Langston Isaac Julien United Kingdom Russian Ark Alexander Sokurov Russia West Indies Med Hondo France, Mauritania, Algeria
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) Bad Omen Salar Pashtoonyar York University Bitch Bertille Estramon Institut des Arts de Diffusion Close Ties to Home Country Akanksha Cruczynski Columbia College Chicago Lakutshon' ilanga (When the Sun Sets) Phumi Morare Chapman University Love, Dad Diana Cam Van Nguyen Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague No es ella (It's Not Her) Samuel González Vera Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión Soft Animals Renee Zhan National Film and Television School Spaces Nora Štrbová Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Calling Cards The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins. It selected new works from promising filmmakers. Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face Sameh Alaa Egypt, France, Qatar, Belgium Motorcyclist's Happiness Won't Fit Into His Suit Gabriel Herrera Mexico Play It Safe Mitch Kalisa United Kingdom Sideral Carlos Segundo Brazil, France Spirits and Rocks: An Azorean Myth Aylin Gökmen Switzerland, Portugal What Remains Daniel Soares Portugal
Great Expectations The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins. Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Easter Eggs Nicolas Keppens Belgium, France, Netherlands My Own Landscapes Antoine Chapon France Noir-Soleil Marie Larrivé France Terra Incognita Pernille Kjaer, Adrian Dexter Denmark The Vandal Eddie Alcazar United States
Backlot The selection included behind-the-scene movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and filmmakers. Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Andrei Tarkovsky: A Cinema Prayer Andrei Tarkovsky Italy, Russia, Sweden Bernstein's Wall Douglas Tirola United States Dark Frames Tom Thurman United States Edna Eryk Rocha Brazil Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind Stig Björkman Sweden Land of Gold Jon Else United States Songs for Drella Ed Lachman United States Stay Prayed Up D.L. Anderson, Matt Durning United States The Story of Looking Mark Cousins United Kingdom Three Minutes – A Lengthening Bianca Stigter Netherlands, United Kingdom The Village Detective: A Song Cycle Bill Morrison United States
Silver Medallion Riz Ahmed Jane Campion Peter Dinklage
Special Medallion Annette Insdorf
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