The 46th Telluride Film Festival took place from August 30 to September 2, 2019, in

Telluride, Colorado Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. The firs ...

, United States. Author

Pico Iyer Siddharth Pico Raghavan Iyer (born 11 February 1957), known as Pico Iyer, is a British-born essayist and novelist known chiefly for his travel writing. He is the author of numerous books on crossing cultures including ''Video Night in Kathmandu ...

was selected as the guest director of the event. Telluride honored

Renée Zellweger Renée Kathleen Zellweger (; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid ...

Adam Driver Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award; making him one of few performers nominated ...

, and

Philip Kaufman Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning more than six decades. He has been described as a "maverick" and an "iconoclast," notable for his versati ...

as the Silver Medallion winners. Sound studio Dolby Laboratories received the Special Medallion award.

Official selections

Main programme

Guest Director's Selections

The films were selected and presented by the year's guest director,

Filmmakers of Tomorrow

Student Prints

The selection was curated and introduced by

Gregory Nava Gregory James Nava (born April 10, 1949) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Personal life Nava was born in San Diego, of Mexican and Basque heritage. Nava graduated from St. Augustine High School in San Diego and went on t ...

. It selected the best student-produced work around the world.

Calling Cards

The selection was curated by

Barry Jenkins Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film ''My Josephine'' (2003), he directed his first feature film '' Medicine for Melancholy'' (2008) for which he received an Inde ...

and presented by Nick O'Neill. It selected new works from promising filmmakers.

Great Expectations

The selection was curated by Barry Jenkins and presented by Nick O'Neill.

Backlot

The selection included behind-the-scene movies and portraits of artists, musicians, and filmmakers.

Festivities

Silver Medallion

Special Medallion

* Dolby Laboratories

References

External links

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