39th telluride film festival's four-day event comes

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39 TH TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL’S FOUR-DAY EVENT COMES TO A
CLOSE
Telluride, CO, September 3, 2012 – Telluride Film Festival (August 31 –
September 3, 2012), presented by the National Film Preserve, draws to a
close today following a spectacular weekend of diverse programming,
surprise screenings and special guests.
“As the 39 th Telluride Film Festival closes, we are energized by the talent
we’ve seen by both emerging and established filmmakers,” said Festival
Co-Directors Julie Huntsinger, Gary Meyer and Tom Luddy. “Following
what has been a bountiful cinematic feast, we look toward next year’s 40 th
Anniversary of TFF with anticipation of what’s yet to come.”
Telluride Film Festival screened twenty-five new feature films in its main
program, seven film revivals selected by Guest Director Geoff Dyer, twelve
Backlot programs, six revival programs, 29 shorts and student films, and
hosted ten seminars and conversations between festival guests.
Ben Affleck presented his newest film ARGO (U.S., 2012) as an unofficial
part of the Telluride Film Festival program known to attendees as a “Sneak
Preview.”
39 th Telluride Film Festival guests and program participants include: Oskar
Alegria, Nikolaj Arcel, Ramin Bahrani, Noah Baumbach, Gael García
Bernal, Satya Bhabha, Wayne Blair, Katriné Boorman, Serge Bromberg,
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, Roger Corman, Marion Cotillard, Mark Cousins,
C. Chapin Cutler Jr., Christine Cynn, Ziad Doueiri, Geoff Dyer, Shivendra

Singh Dungarpur, Dave Eggers, Michael Fitzgerald, Scott Foundas, Liz
Garbus, Jack Garfein, Greta Gerwig, Shirley Henderson, John Horn, Viktor
Denes Huszar, Katrina Kirk, Robert Kirk, Shaun Kirk, Stephanie Kirk, Ed
Lachman, Pablo Larraín, Valentina Leduc, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta,
Leonard Maltin, Haifaa Al Mansour, Todd McCarthy, David McMahon,
Deepa Mehta, Kad Merad, Mads Mikkelsen, The Mont Alto Motion Picture
Orchestra, Dror Moreh, Kim Morgan, Errol Morris, David Moynihan, Bill
Murray, Marielle Nitoslawska, Alessandro Nivola, Joshua Oppenheimer,
Alexander Payne, Christian Petzold, Sarah Polley, Sally Potter, Juan
Carlos Rulfo, Salman Rushdie, Carolee Schneeman, Matthias
Schoenaerts, Donald Sosin, Mickey Sumner, Margarete Tiesel, Paolo
Cherchi Usai, Ariel Vroman and Michael Winterbottom.
Previously announced Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion awards,
given to recognize an artist’s significant contribution to the world of cinema,
went to Roger Corman, Marion Cotillard and Mads Mikkelsen. The Special
Medallion award, given to a hero of cinema who preserves, honors and
presents great movies, went to C. Chapin Cutler Jr. and Boston Light &
Sound.
Previously announced new feature films that played in the official 39th
Telluride Film Festival main program: THE ACT OF KILLING (d. Joshua
Oppenheimer, Denmark, 2012); AMOUR (d. Michael Haneke, Austria,
2012); AT ANY PRICE (d. Ramin Bahrani, U.S., 2012); THE ATTACK (d.
Ziad Doueiri, Lebanon-France, 2012); BARBARA (d. Christian Petzold,
Germany, 2012); THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE (d. Ken Burns, Sarah
Burns, David McMahon, U.S., 2012); EVERYDAY (d. Michael
Winterbottom, U.K., 2012); FRANCES HA (d. Noah Baumbach, U.S.,
2012); THE GATEKEEPERS (d. Dror Moreh, Israel, 2012); GINGER AND
ROSA (d. Sally Potter, England, 2012); THE HUNT (d. Thomas Vinterberg,
Denmark, 2012); HYDE PARK ON HUDSON (d. Roger Michell, U.S.,
2012); THE ICEMAN (d. Ariel Vromen, U.S., 2012); LOVE, MARILYN (d.
Liz Garbus, U.S., 2012); MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN (d. Deepa Mehta,
Canada-Sri Lanka, 2012); NO (Pablo Larraín, Chile, 2012); PARADISE:
LOVE (d. Ulrich Seidl, Austria, 2012); PIAZZA FONTANA (d. Marco Tullio
Giordana, Italy, 2012); A ROYAL AFFAIR (d. Nikolaj Arcel, Denmark,
2012); RUST & BONE (d. Jacques Audiard, France, 2012); THE
SAPPHIRES (d. Wayne Blair, Australia, 2012); STORIES WE TELL (d.
Sarah Polley, Canada, 2012); SUPERSTAR (d. Xavier Giannoli, France,
2012); WADJDA (d. Haifaa Al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia, 2012); WHAT IS
THIS FILM CALLED LOVE? (d. Mark Cousins, Ireland-Mexico, 2012).
Previously announced film screened in The Backlot, venue: BREAKING

THE FRAME (d. Marielle Nitoslawska, Canada, 2012); CARRIÈRE 250
METERS (d. Juan Carlos Rulfo, Mexico, 2012); CELLULOID MAN: A
FILM ON P.K. NAIR (d. Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, India, 2012);
CINEMA JENIN (d. Marcus Vetter, Germany-Israel-Occupied Palestinian
Territory, 2012); FINAL CUT: LADIES AND GENTLEMAN (d. György
Pálfi, Hungary, 2012); IN SEARCH OF EMAK BAKIA (d. Oskar Alegria,
Spain, 2012); JONATHAN MILLER (d. David Thompson, U.K., 2012);
JOURNAL DE FRANCE (d. Raymond Depardon and Claudine Nougaret,
France, 2012); ME AND ME DAD (d. Katriné Boorman, U.K., 2012); MIKIS
THEODORAKIS, COMPOSER (d. Klaus Salge and Asteris Kutulas,
Germany, 2012); ON BORROWED TIME (d. David Bradbury, Australia,
2012); THE SHORT FILMS OF JEAN NEGULESCO.
Telluride Film Festival celebrated the 100 th birthday of its friend Chuck
Jones (who died in 2002). Classic cartoons and his words of wisdom were
included at screenings throughout the Festival. Animator-artist Jones, who
received his first retrospective at Telluride in 1976, made regular visits to
Telluride with his characters – The Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le
Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Marvin Martian, Michigan J. Frog plus those he
directed including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam and Elmer
Fudd. Jones’s daughter, Linda Jones Clough, was present for a special
animation conversation, which took place at the Chuck Jones Cinema.
39 th Telluride Film Festival was dedicated to Bingham Ray (1954-2012)
and Jan Sharp (1946-2012).
The 39 th Telluride Film Festival program is available in its entirety at
www.telluridefilmfestival.org.
Film stills available upon request. Email shannongmitchell@gmail.com for
more information.
Festival photos available at www.wireimage.com.
40 th Anniversary of the Telluride Film Festival
Next year Telluride Film Festival will be celebrating its 40 th Anniversary,
scheduled for August 29 – September 2, 2013. To commemorate this special
occasion an additional day has been added to the usual four-day Festival,
making room for a five-day bounty of special programming and festivities. Passes
will be available for purchase beginning in March 2013.
About Telluride Film Festival
The prestigious Telluride Film Festival ranks among the world’s best film festivals
and is an annual gathering for film industry insiders, cinema enthusiasts,

filmmakers and critics. TFF is considered a major launching ground for the fall
season’s most talked-about films. Co-founded in 1974 by Tom Luddy, James
Card, and Bill and Stella Pence, Telluride Film Festival, presented in the beautiful
mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, is a four-day international educational
event celebrating the art of film. Telluride Film Festival’s long-standing
commitment is to join filmmakers and film connoisseurs together to experience
great cinema. The exciting schedule, kept secret until Opening Day, consists of
over two dozen filmmakers presenting their newest works, special Guest Director
programs, three major Tributes to guest artists, special events and remarkable
treasures from the past. Telluride Film Festival is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit
educational program. Festival headquarters are in Berkeley, CA.
About Our Sponsors
Telluride Film Festival is supported by Land Rover North America, Turner Classic
Movies, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Telluride Mountain
Village Owners Association, Audible.com, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Meyer
Sound, Loyola Marymount University, Universal Studios, UCLA School of
Theater, Film and Television, The London Hotels, Américas Film Conservancy,
Teatulia, Stella Artois, Telluride Alpine Lodging, Telluride Foundation, Aesop,
ShopKeep POS, Crumpler, Dolby, The Hollywood Reporter, Square One Organic
Spirits, Cinedigm, Boston Light and Sound, Chamisal Vineyards, Deadline.com
among others.
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