Telluride Film Festival announced its official program selections of nearly sixty feature films, short films, and revival programs for the 51st edition taking place over Labor Day weekend from Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2, 2024.

TFF will screen representing twenty-six countries, along with filmmaker Tributes, Conversations, Panels, Student Programs, and Festivities.

Each year, Telluride Film Festival pays tribute to individuals whose artistry has significantly contributed to the world of cinema. The 2024 Silver Medallion Awards will be presented to award-winning French filmmaker Jacques Audiard (with Emilia Pérez); Academy Award nominated actress Saoirse Ronan (with The Outrun); and Oscar winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker. Each tribute program includes a selection of clips, the presentation of the Silver Medallion award, and an on-stage interview.

“This brief weekend of cinematic bliss reminds us every year that movies really are magic,” says Telluride Film Festival director Julie Huntsinger. “The process of assembling our line-up is both daunting and rewarding, and it never fails to bring the most fantastic sense of satisfaction once we’re finished. Our anticipation matches that of the audience. We’re delighted to now share what we found to be the most exciting, interesting and profound works on film of this year. Our Telluride Film Festival community is remarkable, and we’re so grateful for the passion and enthusiasm they bring. May the community of film lovers continue to grow and find their way to movie theaters everywhere.”

TFF annually celebrates a hero of cinema which preserves, honors, and presents important, meaningful films. This year’s Special Medallion award goes to French film company Les Films du Losange (with Misericordia).

Telluride Film Festival will present the following new feature films and episodic works to play in its main program, the SHOW:

• ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (d. Payal Kapadia, France-India-Netherlands-Luxembourg, 2024)
• ANORA (d. Sean Baker, U.S., 2024)
• APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS (d. Petra Costa, Brazil-U.S.-Denmark, 2024)
• BETTER MAN (d. Michael Gracey, Australia, 2024)
• BIRD (d. Andrea Arnold, U.K., 2024)
• BLINK (d. Daniel Roher, Edmund Stenson, U.S.-Canada, 2024)
• CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID! (d. Matt Tyrnauer, U.S., 2024)
• CONCLAVE (d. Edward Berger, U.K., 2024)
• DISCLAIMER (d. Alfonso Cuarón, U.K.-U.S., 2024)
• DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT (d. Embeth Davidtz, South Africa, 2024)
• EMILIA PÉREZ (d. Jacques Audiard, France, 2024)
• IN WAVES AND WAR (d. Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk, U.S., 2024)
• JEAN COCTEAU (d. Lisa Immordino Vreeland, U.S., 2024)
• LEONARDO DA VINCI (d. Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon, U.S., 2024)
• MARIA (d. Pablo Larraín, Germany-Italy-U.S.-Hungary-France-Greece, 2024)
• MARTHA (d. R.J. Cutler, U.S., 2024)
• MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (d. Adam Elliot, Australia, 2024)
• MISERICORDIA (d. Alain Guiraudie, France-Spain-Portugal, 2024)
• NICKEL BOYS (d. RaMell Ross, U.S., 2024)
• NO OTHER LAND (d. Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Palestine-Norway, 2024)
• ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO (d. Kevin Macdonald, U.K., 2024)
• PIECE BY PIECE (d. Morgan Neville, U.S., 2024)
• SANTOSH (d. Sandhya Suri, U.K.-Germany-France, 2024)
• SATURDAY NIGHT (d. Jason Reitman, U.S., 2024)
• SEPARATED (d. Errol Morris, U.S., 2024)
• SEPTEMBER 5 (d. Tim Fehlbaum, Germany, 2024)
• SOCIAL STUDIES (d. Lauren Greenfield, U.S., 2024)
• THE END (d. Joshua Oppenheimer, Ireland-Germany-Italy-Sweden-Denmark-U.K., 2024)
• THE FRIEND (d. David Siegel, Scott McGehee, U.S., 2024)
• THE OUTRUN (d. Nora Fingscheidt, U.K.-Germany, 2024)
• THE PIANO LESSON (d. Malcolm Washington, U.S., 2024)
• THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (d. Mohammad Rasoulof, Germany-France-Iran, 2024)
• THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT (d. Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk, Pedro Kos, U.S., 2024)
• WILL & HARPER (d. Josh Greenbaum, U.S., 2024)
• ZURAWSKI V TEXAS (d. Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault, U.S., 2024)

The following short films will screen in the main program:

• A SWIM LESSON (d. Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, U.S., 2024)
• ALOK (d. Alex Hedison, U.S., 2024)
• THE TURNAROUND (d. Kyle Thrash, Ben Proudfoot, U.S., 2024)

Kenneth Lonergan, this year’s festival Guest Director, serves as a key collaborator in the Festival’s programming decisions, bringing new ideas and overlooked films.

Lonergan presents the following film selections:

• ARCH OF TRIUMPH (d. Lewis Milestone, U.S., 1948)
• BARRY LYNDON (d. Stanley Kubrick, U.K.-U.S., 1975)
• DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (d. David Lean, U.K.-Italy-U.S., 1965)
• GRAND HOTEL (d. Edmund Goulding, U.S., 1932)
• MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (d. John Ford, U.S., 1946)

Special Screenings and Festivities include BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (d. Jean Cocteau, France, 1946); CHARLES, DEAD OR ALIVE (d. Alain Tanner, Switzerland, 1969) presented by Alfonso Cuarón; FLY (d. Christina Clusiau, Shaul Schwarz, U.S., 2024); HINDLE WAKES (d. Maurice Elvey, U.K., 1927) with live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin; PRINCE OF BROADWAY (d. Sean Baker, U.S., 2008); The SHOW Poster Gallery, a collection of curated posters representing the rich history of films screened at TFF, curated by MUBI and Posteritati; Elizabeth Cook: A Solo Performance; Poster Signing with Luke Dorman; Audi Drive Experiences, and The SHOW App, sponsored by CRITERION.

Backlot, Telluride’s intimate screening room featuring behind-the-scenes movies and portraits of artists, musicians and filmmakers will screen the following programs, all free and open to the public:

• A SUDDEN GLIMPSE TO DEEPER THINGS (d. Mark Cousins, U.K., 2024)
• ¡CASA BONITA MI AMOR! (d. Arthur Bradford, U.S., 2024)
• CHAIN REACTIONS (d. Alexandre O. Philippe, U.S., 2024)
• HER NAME WAS MOVIOLA (d. Howard Berry, U.K., 2024)
• MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER (d. David Hinton, U.K., 2024)
• NOBU (d. Matt Tyrnauer, U.S., 2024)
• RIEFENSTAHL (d. Andres Veiel, Germany, 2024)
• THE EASY KIND (d. Katy Chevigny, U.S., 2024)
• THE HEXAGONAL HIVE AND A MOUSE IN A MAZE (d. Tilda Swinton, Bartek Dziadosz, U.K., 2024)
• THE SWALLOW (d. Tadhg O’Sullivan, Ireland, 2024)