As has become its tradition, the Telluride Film Festival has kept its lineup under wraps until the day before it gets underway. And even then, there could be more surprises as the four-day event gets underway on Friday (8/31) as additional sneak previews will be announced during the event itself.
Among the just announced features to be shown are: The Act of Killing directed by Joshua Oppenheimer from Denmark; Amour helmed by Michael Haneke from Austria; At Any Price directed by Ramin Bahrani, a U.S. film; The Attack helmed by Ziad Doueiri from Lebanon-France; Barbara directed by Christian Petzold of Germany; The Central Park Five directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, a U.S. film; Everyday directed by Michael Winterbottom of the U.K.; Frances Ha helmed by Noah Baumbach of the U.S.; The Gatekeepers directed by Dror Moreh of Israel; Ginger and Rosa helmed by Sarah Potter, U.K.; The Hunt directed by Thomas Vinterberg of Denmark; Hyde Park on Hudson directed by Roger Michell, U.S.; The Iceman directed by Ariel Vromen, a U.S. film; Love, Marilyn helmed by Liz Garbus, U.S.; Midnight’s Children directed by Deepa Mehta, from Canada-Sri Lanka; No helmed by Pablo Larrain from Chile; Paradise: Love directed by Ulrich Seidl, Austria; Piazza Fontana directed by Marco Tullio Giordana, Italy; A Royal Affair helmed by Nikolaj Arcel, Denmark; Rust & Bone directed by Jacques Audiard, France; The Sapphires directed by Wayne Blair, Australia; Stories We Tell directed by Sarah Polley, Canada; Superstar directed by Xavier Giannoli, France; Wadjda directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia; and What Is This Film Called Love helmed by Mark Cousins, from Ireland-Mexico.
Now in its 39th year, Telluride Film Festival will screen nearly 100 feature films, shorts and revivals representing more than 30 countries.
Additionally Telluride will bestow 2012 Silver Medallion Awards, which recognize significant contribution to cinema, upon three recipients: producer Roger Corman, Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose), and actor Mads Mikkelsen. Cotillard stars in the aforementioned Rust & Bone while Mikkelsen is in two 2012 Telluride films, The Hunt and A Royal Affair.
Yorick Le Saux Connects With Writer-Director Steve McQueen On “Blitz”
When opportunity knocked, cinematographer Yorick Le Saux, AFC couldn’t answer in the affirmative--though he desperately wanted to. Scheduling conflicts forced him to turn down overtures from director Steve McQueen on a couple of occasions--the first being for a commercial, followed several years later by a query as to the DP’s availability for what turned out to be the acclaimed Small Axe anthology. Thankfully, though, the third time proved to be the charm as McQueen once again reached out to Le Saux and the two wound up collaborating together on Blitz (Apple Original Films). McQueen, a Best Picture Oscar winner for 12 Years a Slave, wrote and directed Blitz, which makes its streaming debut today (11/22) on Apple TV+ after a wide theatrical release. Blitz, short for the Germans’ blitzkrieg bombing of London during World War II, is told largely through the eyes of a nine-year-old boy, George (portrayed by Elliott Heffernan), whose single mom, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), had made the heartaching decision to send him to the countryside with thousands of other schoolchildren to flee the devastating aerial attacks. The prospect of being separated from his mother and grandfather is traumatic for George who at his young age has also felt the sting of prejudice, having been ridiculed about his mixed-race heritage. Le Saux shared that going into Blitz, his only connection to World War II was what he heard about it from his parents and grandparents. But he was eager to work with McQueen and found that upon delving deeper into the subject matter he felt a profound bond to the story, which carries relevance to today. Le Saux said this gave him a sense of purpose to help realize the writer-director’s vision for the... Read More