People sometimes tell us that Mountainfilm in Telluride, which takes place every Memorial Day weekend (May 24 to 27, 2013), often conflicts with graduations and weddings. In the past, we’ve held our tongue because the laws of physics prevent a person from being in two places at once. But this year is different. Climate solutions…
A lot of important stories out there never get told, which is why we created the Mountainfilm Commitment Grant in 2010. In the two years since, we’ve awarded 10 $5,000 grants — along with 10 MacBook Pros — to filmmakers, photographers, artists and adventurers whose projects are intended to move audiences to action on issues…
Six organizations cited for outstanding work receive funding through Moving Mountains Awards Mountainfilm in Telluride held its 34th annual festival over Memorial Day Weekend, May 25- May 28. The event aims to educate and inspire audiences on subjects that range from outdoor adventure and exploration to critical environmental, cultural and social issues, and the program was packed with guest…
Editor’s Note: Telluride Inside… and Out covered the following films in detail. Watch for our upcoming coverage of “Bidder 70,” “Chasing Ice,” “Big in Bollywood,” and “Darwin.” Mountainfilm in Telluride holds its 34th annual festival over Memorial Day Weekend, May 25- May 28, with a program of roughly 70 films and, as always, an eclectic roster of…
World Premieres, Free Shows, Art and Workshops Audiences from around the world come to Mountainfilm, but it’s still a homegrown event that inspires the Telluride community. As evidenced by the number of local premieres each year, regional filmmakers look forward to screening at Mountainfilm, and the festival, in turn, supports a few special events and…
Editor’s Note: In several installments of their weekly Earth Matters column, Billy Mason and Anna Zivian have explored the subject of climate change from several different perspectives. This past Saturday, Billy wrote about the earth’s energy balance and the relationship between the greenhouse effect and global warming. Now this from Lise Waring of Mountainfilm in…
Editor’s Note: It’s off season in Telluride now. Not a creature is stirring. But with May only weeks away, thoughts turn to the summer season. The kick off is Mountainfilm in Telluride. In the roll-up to the event, we continue to post timely blogs by festival director David Holbrooke and aide de camp, Lise Waring,…
Filmmaker Tips and Secrets to Come It requires some serious planning to deliver four days of artists, art, activists, documentaries, shorts, filmmakers, panel discussions, scientists, books, authors, slide presentations, environmentalists, extreme athletes and other socially important elements. With the festival less than two months away, it’s crunch time. At this moment, the festival’s programming department…
Those who’ve attended Mountainfilm know that we like to start most programs with a short trailer, a compilation of footage that’s accompanied by music. In the office, we simply call these “intros.” Clips are pulled from footage featured at the festival, but the music is hard to select. From Arcade Fire, Mumford and Sons and…
Yesterday concluded a yearlong investigation into the activities of Greg Mortenson, executive director of The Central Asia Institute (CAI), author of the best-selling “Three Cups of Tea,” and a former guest of Mountainfilm in Telluride. And what may surprise some: it’s a good-news, bad-news story. The attorney general of Montana’s report simultaneously praised Mortenson for…