Mountainfilm

09/30/2026

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09/22/2026

Share this with a teacher you know!

Did you know that through Mountainfilm for Students, educators get free documentary films curated by grade level and accompanied by classroom materials, plus a staff contact to help plan a screening? Inspiring stories to ignite the imagination and broaden perspectives.

Free for public schools. Apply today: https://airtable.com/apprZ3DPLd17X7Fwr/shrKmZRLdlApcS9Hr

09/17/2026

Meet Caroline Locke, our 2026 Emerging Filmmaker Fellow.

Caroline’s documentary Shroompa Walks to Telluride follows poet and Telluride local Art Goodtimes on his 80th birthday as he walks through the San Juans, reflecting on aging, friendship and the wild landscape that shaped him.

Through the Fellowship, Caroline gets mentorship, support and industry connections leading up to Mountainfilm 2027.

09/08/2026

Come work with us!

This role provides essential administrative support to the festival and programming teams. We’re looking for someone highly organized, detail-oriented and collaborative, comfortable working in databases and spreadsheets. Seasonal, Jan. 4 to June 11, 2027.

Full details and apply: mountainfilm.org/employment/festival-coordinator

06/29/2026

Filmmaker Grants are open July 1 to 16 for docs in post-production. Awards run $3,000 to $6,000 and you can apply from anywhere in the world. If you’re early in your career and based in the U.S., you’re also eligible for our Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship.

For more information and to apply: https://www.mountainfilm.org/mountainfilm-initiatives/commitment-grants/

Photo: BEST DAY EVER crew, a 2024 Commitment Grant recipient and 2026 Mountainfilm Audience Choice winner. Photo by Ben Eng

06/23/2026

Jim “BF” Bedford

Teacher, mentor, showman, projectionist, he was all that and so much more to all of us at Mountainfilm. He taught us the value of SHOW, and his lessons on how to run a film festival are still at the core of who we are.

It is hard to put into words the monumental impact that Jim “BF” Bedford had on Mountainfilm and the Telluride community. Jim served as Mountainfilm’s General Manager from 1984 to 1992, leaving an indelible mark on the festival.

He had a cheeky sense of humor, a wide grin and an effortless wit that made him unforgettable to everyone who knew him. Along with his longtime partner Luci Reeve, his contributions over the years were nothing short of legendary.

It was an honor to know you, Jim. You will be deeply missed.

Photos by Ben Eng

06/11/2026

Its moments like this you don’t forget.

The Evidence-Based Hope symposium, with Guest Director Cristina Mittermeier, had a packed house laughing, crying and walking out a little more hopeful than we walked in. Grateful doesn’t quite cover it.

📸 Ben Eng

06/01/2026

05/26/2026

And the award goes to… 🥁

Our Closing Picnic was full of smiles, cheers, and a few happy tears. We are endlessly grateful to have shared this weekend with such incredible filmmakers, guests, and community.

Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners and thank you to everyone who made Mountainfilm 2026 one for the books.