Majestic vistas, burbling brooks and sanguine festival goers are the hallmarks of the Telluride Film Festival, a showcase for the most prestigious films of the year.
But no amount of natural beauty can overcome the low-level of anxiety that coursed through this mountain town over Labor Day weekend.
With dual strikes raging in Hollywood — the writers’ strike just hit four months — no one wants to appear out of step with these unprecedented times.
“It was hell getting here,” Julie Huntsinger, the executive director of the Telluride Film Festival, said in an interview.
Unlike most film festivals, Telluride is more of a viewing than sales opportunity — though some filmmakers do attend in search of distribution partners.
Persons:
” Julie Huntsinger, don’t, ’, didn’t
Organizations:
Telluride Film, Labor
Locations:
Hollywood, Telluride