IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: TFF WANTS YOU VAXXED
I'm re-running this post that I originally put up on Saturday:
TFF #48 Passholders received an email from the festival last Friday informing us that we would need to provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19. The letter also requested that if we knew of people that were planning to attend the fest without a pass or were planning to attend free screenings that they would also need to be able to produce proof of vaccination. Here's that language from the email:
For any friends you may know who are intending to join us without passes, we appreciate you sharing this information. Individual indoor venues will have a vaccination card check point at each Box Office, for those wishing to buy individual tickets or enter a free screening.
Here's the complete text of the email to passholders:
We are grateful that you are considering returning to the Telluride Film Festival to join us after last year’s hiatus. We view our upcoming festival as an opportunity to celebrate renewal but with tremendous humility, acknowledging the tragic loss of life and social upheaval experienced around the globe.
Film is a magical instrument that often serves to bring people together – to celebrate it collectively, to experience emotions in the same room, and to live through the eyes of great artists as they point us toward a better future is something we are all looking forward to with delight.
To ensure a safe, as well as relaxed, few days in the mountains, we are asking all attendees who intend to join us this year to be vaccinated against Covid-19, as an act of kindness and community support, and to assist us in creating a secure environment for reconvening the Telluride experience.
Please take a moment to upload your vaccination card below. Receipt of this information will be required for admittance to Festival theaters and other indoor venues, including any shuttle services. We appreciate your understanding and commitment to a healthy re-opening of arts & culture experiences worldwide. For any friends you may know who are intending to join us without passes, we appreciate you sharing this information. Individual indoor venues will have a vaccination card check point at each Box Office, for those wishing to buy individual tickets or enter a free screening.
We are impatient for September to get here and to be together again. Take very good care until we see you!!
The wife and I submitted our proof of vaccination Saturday morning.
FUTURE TELLURIDE? INARRITU'S CURRENT PROJECT
Set photo from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Limbo via El Univeral
We've seen and heard whispers about TFF favorite Alejandro Gonzlaez Inarritu's ongoing film project which appears to be titled Limbo.
The Film Stage (via El Universal) reported recently that filming in Mexico and set photos are giving some hints about what could be included as part of the plot/story of the film. According to The Film Stage post:
"From their reporting comes word Limbo concerns the Mexican-American War, production having constructed an exact replica of the Chapultepec Castle—site for the 1847 Battle of Chapultepec, a turning point wherein thousands of Mexican soldiers were slain. (Peep their site for a set photo lest the copyright hammer fall upon us.) Considering other set photos feature more modern-looking costumes, perhaps there is some time-jumping in the plot as the director explores Mexican history."
Considering Inarritu's substantial track record at Telluride, you have to keep an eye out for this as a possible selection for TFF #49.
VELVET UNDERGROUND TEASER
Todd Haynes' documentary about the legendary band, The Velvet Underground, is set to play at Cannes within the next few days and there is some contemplation on my part that it could very well be a part of the TFF #48 lineup.
There's a teaser for the new film now available for viewing on Cannes' official webpage for the film.
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