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AWARDS
Festival awards are announced at the Closing Picnic and Awards Ceremony which takes place in the Telluride Town Park on Monday from 1 PM–4 PM
Best Documentary Feature
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$5,000
This juried award celebrates exceptional filmmaking for feature films (over 40 minutes in length).
Funded in part by Tully & Elise Friedman
BEST SHORT FILM $1,000
This juried award celebrates exceptional filmmaking for short films (under 40 minutes in length).
Funded in part by Tully & Elise Friedman
AUDIENCE CHOICE: FEATURE
$4,000
The winner of this award will be decided by Mountainfilm attendees who can vote for their favorite feature film during the festival.
Funded in part by Tully & Elise Friedman
AUDIENCE CHOICE: SHORT $1,000
Mountainfilm attendees vote for their favorite short film to determine the winner of this award.
Funded in part by Tully & Elise Friedman
CHARLIE FOWLER BEST ADVENTURE FILM $2,500
Charlie Fowler was a world-class climber and Telluride crag pioneer who died on a 2006 expedition in China with his partner Christine Boskoff. This juried award goes to the best adventure film.
Funded by the Fowler family
MOVING MOUNTAINS $2,500
This award honors films that focus on social justice and impact, and supports both the filmmaker and the film’s associated nonprofit.
Funded in part by Tully & Elise Friedman
WOMEN IN FILM $2,500
This award is presented to an outstanding woman in the film industry who shows excellence and indomitable spirit either in front of or behind the camera.
Funded by Riccarda de Eccher & Bill Goldston
STUDENT CHOICE $1,000
High school students from the immersive Mountainfilm for Students program select the film they think will best inspire their generation.
Funded by Telluride Academy
2023 AWARDS ARTIST: R. NELSON PARRISH
Alaskan sculptor R. Nelson Parrish’s tactile, dynamic pieces represent a fusion of natural and synthetic, sculpture and painting. His work aims to disengage the viewer from the peripheral and focus on the present moment, eliciting a calm that is rare in today’s chaotic world.
