Students

Students

For over 20 years the Telluride Film Festival has presented students with the opportunity to experience the Festival as it was initially intended—a celebration of film as an art, a festival of discovery and rediscovery, and a place to share your love of film with others who feel just as passionately as you do.

You don’t need to be a film student. All you need is a consuming passion for film. Seize the opportunity to immerse yourself in a direct and intimate dialogue with some of the greatest filmmakers out there, joined by peers that share your enthusiasm.

The goals of the Festival’s education programs are as follows:

  • Expand participants’ worldview through film screenings and discussions with filmmakers
  • Develop participants’ ability to become more thoughtful and discriminating media critics
  • Assist participants’ growth into more thoughtful and active cultural participants and leaders for the future
  • Broaden participants’ knowledge and understanding through learning of other students’ backgrounds and lifestyles
  • Provide participants with the opportunity to become lifelong friends with peers from divergent backgrounds

The Student Symposium is designed for college undergraduates and grad students; all majors are welcome. Fifty students, from around the globe, are chosen to participate in a rigorous five days of screenings and cloistered seminars. Participants receive a special festival pass, a travel stipend and special access to rub elbows with various celebrities.