Telluride Film Festival (August 29 – September 1, 2025) is proud to unveil its 2025 Festival poster, created by celebrated cartoonist and graphic novelist Daniel Clowes.

Daniel Clowes is one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in contemporary graphic storytelling. Best known for his seminal comic-book series Eightball and the cult classic graphic novel Ghost World, Clowes has defined the landscape of alternative comics for over three decades. His body of work includes Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, David Boring, Ice Haven, The Death-Ray, Wilson, and Patience. His most recent book, Monica, was named by Kirkus Reviews as one of the 100 greatest works of fiction of the 21st century.

Clowes received an Academy Award nomination (with Terry Zwigoff) for the screenplay adaptation of Ghost World and has been recognized with a PEN America Literary Award, as well as numerous Eisner and Harvey Awards. His work has been exhibited in a solo retrospective, Modern Cartoonist, at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and other venues. His illustrations have appeared on movie posters, album covers, multiple covers of The New Yorker, and even a Hermès scarf. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife Erika.

Clowes shared, “I’m thankful to the Telluride Film Festival for giving me the opportunity to focus my energy on something unassailably positive and noble in these dystopic times.”

Festival director Julie Huntsinger adds, “We’ve long ired Dan’s unparalleled ability to tell emotional, layered stories through both image and language. His poster for this year’s festival is a rich and brilliant capsule of that – a perfect reflection of his depth and wit through the lens of cinema and all that it can offer.” 

Each year, the Telluride Film Festival poster captures the spirit of the Festival through a new artistic lens. Daniel Clowes now s the distinguished roster of past poster artists including Ed Ruscha, Maira Kalman, Julian Schnabel, Jim Dine, and many others who have contributed their vision to the Festival’s ongoing history.

Posters are available for purchase now at www.telluridefilmfestival.org.

About Telluride Film Festival

The prestigious Telluride Film Festival ranks among the world’s best film festivals and is an annual gathering for film industry insiders, cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers, and critics. TFF is considered a major launching ground for the fall season’s most talked-about films. Founded in 1974, Telluride Film Festival, presented in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, is a four-day international educational event celebrating the art of film. Telluride Film Festival’s long-standing commitment is to filmmakers and film connoisseurs together to experience great cinema. The exciting schedule, kept secret until just before Opening Day, consists of over three dozen filmmakers presenting their newest works, special Guest Director programs, major Tributes to guest artists, special events, and remarkable treasures from the past. Telluride Film Festival is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit educational program. Festival headquarters are in Berkeley, CA.

About Our Sponsors

Telluride Film Festival is ed by Signature Sponsors: Meyer Sound, National Geographic Documentary Films, Netflix; Major Sponsors: Audi, Indian Paintbrush, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, MUBI, Panavision, Turner Classic Movies; Festival Sponsors: American Film Institute, BAFTA North America, Barco, CRITERION, Dell Technologies, Dolby, Harkness Screens, Telluride Express; Hospitality Partners: Alpine Lodging Telluride, AvantStay, The Hotel Telluride, New Sheridan Hotel, The Maybourne Beverly Hills; plus Impossible Foods, Ratio Beerworks, Rocky Mountain Soda Co., Ski.com, Spectrum, Telluride News, Telluride Ski and Golf Resort, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Two Leaves and a Bud, and Vimeo among others. The organization is ed by grants from Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media, Golden Globe Foundation, Hobson Lucas Family Foundation, Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, and Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation.