Tom Luddy, Co-Founder of Telluride Film Festival, Dies at 79
thewrap.comTom Luddy, the film producer who co-founded Telluride Film Festival, died Monday in Berkeley, California after a long illness, the festival confirmed.
He was 79.The producer behind films like “The Secret Garden” (1993) and “Barfly” (1987) co-founded the festival in 1974 with Bill and Stella Pence and James Card.
He served as co-director, then artistic director and advisor up until the end of 2022. “Tom was a force in the film industry for nearly six decades,” Telluride wrote in a release. “He had a life-long love and passion for film, and a tireless dedication to film restoration, distribution, and exhibition.
His presence will be profoundly missed by the many people whose lives were touched by his kindness, artistry, and his innate ability to bring people together to make something beautiful.”“The world has lost a rare ingredient that we’ll all be searching for, for some time,” said Julie Huntsinger, Executive Director of Telluride Film Festival. “I would sometimes find myself feeling sad for those who didn’t get to know Tom Luddy properly.
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