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TAC Film Fest

ArchaeologyFest Film Series:

Best of 2017!

Archaeological Legacy Institute and its partners around the state of Oregon are pleased to present the best films from the 2017 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival. ArchaeologyFest Film Series, Best of 2017, travels to venues in Eugene, Ashland, Portland, and Bend between October 2017 and February 2018. Top-rated by the Festival jury and audience, these films are organized into two-hour evening programs. The series is a benefit for the Festival, an annual spring event in downtown Eugene and the only film competition for its genre in the Western Hemisphere.

For program specifics for each locale, click on the venue names below. All proceeds go to support TAC Festival (next edition: May 2 - 6, 2018, in Eugene). Film information is at the bottom of the page. Program content may vary from venue to venue.

Dates and Venues:

October 9 - 12, 2017
Broadway Metro
Eugene, Oregon

January 12 - 13, 19 - 20, 2018
Fifth Avenue Cinema, Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

The Films (click on film titles to see clips and more information on each film):

Program A

Fatal Alchemy (UK) 13 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script; Honorable Mention by Jury for Cinematography; Honorable Mention by Jury for Music)

My Name Is Salt (India) 92 min.

(Best Cinematography by Jury; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite Competition)

Program B

Fort Ancient (USA) 43 min.

 

The Destruction of Memory (USA) 85 min.

(Best Public Education Value by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film Competition )

Program C

Honey Hunters (Malaysia) 24 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script)

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille (USA) 88 min.

(Best Film by Jury; Best Narration by Jury; Best Script by Jury; Most Inspirational by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite Competition)

Program D

Stone Age Cinema (France) 52 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film Competition; Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration; Special Mention by Jury for Excellent Use of Image and Imagination in the Interpretation of Paleolithic Cave Art)

Iceman Reborn (USA) 53 min.

(Best Animation & Effects by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script; Honorable Mention by Jury for Cinematography; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration; Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film Competition; Audience Favorite)

Archaeological Legacy Institute and its partners around the state of Oregon are pleased to present the best films from the 2016 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival. ArchaeologyFest Film Series, Best of 2016, travels to venues in Eugene, Ashland, Portland, and Bend between October 2016 and February 2017. Top-rated by the Festival jury and audience, these films are organized into two-hour evening programs. The series is a benefit for the Festival, an annual spring event in downtown Eugene and the only film competition for its genre in the Western Hemisphere.

For program specifics for each locale, click on the venue names below. All proceeds go to support TAC Festival (next edition: May 3-7, 2017, in Eugene). Film information is at the bottom of the page. Program content may vary from venue to venue.

Dates and Venues:

October 10-13, 2016
Broadway Metro
Eugene, Oregon

November 4, 5, 11, 12, 2016
ScienceWorks
Ashland, Oregon

January 13, 14, 20, 21, 2017
Fifth Avenue Cinema, Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

February 17, 18, 24, 25, 2017
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, Oregon

The Films (click on film titles to see clips and more information on each film):

Program A

Roman Engineering: Cities (Spain) 51 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration; Best Animation & Effects by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script; Honorable Mention by Jury for Cinematography)

Viking Women: Jova’s Heritage and the Fall of Haithabu (Germany) 52 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration)

Program B

The Jewish Cemetery (USA) 50 min.

(Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

Monuments Revealed: Petra, Capital of the Desert (France & USA) 86 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film Competition; Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration; Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script; Best Cinematography by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration)

Program C

Stolen Warriors (Germany) 52 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite Competition)

First Footprints (Australia) 53 min.

(Audience Favorite)

Program D

The X-ray Time Machine (UK) 26 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film competition; Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script; Best Music by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite Competition; Special Mention by Jury for Best Documentation of New Scientific Methods; Special Mention by Jury for Best Short Documentary)

Monuments Revealed: The Secrets of the Colosseum (France & USA) 86 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film Competition; Best Narration by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Best Script by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Cinematography; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration)

Archaeological Legacy Institute and its partners around the state of Oregon are pleased to present the best films from the 2015 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival.  ArchaeologyFest Film Series, Best of 2015, travels to venues in Eugene, Ashland, Portland, and Bend between October 2015 and February 2016.  Top-rated by the Festival jury and audience, these films are organized into two-hour evening programs.  The series is a benefit for the Festival, an annual spring event in downtown Eugene and the only film competition for its genre in the Western Hemisphere.

For program specifics for each locale, click on the venue names below.  All proceeds go to support TAC Festival (next edition: May 11-15, 2016, in Eugene).  Film information is at the bottom of the page.  Program content may vary from venue to venue.

Dates and Venues:

October 12-15, 2015
Bijou Metro
Eugene, Oregon

November 6, 7, 13, and 15, 2015
Science Works
Ashland, Oregon

January, 15,16, 22, and 23, 2016
Fifth Avenue Cinema, Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

February 19, 20, 26, and 27, 2016
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, Oregon

The Films (click on film titles to see clips and more information on each film):

Program A

Maximon: Saint or Devil (Guatemala) 66 min.

(Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

Talking Stone: Rock Art of the Cosos (USA) 54 min.

Program B

The Mahouts of Kerala (Germany) 50 min.

(Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

On the Trail of the Far Fur Country (Canada) 81 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration; Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film competition; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition; Special Mention by Jury for best archival footage)

Program C

Roman Engineering: Aqueducts (Spain) 58 min.

(Best Animation & Effects by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration)

Saving Mes Aynak (USA) 63 min.

(Best Public Education Value by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration; Best Film by Jury)

Program D

Abu Haraz (Poland) 73 min.

(Honorable Mention by Jury for Cinematography; Special Mention by Jury for best documentation of cultural change)

Agave Is Life (USA) 60 min.

(Best Narration by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Best Script by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Cinematography; Honorable Mention by Jury for Music; Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film competition; Audience Favorite)

Archaeological Legacy Institute and its partners around the state of Oregon are pleased to present the best films from the 2014 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival. Archaeology Fest Film Series, Best of 2014, travels to venues in Eugene, Ashland, Portland, and Bend between October 2014 and February 2015. Top-rated by the Festival jury and audience, these films are organized into two-hour evening programs. The series is a benefit for the Festival, an annual spring event in downtown Eugene and the only film competition for its genre in the Western Hemisphere.

For program specifics for each locale, click on the venue names below. All proceeds go to support TAC Festival (next edition: May 15-19, 2015, in Eugene). Film information is at the bottom of the page. Program content may vary from venue to venue.

Dates and Venues:

September 26 and 27 and October 3 and 4, 2014
Bijou Metro
Eugene, Oregon

November 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2014
Science Works
Ashland, Oregon

January, 9-11, 17, 2015
Fifth Avenue Cinema, Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

February 20, 21, 27, and 28, 2015
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, Oregon

The Films (click on film titles to see clips and more information on each film):

Program A

Davis Bottom: Rare History, Valuable Lives (USA) 56 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury for Music; Special Mention by Jury for Best Use of Social History)

Smokin’ Fish (USA) 80 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film competition; Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Best Music by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

Program B

Discovering Dave: Spirit Captured in Clay (USA) 49 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film competition; Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script; Most Inspirational by Jury)

Stori Tumbuna: Ancestors’ Tales (New Zealand) 89 min.

Program C

Building Pharaoh’s Chariot (USA) 52 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script; Honorable Mention by Jury for Cinematography; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

Dancing Salmon Home (USA) 66 min. (Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

Program D

Framing the Other (Netherlands) 25 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film competition; Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration; Best Public Education Value by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script; Honorable Mention by Jury for Music; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration; Audience Favorite)

Dance of the Maize God (USA) 96 min. (Best Film by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration; Best Animation & Effects by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value; Best Script by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Cinematography; Honorable Mention by Jury for Music; Honorable Mention by Jury for Inspiration; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

Archaeological Legacy Institute and its partners around the state of Oregon are pleased to present the best films from the 2013 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival. Archaeology Fest Film Series, Best of 2013, travels to venues in Eugene, Ashland, Portland, and Bend between October 2013 and February 2014. Top-rated by the Festival jury and audience, these films are organized into two-hour evening programs. The series is a benefit for the Festival, an annual spring event in downtown Eugene and the only film competition for its genre in the Western Hemisphere.

For program specifics for each locale, click on the venue names below. In each case, tickets are $6.00 at the door. All proceeds go to support TAC Festival (next edition: May 9-13, 2014, in Eugene). Film information is at the bottom of the page. Program content may vary from venue to venue.

Dates and Venues:

October 18, 19, 25, and 26, 2013
Lane County Historical Museum
Eugene, Oregon


November 8, 9, 15, and 16, 2013
Science Works
Ashland, Oregon


January 10, 11, 17, and 18, 2014
Fifth Avenue Cinema, Portland State University
Portland, Oregon


February 21, 22, 28, and March 1, 2014
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, Oregon


The Films
(click on film titles to see clips and more information on each film):

Program A

Lost Cities of the Amazon (USA) 50 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury for Cinematography and for Inspiration)

Mysteries of the Ancient Architects (USA) 52 min. (Best Animation and Effects by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Public Education Value and for Cinematography)

Program B

I Remember, I Believe (USA) 33 min. (Best Script and Best Music by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film competition and for Public Education Value, Cinematography, and Inspiration)

Mi Chacra (My Land) (Peru) 100 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation and Effects)

Program C

Ethiopia: In the Footsteps of the First Christians (France) 53 min. (Best Cinematography by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film competition and for Narration, Public Educatiion Value, Script, and Music)

6 Generations (USA) 57 min. (Honorable Mention by jury in Best Film competition and for Narration, Public Education Value, Script, Music, and Inspiration; Special Mention by Jury for increasing the awareness of the ethnographic record; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

Program D

Unburying the Past (Malaysia) 46 min. (Best Narration and Best Public Education Value by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury in Best Film competition and for Animation and Effects; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

The 2000 Year Old Computer (UK) 59 min. (Best Film and Most Inpirational Film by jury; Honorable Mention by jury for Animation and Effects, Script, and Cinematography; Special Mention by jury for best representation of archaeology; Audience Favorite Film) 

Archaeological Legacy Institute and its partners around the state of Oregon are pleased to present the best films from the 2012 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival.  Archaeology Fest Film Series, Best of 2012, travels to venues in Ashland, Portland, and Bend between November 2012 and February 2013.  Top-rated by the Festival jury and audience, these films are organized into two-hour evening programs.  The series is a benefit for the Festival, an annual spring event in downtown Eugene and the only film competition for its genre in the Western Hemisphere.

For program specifics for each locale, click on the venue names below.  In each case, tickets are $6.00 at the door.  All proceeds go to support TAC Festival (next edition: May 7-11, 2013, in the Recital Hall at The Shedd Institute in Eugene).  Film information is at the bottom of the page.  Program content may vary from venue to venue.

November 9, 11, 17, and 18, 2012
Science Works

Ashland, Oregon

January 11-12 and 18-19, 2013
Fifth Avenue Cinema, Portland State University

Portland, Oregon



February 8-9 and 15-16, 2013

Central Oregon Community College
Bend, Oregon

The Films (click on film titles to see clips and more information on each film)

Program A

An Introduction to Contemporary Archaeology (UK) 9 min. (Honorable Mention by jury in Best Film competition, for Narration, for Public Education Value, and for Inspiration; Special Mention by jury for most innovative representation of archaeology)

The Lord of Sipan (Spain) 52 min. (Audience Favorite)

The Tomb of the Hidden Mummies (Greece) 10 min.(Honorable Mention by jury in Animation and Effects)

A Gift from Talking God (USA) 30 min.(Honorable Mention by Audience in Audience Favorite competition)

A Treasure of Gold (Greece) 9 min.


Program B

Etruscan Odyssey: Expanding Archaeology (USA) 17 min.

 

The Fate of Old Beijing (China) 20 min.

Bitter Roots  (USA) 71 min.(Special Mention by jury for best representation of cultural change; Honorable Mention by jury for Public Education Value)


Program C

Mémère Métisse (Canada) 30 min. (Honorable Mention by jury for Inspiration)

Robert Blake and the Civil War Sieges of Taunton (UK) 12 min. (Best Narration and Best Music by jury; Honorable Mention by jury in Script, Cinematography, and in Best Film competition)

Ramesses the Second: The Great Journey (France) 63 min. (Best Animation and Effects by Jury; Honorable Mention by jury in Best Film competition, Public Education Value, Script, Cinematography, Music, and in Audience Favorite competition)



Program D 
The Renaissance of Mata Ortiz (USA) 54 min. (Best Script and Most Inspirational by jury; Honorable Mention by jury in Best Film competition, Narration, Public Education Value, Cinematography, and Music; Honorable Mention by audience in Audience Favorite competition; Special Mention by jury for best representation of sustainability of cultural change)

The Hobbit Enigma (Australia) 52 min. (Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Public Education Value by jury;  Honorable Mention by jury for Narration, Animation and Effects, Script, and Inspiration; Special Mention by jury for best representation of archaeology)