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Portland State University's Film Committee and Department of Anthropology, and ALI, present ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of 2010!

Archaeological Legacy Institute and PSU's Department of Anthropology and Film Committee are pleased to present the best films from the 2010 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival. Top-rated by the Festival jury and audience, these films are organized into four evening programs (two Fridays and two Saturdays), beginning Friday, January 14, 2011, in Portland, Oregon. This series is a benefit for TAC Festival, an annual spring event in downtown Eugene and the only film competition for its genre in the Western Hemisphere.

Movie programs begin at 7:30 pm on dates indicated and last approximately two hours. All programs will screen at PSU's 5th Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall Boulevard, in Portland. Doors open at 7:00 pm, and tickets are $6.00 at the door. All proceeds go to support TAC Festival (next edition: May 24-28, 2011, in the in The Shedd Institute Recital Hall in downtown Eugene).

See below for more details. Please submit any questions to filmfest@archaeologychannel.org. .

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

January 14 (Friday): Program A
Chumpi’s Adventure (Peru) 47 min. (Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Script, Cinematography, and Inspiration)

Lost Nation: The Ioway (USA) 57 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury in the Best Film competition)

January 15 (Saturday): Program B
Life in Limbo (USA) 40 min. (Honorable Mention in the Audience Favorite competition; Honorable Mention by Jury in the Best Film competition, Cinematography, and Music)

Stone Age Artists: The Madalenian Masters (France) 52 min. (Best Script by Jury; Honorable Mention in the Audience Favorite competition; Honorable Mention by Jury in the Best Film competition, Narration, Animation, Cinematography, and Inspiration)

January 21 (Friday): Program C
Standing with Stones (UK) 135 min. (Best Narration by Jury; Most Inspirational by Jury; Honorable Mention in the Audience Favorite competition; Honorable Mention by Jury in the Best Film competition, Animation, Script, and Music)

January 22 (Saturday): Program D
Herculaneum: Diaries of Darkness and Light (Italy) 52 min.

Paddle Ship “Patris” Lost in 1868 . . . (Greece) 63 min. (Best Film by Jury; Best Cinematography by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration, Animation, Special Effects, Script, Music, and Inspiration)