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The Downtown Initiative for
the Visual Arts (DIVA) and ALI present
ArchaeologyFest Film Series:
Best of 2009
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Archaeological Legacy Institute
and the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) are pleased
to present the best films from the 2009 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, August 14, 2009, at DIVA,
110 W. Broadway, in Eugene, 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. Doors open at 7:00 pm, and tickets are $6.00 at the door,
at DIVA. All proceeds go to support TAC
Festival (next edition: May 18-22, 2009, in the Soreng Theater
at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in 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):
Program A
The
Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an Ancient Greek Mystery (UK)
14 min. (Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for Animation
by Jury; Best Special Effects by Jury)
Treasures
of the Fitzwilliam Museum (UK) 26 min. (Honorable Mention
for Narration, Cinematography and Music by Jury)
Uncle
Sem and the Bosnian Dream (Italy) 52 min. (Special Mention
by Jury; Honorable Mention for Script by Jury)
Program B
From
Grief and Joy We Sing
(USA) 53 min. (Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for
Script and Most Inspirational by Jury)
The
Twilight of the Celts (Switzerland) 52 min.
Program C
Borneo:
The Memory of Caves (France) 52 min. (Honorable Mention
for Music by Jury; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)
The
Last Romans (Belgium) 52 min. (Honorable Mention for Best
Film, Animation, and Script by Jury; Honorable Mention in Audience
Favorite competition)
Program D
Breaking
the Maya Code (USA) 116 min. (Best Film, Animation, Script,
Music, and Inspiration by Jury; Honorable Mention for Narration,
Special Effects, and Cinematography by Jury; Audience Favorite Award)

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