Archaeological Legacy Institute and the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (110 W. Broadway, Eugene, Oregon) are pleased to present the best films from the 2008 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 8 in Eugene. 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 19-23, 2008, 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.
August 8: Program A The Wild West Uncovered: The Rise and Fall of Virginia City (France) 52 min. (Honorable Mention for Narration and Cinematography by Jury) August 9: Program B Chocolate:
Pathway to the Gods
(USA) 52 min. (Honorable Mention in Best Film Competition, Most
Inspirational Competition and for Script and Music by Jury; Best
Animation by Jury; Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention in
Audience Favorite Competition) The
Giant Buddhas (Switzerland) 86 min. (Audience Favorite
film; Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for Animation,
Script, Music, and Inspiration by Jury) Komi: A Journey Across the Arctic (France/Germany) 52 min. (Best Film by Jury; Best Cinematography by Jury; Best Music by Jury; Most Inspirational by Jury; Honorable Mention for Narration and Script by Jury; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite Competition)
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