The Newport Performing Arts Center (NPAC) and ALI present ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of 2008

Archaeological Legacy Institute and the Newport Performing Arts Center (777 W. Olive Street, Newport, Oregon) are pleased to present four of 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 two exciting programs, screening Saturday, October 18, 2008, in Newport. 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.

The program will begin with our featured speaker, Mr. Onno Husing, Director of the Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, which is spearheading an ocean zoning effort for Oregon. Mr. Husing's presentation, titled "A History of U.S. Highway 101," will showcase local historical photographs and tell the story of Oregonians' connection to history through the highway and its architecture.

Movie programs begin at 11 am and 2 pm, in the Alice Silverman Theatre, and conclude by about 4:00 pm. Doors open at 9:30 am, and tickets are $6.00 at the door. All proceeds go to support TAC Festival (next edition: May 19-23, 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):

October 18, 10 am – 12 pm: Program C
From Hutong to Highrise: The Transformation of Beijing (China) 21 min.

The Giant Buddhas (Switzerland) 86 min. (Audience Favorite film; Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for Animation, Script, Music, and Inspiration by Jury)

October 18, 1-3 pm: Program D
Yamana: Nomads of the Fire (Italy) 52 min. (Honorable Mention in Best Film Competition, Best Animation Competition, Most Inspirational Competition, and in Script and Cinematography by Jury; Best Narration by Jury; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite Competition)

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)