TAC Festival 2011

Portland State University's Film Committee and Department of Anthropology, and ALI present ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of 2011-Portland!

Archaeological Legacy Institute and PSU's Department of Anthropology and Film Committee are pleased to present the best films from the 2011 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 13, 2012, 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 8-12, 2012, 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 13 (Friday): Program A
Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky's Fields and Streets (USA) 58 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects, Cinematography, Best Public Education, Best Script and Honorable Mention for Inspiration.)

New Beijing: Reinventing a City (Australia) 53 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration and Inspiration, Special Mention by jury for Best Depiction of Cultural Change.)

January 14 (Saturday): Program B
Guedelon: A Castle in the Making (Germany) 84 min. (Honorable Mention by jury in Best Film Competition, Public Education Value and Most Inspirational. Honorable Mention in the Audience Favorite Competition.)

Naia and the Moon (Brazil) 13 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects, Script, Cinematography, Best Music and Inspiration.)

January 20 (Friday): Program C
Secrets of the Pyramid of Djoser (Latvia) 93 min. (Best Film by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration, Best Animation & Effects, Public Education Value, Music and Inspiration.)

January 21 (Saturday): Program D
Twelve Canoes (Australia) 66 min. (Honorable Mention by Jury for Animation & Effects, Public Education Value, Script, Cinematography and Music. Winner of Audience Favorite Award.)

Samucha: The Last Journey of a Shepherd (Germany/France) 52 min. (Special Mention by Jury for the Best Depiction of Cultural Heritage, Honorable Mention by jury in Best Film Competition, Narration and Music. Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite Competition.)