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The
Archaeology Channel
International Film and Video Festival
July 16-19, 2003, McDonald Theatre, Eugene,
Oregon, USA
Exploring the human cultural legacy on screen!
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Award
Selections Announced!
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McDonald Theatre
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Four days of juried films and videos on archaeological
and indigenous topics:
Wednesday evening, July 16
Thursday evening, July 17
Friday evening, July 18
Saturday afternoon and evening, July 19
- Festival Mission: To exhibit for our audience the wonderful
diversity of human cultures past and present in the exploration
of our place in history and in our world. To promote the genre
and the makers of film and video productions about archaeology
and indigenous peoples.
Hear
a radio interview of the Festival Organizer
- This, the first specifically archaeological film and video
festival in North America, is patterned after successful archaeological
film and video festivals in Europe.
- Sixty-four films and videos representing the best works from
19 countries and 5 continents will compete for festival prizes.
Film entries are from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France,
Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, New Zealand,
Peru, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
- Films selected for screening include:
(To view film clips, click on film title)
Atapuerca
(Spain) Madrid Scientific Films
Cave of the Glowing
Skulls (USA) Dean Love Productions
Chaco
(USA) Camera One
Damming
the Euphrates (Turkey) Ajans 21
The Dawn of
Man (Germany) Tangram
Etnias
(Peru) Teleandes Producciones
Galley of the
Gods (Germany) Bibo TV
Ground
Zero/Sacred Ground (USA) Karen Aqua
Hand Made:
Three Stories from Guatemala (Guatemala) Ryan Polomski
The House
of Hermogenes (Greece) Foundation of the Hellenic
World
In Pursuit
of Lost Time (Turkey) Ajans 21
A Kalahari
Family, Part 2: End of the Road (USA) Kalfam Productions;
John Marshall, Lorna Marshall
A Kalahari
Family, Part 5: Death by Myth (USA) Kalfam Productions;
John Marshall, Lorna Marshall
The Last Days
of Zeugma (France) Gedeon Programmes
The Lost Memory
of Easter Island (France) Gedeon Programmes
Return to Belaye
(USA) Yellow Cat Productions
Searching
for the Great Hopewell Road (USA) Pangea Productions,
Ltd.
Socotra: The
Island of the Phoenix (Belgium) Axell Communication
Treading
the Paths of Time (Italy) Generali Group
WPA Archaeology:
Legacy of an Era (USA) Pangea Productions, Ltd.
- Keynote speaker (Wednesday evening): Jean Clottes, Ph.D.
, the world's leading expert on prehistoric rock art, former president
and current Honorary President of the Société Préhistorique
Française, who is widely known for his research and management
work at the spectacular Chauvet Cave, site of the oldest known
European cave art.
More about Jean Clottes . . .
Companion
Event: Jean Clottes presentation in Portland on July 15
- Keynote speaker (Saturday evening): Brian Fagan, Ph.D.,
from UC Santa Barbara, one of the world's leading archaeological
writers, serves as archaeological consultant to National Geographic
Society, Time/Life, Encyclopedia Britannica, Microsoft
Encarta, Time/Life Television's Lost Civilizations,
and a National Geographic Television series called Treasure
. More
about Brian Fagan . . .
- Associated activities will include guided field trips to nearby
archaeological sites, children's activities and other hands-on
opportunities.
Children's
Program
Project
Archaeology Teacher Workshop
Symposium
on Heritage Film
Willamette
National Forest Scenic Heritage Tours
- Ticket Prices:
4-day film and video theater package, July 16-19 @ $25.00 each
1-day theater ticket Wednesday evening, July 16 @ $6.00
1-day theater ticket Thursday evening, July 17 @ $6.00
1-day theater ticket, Friday evening, July 18 @ $6.00
1-day theater ticket, Saturday, all-day plus closing ceremonies, July 19 @ $10.00
Tickets may be purchased at the door.
If you have questions, please e-mail
arlegin@aol.com.
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