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International Film and Video Festival
May 24-28, 2011, Recital Hall, The Shedd Institute, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Exploring the human cultural legacy on screen!
Five days of juried films and videos on archaeological and indigenous topics:
Tuesday evening, May 24
Wednesday evening, May 25
Thursday evening, May 26
Friday evening, May 27
Saturday morning and afternoon, May 28
Awards Reception Saturday evening, May 28
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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.
Films Selected for Screening Include:
A Face for Prehistory, or the Adventure of the Piette Collection (France) Guillaume Terver (Program 33)
Ghosts of Machu Picchu (USA) Owen Palmquist and Ricardo Preve for WGBH/NOVA
A Girl Priestess in Cahuachi (Japan) Minoru Nakamura (Tokyo Broadcasting System TV)
Guédelon: A Castle in the Making (Germany) Reinhard Kungel (RK Film)
Hangman's Graveyard (Canada) Mick Grogan (Ballinran Productions)
Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky's Fields and Streets (USA) Tom Law (Voyageur Media Group)
Leptis Magna: Rome in Africa (France) Bauduoin Koenig (Seppia)
Naia and the Moon (Brazil) Leandro Tadashi and Luciana Pilon
New Beijing: Reinventing a City (Australia) Georgia Wallace-Crabbe (Film Projects)
The Passion of Memory: Working In Situ (Italy) Isabella Astengo (Duna Film)
Quest for Solomon's Mines (USA) Graham Townsley for WGBH/NOVA
Riddles of the Sphinx (USA) Gary Glassman for WGBH/NOVA
A River Runs Under It (UK) Eleanor Ware
Samucha: The Last Journey of a Shepherd (Germany) Andreas Voigt (Seppia)
The Secrets of the Pyramid of Djoser (Latvia) Romaulds Pipars (Film Studio Gilde)
Secrets of Stonehenge (USA) Gail Willumsen for WGBH/NOVA
Twelve Canoes (Australia) Rolf de Heer and Molly Reynolds
The Whale Mystery (France) Luc-Henri Fage (Gedeon Programmes, LH Fage, Centre Terre)
Keynote Speaker (Friday Evening):
Dr. Tom King, Senior Archaeologist with The Historic Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), speaking on Finding Amelia Earhart with Archaeology. More about Dr. King . . .
Associated Activities:
Conference on Cultural Heritage Film
Guided Trek to Cascadia Cave and Camas Prairie
Festival Sponsors
The Archaeology Channel
International Film and Video Festival
May 8-12, 2012, Recital Hall, The Shedd Institute, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Exploring the human cultural legacy on screen!
Five days of juried films and videos on archaeological and indigenous topics:
Tuesday evening, May 8
Wednesday evening, May 9
Thursday evening, May 10
Friday evening, May 11
Saturday morning and afternoon, May 12
Awards Reception Saturday evening, May 12
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.
Films Selected for Screening Include:
Bitter Roots (USA) Adrian Strong (Documentary Educational Resources)
Building the Great Cathedrals (USA) Gary Glassman for WGBH/NOVA
Deep Time at Tal Hisban (Jordan) Paul Reid (Stronger than Fiction Studios)
Dive Detectives: Warship Down (Canada) Elliot Halpern and Pauline Duffy (Yap Films)
Etruscan Odyssey: Expanding Archaeology (USA) Rachel Lyons and Christine Intagliata (Lioness Productions)
The Fate of Old Beijing (China) Jonah Kessel and Kit Gillet (Yongkang Production)
Finding the Fallen: The Ring (Canada) Elliot Halpern and Pauline Duffy (Yap Films)
A Gift from Talking God (USA) Margaret Chanler and Peter Blystone (Blystone Films)
The Hobbit Enigma (Australia) Chris Hilton (Essential Media)
Ikwé (Canada) Caroline Monnet (Winnipeg Film Group)
An Introduction to Contemporary Archaeology (UK) Rhodri Davies, Ros Evans, Chandrachoodan Gopalakaishnan
Koul Farah (Iran) Mahvash Sheykholeslami (Documentary and Experimental Film)
Libya is Near (Italy) Lucio Rosa (Studio Film TV)
The Lord of Sipan (Spain) Oscar Portillo (Explora Films)
Memere Metisse (Canada) Arlea Arhcroft (Winnipeg Film Group)
Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures: Old Town of Avila (France) Patrick Volve and Eloi Henroid (Metronomic Productions)
The Quest for the Unicorn (France) Emmanuel Laurent (Dash Films and Films A Trois)
Ramesses the Second: The Great Journey (France) Valerie Girie and Guillaume Hecht (Les Films du Scribe 2)
The Renaissance of Mata Ortiz (USA) Scott Petersen
Revealed (Greece) Spyros Tsiftsis (The Holy Monastery of Faeromeni)
Robert Blake and the Civil War Sieges of Taunton (UK) Ros Evans
Shipwrecks of the Western Solent (UK) Michael Pitts (Redweather Productions)
The Tomb of the Hidden Mummies (Greece) Angeli Andrikopoulou and Argyris Tsepelikas (Anemon Productions)
A Tomb Raider in Cypus (Greece) Angeli Andrikopoulou and Argyris Tsepelikas (Anemon Productions)
A Treasure of Gold (Greece) Angeli Andrikopoulou and Argyris Tsepelikas (Anemon Productions)
A Year in the Clouds (Taiwan) Dean Johnson and Frank Smith (Public Television Service Foundation)
Zanzibar Musical Club (France) Philippe Gasnier and Patrice Nezan (Les Films du Present)
Keynote Speaker (Friday Evening):
Dr. Mark Van Stone, Professor of Art History, Southwestern College, and author of "2012: Science and Prophecy of the Ancient Maya," speaking on 2012: The Maya Calendar and the End of the World. More about Dr. Van Stone
Associated Activities:
Conference on Cultural Heritage Film
Festival Sponsors
The Archaeology Channel
International Film and Video Festival
May 7-11, 2013, Recital Hall, The Shedd Institute, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Exploring the human cultural legacy on screen!
Five days of juried films and videos on archaeological and indigenous topics:
Tuesday evening, May 7
Wednesday evening, May 8
Thursday evening, May 9
Friday evening, May 10
Saturday morning and afternoon, May 11
Awards Reception Saturday evening, May 11
Download a copy of our complete Festival Schedule (pdf format)
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.
Films Selected for Screening Include:
The 2000 Year Old Computer (UK) Tony Freeth (Images First)
6 Generations (USA) Paul Goldsmith and John R. Johnson (Santa Barbara Museum and Natural History)
778: The Song of Roland (Spain) Olivier van der Zee (Idem4)
Brigitte Senut: The Fossil Hunting Lady (France) Adalios
Canicula (Mexico) Jose Álvarez (The Cinema Guild)
Ethiopia: In the Footsteps of the First Christians (France) Jean-Louis Saporito (TGA Production)
Iceman Murder Mystery (USA) WGBH/NOVA and National Geographic Television
I Remember, I Believe (USA) Chad Carlson, Sara Gale, and Sharman Southall (Georgia Department of Transportation, Office of Environmental Services)
The Lady of Cao: The Mystery of the Tattooed Mummy (Spain) José Manuel Novoa (Explora Films)
Lost Cities of the Amazon (USA) Philip J. Day (Edge West Productions)
Mi Chacra (Peru) Jason Burlage
Mysteries of the Ancient Architects (USA) Gray Warriner (Camera One)
Mystery of Easter Island (USA) Andy Awes for WGBH/NOVA and National Geographic Television
Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets (USA) Philip J. Day (National Geographic Channel)
Silent Storytellers (USA) Casey Sanders (Arkansas Educational Television Network)
Unburying the Past (Malaysia) Harun Rahman (Novista)
Unsettled Outlook for Central Gaul (France) Matthieu Lemarié and Pénélope de Bozzi (Universcience)
The World of Arslantepe (Italy) Isabella Astengo (RAI Educational and Duna International Film)
Keynote Speaker (Friday Evening):
Dr. Tom Dillehay, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Vanderbilt College, speaking on "Entangled Knowledge and the Quest for New Models on the Peopling of the Americas." More on Dr. Dillehay...
Associated Activities:
Conference on Cultural Heritage Film
Hike the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road
Ticket Prices:
5-day, 6-session, ticket package: $60 before April 15 ($70 beginning April 15)
Tuesday: $12
Wednesday: $12
Thursday: $12
Friday: $20 (Films plus Keynote Address)
Saturday, Session 1 (morning): $12
Saturday, Session 2 (afternoon): $12
Students (HS and under): $5 per session ticket
Festival Sponsors
Jean and Ray Auel
Dr. William Maier and Kathy Black
University of Oregon Academic Extension
Robert Carmichael, DDS
City of Eugene Equity and Human Rights Office
Joel McClure
Toftemark & Olesen Co.
University of Oregon Libraries Center for Media and Educational Technologies
University of Oregon Department of Anthropology
