TAC Fest 2009 Pages
Video Bar
10 AM-6 PM, Wednesday through Friday, May 20-22, 2009
Bascom Room
Eugene Public Library
10th and Olive
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Producers and Distributors from 25 countries submitted 87 films to the juried competition at this year’s Festival, but time would allow us to show only 18 of them on the big screen in the Soreng Theater. However, we want you to be able to see any of the entered films, so we’ve made them all available for viewing at individual viewing stations in the Bascom Room of the Eugene Public Library. This is a free Video Bar, so be our guest—come and enjoy some great films!
Ages: All ages
Daily Schedule:
Wednesday through Friday, 20-22 May 2009, 10 AM-6 PM
Location:
Eugene Public Library, Bascom Room, 10th & Olive, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Fee: Library events are free and open to the public. Donations are accepted to support the Festival.
Symposium on Heritage Film
1-5 PM, Friday, May 22, 2009
Singer Room
Eugene Public Library
10th and Olive
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Open to all those interested in film-making about the human cultural heritage.
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The Symposium on Heritage Film provides an opportunity for film makers, distributors, broadcasters, indigenous groups, and archaeologists to come together and share ideas and perspectives. The Symposium format will be fairly informal, involving presentations from individual producers followed by a round-table discussion on goals, problems, techniques, and experiences among those who are connected with, or wish to be connected with, the genre of film on archaeology and indigenous peoples.
Schedule:
Friday, 22 May 2009, 1-5 PM
Location:
Eugene Public Library, Singer Room, 10th & Olive, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Fee: None required
Presenters:
- -- Dr. Richard Pettigrew, Archaeological Legacy Institute, Eugene, Oregon (Festival organizer and producer of The Archaeology Channel): “The Archaeology Channel and Other Online Venues for Heritage Film."
- -- Francesca Maffei, organizer of the International Review of Archaeological Cinema of Rovereto, Italy: "Organizing an Archaeological Film Festival in Rovereto."
Native American Storytelling
3-4:30 p.m., Friday, May 22, 2009
Tykeson Room
Eugene Public Library
10th and Olive
Eugene, Oregon
A special TAC Festival event featuring Native American storyteller Esther Stutzman
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Join Esther Stutzman, a Native American storyteller from Yoncalla, Oregon, and teacher and Chair of the Komemma Cultural Protection Association. The program will begin with 15 minutes of Native drumming and conclude in the same fashion. Esther will tell stories from her Kalapuya and Coos ancestors, including Coyote stories, Origin stories, and stories involving audience participation. Her stories will harken back to the time when animals could talk and people could talk to animals.
Esther is a keeper and teacher of her indigenous Oregon cultures, which she shares widely through stories and arts handed down from her ancestors. She has worked with the Oregon Folklife Council at the Oregon Historical Society, the Applegate House Arts and Education program in Yoncalla, as a Board Member of Archaeological Legacy Institute.
Ages: All ages
Location: Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive, Eugene, Oregon
Storyteller: Esther Stutzman
Fee:: Library events are free and open to the public. Donations are accepted to support the Festival
No pre-registration required.
Maya Hieroglyph Workshop
2-4 PM, Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tykeson Room
Eugene Public Library
10th and Olive
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Open to all those who have seen Breaking the Maya Code and have signed up ahead of time.
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This workshop is led by the filmmakers of Breaking the Maya Code, David LeBrun and Amy Halpern, from Los Angeles. This film, which tells the epic story of how the Maya hieroglyphic script was eventually deciphered, is shown in the Soreng Theater Wednesday, May 20, at 6:30 PM and is also available for viewing in the Video Bar. Workshop participants will learn how to read and write Maya hieroglyphs. The filmmakers have stipulated as a prerequisite that participants see the film, as it contains information that is a necessary foundation for following the instructions within the two-hour span of the workshop. As the room has limited seating, space will be available on a first come-first serve basis. Sign-ups will take place at the Soreng Theater Wednesday evening following the film screening and in the Video Bar Tuesday through Thursday morning.
Ages: All ages
Schedule:
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 2-4 PM
Location:
Eugene Public Library, Tykeson Room, 10th & Olive, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Fee: Library events are free and open to the public. Donations are accepted to support the Festival.
Day Trek to Cascadia Cave
Wednesday, 20 May, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages: 12 and up, in good physical condition
Guide: Tony Farque, Archaeologist, Sweet Home Ranger District, Willamette NF
A special TAC Festival guided tour to one of the most visually impressive archaeological sites in western Oregon. This tour is hosted by our partner, the Willamette National Forest.
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Join us on a hike to one of the most visually impressive archaeological sites in western Oregon. Used by people for 8000 or more years, Cascadia Cave is located along significant indigenous travel routes and provided important cultural functions to more than one tribal group. Here the largest group of rock art panels in western Oregon remains in excellent condition. Come view the site, hear excavation conclusions, discuss current rock art interpretations, and help plan site restoration, protection, and interpretation. Transportation will be through car-pooling.
Ages: 12 and up, in good physical condition
Guide: Tony Farque, Archaeologist, Sweet Home Ranger District, Willamette National Forest
Registration: Please contact Archaeological Legacy Institute
(filmfest@archaeologychannel>.org or or 541-345-5538 or 541-515-5976) to register. Please register as early as possible. TAC Festival tickets will be required of all participants.
Fee: No registration fee is required. However, we would appreciate a $20 or more donation to support the program.
Location: Meet at the Seventh Ave. turnout alongside the Hult Center, Eugene, Oregon
Trip Information: Last year's Cascadia Cave trek met with such an enthusiastic response that we decided to do it again! Bring a lunch to eat in the cave. Transportation will be through car-pooling and the drive is two hours each way. Be prepared for a two mile round trip hike through the woods along a flat river terrace. Also bring rain gear and boots and a change of warm clothes. We will cross one stream and follow a muddy path less traveled. We park at Cascadia State Park and use the rest rooms to change clothes if necessary. We plan to return to the Hult Center by 4 p.m.
Awards Reception
Saturday, 23 May, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA)
110 W. Broadway
Eugene, Oregon, USA
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$5 general admission. Tickets at the door. No pre-registration required.
After all the films have been screened and you have cast your ballots, join us for some finger food and beverages as we compile the results of the competition. When the jury and audience voting tallies are complete, sit back and watch the announcement of the winners. We will show clips of the top films and open sealed envelopes to reveal the final outcome. The room holds only about 50 people, so don't be late!
About Mr. Fadel Gad
Egyptian Archaeologist and Lecturer
Fadel Gad (M.A., Egyptian Archaeology and Art, Cairo University,1981) is the owner of Joy Travel International and the executive producer of TV features and feature films relating to Egyptian archaeology. His more recent feature film is "Spiritual Warriors," produced in 2007. He went to graduate school at Cairo University with Dr. Zahi Hawass and worked with Hawass on Egyptian field projects for 11 years. With his company, Joy Travel International, he leads tours and lecture series on Egypt, where he has guided groups from UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Duke University, the Japanese parliament, and the American National Press Club, among others. He is a special consultant and conducts lectures and tours for The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. His field research experience includes work at Egyptian sites such as Giza; the Monastery of Abu Henes in Upper Egypt; the early Coptic Christian monastery of Kellia; and Fustat, the first Arab capital of Egypt. His presentation at TAC Festival will focus on the topic, "Egyptian Civilization from the Pharaohs to the Arabs."
| Best Film (by Jury) |
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Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA Honorable Mention (in order): Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA) Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada) The Last Romans (Produced by Philippe Axell, Axell Communicationi; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France) |
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| Special Mention (by Jury) |
| The Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an Ancient Greek Mystery (Produced by Martin Freeth, Mfreeth.com Ltd.; distributed by Publishers/Nature Video); for the best use of science and technology.
From Grief and Joy We Sing (Produced by Holly Wissler; distributed by The Mountain Fund; USA); for the most valuable ethnographic contribution to world cultural memory. Guédelon: The First Ten Years (Produced by Reinhard Kungel, RK-Film; distributed by RK-Film; Germany); for the best archaeological inspiration for youth. The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France); for the best portrayal of archaeological project management skills. Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA); for the best film for all ages. Uncle Sem and the Bosnian Dream (Produced by Marco Visalberghi for DocLab and by Gianfilippo Pedore for Mir Cinematografica ; distributed by DocLab); for the best film that questions the meaning of archaeology. |
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| Best Narration (by Jury) |
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Honorable Mention (in order): Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum (Produced by Eye to Eye Television; distributed by Journeyman Picture; UK) Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada) |
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| Best Animation (by Jury) |
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Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA) Honorable Mention (in order): The Last Romans (Produced by Philippe Axell, Axell Communicationi; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) The Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an Ancient Greek Mystery (Produced by Martin Freeth, Mfreeth.com Ltd.; distributed by Publishers/Nature Video) The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France) Guédelon: The First Ten Years (Produced by Reinhard Kungel, RK-Film; distributed by RK-Film; Germany) |
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| Best Special Effects (by Jury) |
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A tie between The Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an Ancient Greek Mystery (Produced by Martin Freeth, Mfreeth.com Ltd.; distributed by Publishers/Nature Video) and Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA) Honorable Mention: Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA) |
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| Best Script (by Jury) |
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Breaking the +Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA Honorable Mention (in order): Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada) From Grief and Joy We Sing (Produced by Holly Wissler; distributed by The Mountain Fund; USA) Uncle Sem and the Bosnian Dream (Produced by Marco Visalberghi for DocLab and by Gianfilippo Pedore for Mir Cinematografica ; distributed by DocLab) The Last Romans (Produced by Philippe Axell, Axell Communication; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) |
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| Best Cinematography (by Jury) |
| Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA)
Honorable Mention (in order): Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum (Produced by Eye to Eye Television; distributed by Journeyman Picture; UK) Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada) The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France) |
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| Best Music (by Jury) |
| Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA
Honorable Mention (in order): Borneo: The Memory of Caves (Produced by Luc-Henri Fage, MC4 and ARTE France; distributed by Luc-Henri Fage; France) Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum (Produced by Eye to Eye Television; distributed by Journeyman Picture; UK) Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA) |
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| Most Inspirational (by Jury) |
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Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA) and From Honey to Ashes (Produced by Lucas Bessire; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; USA) Honorable Mention (in order): Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada) Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA) From Grief and Joy We Sing (Produced by Holly Wissler; distributed by The Mountain Fund; USA) |
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| Audience Favorite Competiton (by Festival audience) |
| Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA)
Honorable Mention (in order): Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA) Borneo: The Memory of Caves (Produced by Luc-Henri Fage, MC4 and ARTE France; distributed by Luc-Henri Fage; France) The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France) The Last Romans (Produced by Philippe Axell, Axell Communication; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) |
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In Visoko, a far-flung town in the heart of Bosnia, there are two hills that look like pyramids. More than two years ago, Semir Osmanagic, an American businessman originally from Bosnia, arrived in this small village claiming that the hills surrounding the town were actually covering pyramids that are thousands of years old, the last evidence of the legendary historic greatness of Bosnia. From that moment, life in Visoko was never the same. And Semir has become a celebrity. A true national hero. Semir and his pyramids arrived just in time. Bosnia was more in need than ever of a great man and a great tradition that could give importance to a country deeply wounded and martyred by war. This film is a human comedy that, between its light and at times bitter tones, recounts a year in the life of this microcosm just after the pyramid discovery.
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Length: 52 min.
Country: Italy
Language: Bosnian; English subtitles
Producer: Marco Visalberghi / Francesco Virga, DocLab Srl
Producer website: www.doclab.it; www.mircinematografica.it
Distributor: DocLab Srl
Distributor Web site: www.doclab.it; www.mircinematografica.it
Festival Screenings and Awards:
Avanti! Award, Bellaria Film Festival, Italy, 2008
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French-speaking Switzerland is the scene of an extraordinary discovery. On Mormont Hill, diggers have unearthed a huge Celtic sanctuary, the largest known to date. Two thousand years ago, the Helvetians dug hundreds of shafts in this isolated spot to deposit offerings to their gods: objects, animals, and fragments of human bodies. The discovery enables archaeologists to inquire into the religious practices of Swiss ancestors. Rituals, sacrifices and Druids: what do we know, or think we know, about the remarkable Celtic civilization? In an attempt to answer this question, this thriller-like film follows the excavations of the site and the archaeologists’ work step by step. Sudden new discoveries immerse us in a mysterious world transitional between the imaginative and the real.
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Length: 52 min.
Country: Switzerland
Language: French with English subtitles
Producer: Climage
Producer website: www.climage.ch
Distributor: Climage
Distributor Web site: www.climage.ch
Festival Screenings and Awards:
ARTE France TV, 2008
TSR (French Swiss TV), 2008
TSI (Italian Swiss TV), 2008
Planète France TV, 2008
Solothurn Film Festival, Switzerland
Amiens Festival of Archaeological Film, Amiens, France
Arkeolan: International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa, Irun, Spain
Belgrade International Festival of Archaeological Film, Belgrade, Serbia
ICRONOS: International Festival of Archaeological Film, Bordeaux, France
Prize of the Society of Broadcasting and Television of the Canton of Vaud for the best history documentary on Swiss TV 2008