TAC Fest 2004 Pages
The Archaeology Channel
International Film & Video Festival
Willamette National Forest Scenic Heritage Tours
Symposium on Heritage Film
Downtown Athletic Club, Eugene, Oregon, USA,
Friday, 16 July 2004, 1-5 PM
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 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, 16 July 2003, 1-5 PM
Location:
Downtown Athletic Club, 10th & Williamette, Eugene, Oregon, USA
$20 contribution requested
Presenters:
- Thomas Carr, Colorado Historical Society (producer of Festival-screened film, A Forgotten Place) see abstract
- Richard Pettigrew, Archaeological Legacy Institute, Eugene, Oregon (Festival organizer and producer of The Archaeology Channel)
- Gray Warriner, Camera One, Seattle, Washington (producer of Festival-screened film, Chaco)
To register, please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to indicate whether you wish to be a presenter or an audience member. We will be taking contributions at the meeting room.
Project Archaeology Teacher Workshop
Downtown Athletic Club, Eugene, Oregon, July 13-15, 2004
Get ready to bring a special adventure to your students next year!
- Critique some of the world's best new films and videos on ancient cultures, archaeology and indigenous peoples
- Take home new ideas on use of videos to teach social studies, art, culture, anthropology, archaeology, geography, history, indigenous cultures and civilization
- Learn about early Oregon peoples and ancient civilizations
- Find out how archaeologists work
- Get the Native American perspective on archaeology
- Learn about issues in discovering and preserving our past
- Learn to teach activities for K-12 units in social studies, history, geography, humanities, art, archaeology, anthropology, civilization, ethnic studies, culture
- Critique new videos in for use in the classroom.
Instructors include experienced Project Archaeology staff archaeologists from the Bureau of Land Management:
Megg Heath, BLM Heritage Education Project Manager, Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO
- Fran Philipek, BLM Salem Office Archaeologist, Oregon Project Archaeology State Coordinator
Sign-up Deadline: July 9
Schedule: 10 1/2 hours of class sessions; 5 hours of required viewing at film festival
Class sessions Film Festival Screenings Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Screenings 6 p.m – 10 p.m. July 13, 14, 15 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tuesday – Wednesday, July 13, 14
$49 fee includes - Texts used in workshop
- One free ticket to two nights (July 13-14) of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival at the McDonald Theatre
Opportunity to purchase the remaining 3-day film festival ticket package for July 15 – 17 at reduced price of $22 ($5 savings).
To sign up or get more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 541-344-5572.
Children's Program
10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Friday, July 16
Alton Baker Park Shelter
Eugene, Oregon
Activities include: |
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Making Petroglyphs
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Digging for clues to our history
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Interpreting clues to our history
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Viewing videos on archaeology and indigenous peoples
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Light lunch with juice
Location: Alton Baker Park Shelter
Head Instructor: Judith Seagel, Master Teacher with Reno, Public Schools
Fee: $15 Pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is
Friday, July 9. Space is limited, so register early.
To register, Make check out to TAC Festival and mail with registration form (print it out and then fill it out) to Children’s Program, TAC International Film and Video Festival, P.O. Box 5302, Eugene, OR 97405. Please print.
Child's name_________________________________________ Age__________
Parent or Guardian__________________________________________________
Home phone_____________________ Daytime phone_____________________
E-mail address_____________________________________________________
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Award Selections 2004
Best Film (by Jury) |
. Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human (JWM Productions; distributed by WNET/PBS/Ch4; USA) |
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Honorable Mention (in order): |
. The Mummies of Taklamakan (Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France) |
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Time Team–Garden Secrets (Videotext Communications; distributed by Channel 4 TV; UK) |
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Sagalassos, the Forgotten City (Philippe Axell; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) |
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Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer (Guido Verweyen and Eva Langsdorff; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; USA)
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Use of Animation (by Jury) |
. Best Use of Animation: Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human (JWM Productions; distributed by WNET/PBS/Ch4; USA) |
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Honorable Mention (in order): |
. The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (Anna Sofaer, The Solstice Project; distributed by Bullfrog Films; USA) |
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Sagalassos, the Forgotten City (Philippe Axell; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) |
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Ephesus–Metropolis of the Ancient World (Interspot; distributed by Oesterreichischer Rundfunk [ORF]; Austria) |
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Time Team–Garden Secrets (Videotext Communications; distributed by Channel 4 TV; UK)
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Audience Favorite Competiton (by Festival audience) |
. Audience Favorite: Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer (Guido Verweyen and Eva Langsdorff; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; USA) |
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Honorable Mention (in order): |
. The Mummies of Taklamakan (Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France) |
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Sagalassos, the Forgotten City (Philippe Axell; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) |
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Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human (JWM Productions; distributed by WNET/PBS/Ch4; USA) |
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The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (Anna Sofaer, The Solstice Project; distributed by Bullfrog Films; USA) |
This film follows a group of American university students on a summer-long jaunt to study West African language and culture in Gambia. The result is a story about a group of American teenagers traveling outside of their comfort zones in search of adventure, knowledge, and self-discovery.
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Length: 54 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: Michael Ford, Yellow Cat Productions
Distributor: Documentary Educational Resources
Festival Screenings and Awards:
Previously Screened At: Georgetown Independent Film Festival
Centuries ago, the cliffs of Tonto were alive! The prehistoric Salado people carved a civilization out of the desert and built irrigation canals that made this desert bloom. Their trade networks extended for many hundreds of miles and included live macaws from Central America. The cliff dwellings of the Salado offer us one of the best preserved looks at ancient America and the intriguing world of these resourceful people.
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Length: 28 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: Camera One
Distributor: Gray Warriner
Festival Screenings and Awards:
CINE Golden Eagle Award
Worldfest Houston Gold & Special Jury Award
ITVA Gold Award
Telly Award- Silver Statue
Two years ago, an Anglo-Saxon skeleton was discovered in a garden and dubbed "Henry." The aim of this project is to learn more about Henry himself and to determine if he is part of a larger cemetery that would have serviced the Raunds early Anglo-Saxon community–a feature that has evaded local archaeologists for many years. This program offers a unique opportunity for a North American audience to sample this delightful British TV series.
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Length: 40 min.
Country: UK
Language: English
Producer: Videotext Communications
Distributor: Channel 4 TV
Festival Screenings and Awards:
Shown on: UK Channel 4 Television
While many people think that Rome was a city adorned by the color white, this ancient city was alive with color during the Emperor's Age. Beautifully colored marbles decorated the town and the most important buildings and temples.
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Length: 30 min.
Country: Italy
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Producer: Franco Porcarelli - RAI International
Distributor: RAI-Trade
Festival Screenings and Awards:
Previously Screened At: Cinarchea International Archaeological Film Festival, Kiel, Germany, 2004
In November 2000, a team of scientists excavated a cache of fossilized bones that are 6 million years old. Calling the find ‘Millennium Man," they claimed they had discovered the oldest direct ancestor of humankind. Today, their discovery is rocking the world of paleoanthropology and challenging long-held theories about the life of early man.
The bones appear to hold the key to understating how apes first became human–by learning how to walk. This film follows Martin Pickfod and Brigette Senut as they reveal their evidence to support the claims.
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Length: 57 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: JWM Productions
Distributor: WNET/PBS/Ch4Festival Screenings and Awards:
Nominated: Emmy for Graphics