TAC Fest 2007 Pages

TAC International Film and Video Festival

Tapestry of Genghis Khan crossing the Tigris River Genghis Khan re-enactment

The infamous Genghis Khan was born some 850 years ago and came to rule the largest empire in the history of the world. In so doing, he changed the course of history as no one before or since. Let's find out how this world-changing figure emerged in this opulent film with a cast of hundreds of actors. Lavish scenes bring to life the lost world of history's most powerful and feared warlord.

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Length: 52:14 min.
Country: Austria
Language: English
Producer: Dr. Heinrich Mayer
Producer: N/A
Distributor: ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corp., Natural History Unit)
Distributor Web site: http://www.kftv.com/company-17475.html
Copyright: 2004 by ORF

Festival Screenings and Awards:

ICRONOS, Bordeau, France 2006
Rasegna, Ravereto, Italy 2006
Grand Prix du Public, FIDOC, 2006
AGON, Athens, Greece 2006
Jules Verne (France), 2006
New York Festival, 2006
Frapna, 2006
World Congress of History Producers 2005
Sichuan, China 2005
Emmy Awards 2005
Cine Styria 2005
Golden Eagle Award, CINE Golden Eagle 2006
Shanghai TV Festival 2005
Riena 2005
URTI 2005
BANFF, Canada 2005
Silver Screen Award, US International Film and Video Festival 2006

Echo of Water Against Rocks: Remembering Celilo Falls

Fishermen at Celilo Falls Fishermen at Celilo Falls, close-up

The creation of Dalles Dam on the Columbia River was heralded by some as a symbol of a new era of hydropower, while for local Native Americans it assured the end of a 10,000 year-old way of life. Historical footage and eye-witness personal accounts captured in this documentary portray the effects felt by the local residents. If Celilo Falls was one of the most sacred places in the Pacific Northwest, was it's destruction worth the building of the dam? This film explores the dilemma that we face as a society, is so-called progress worth the devastation of natural and cultural resources?

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Length: 13 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: Spirit of the Salmon Fund / Steve Mital
Producers Web site: http://www.critfc.org
Distributor: The Video Project
Distributor Web site: http://www.videoproject.com
Copyright: (No information available)

Festival Screenings and Awards:
International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, Montana

A devastating 400-year old curse uttered by the wife of a defeated ruler of the Vijiyanagar Empire in Mysore, India continues to be feared today. "Let Talakad become sand...Let Malingi become a whirlpool..." Is there evidence that the curse may have come true? Can we find a solution to the mystery? Find out through the film's archaeological, geological and historical investigations into the Wodeyar geneology, a fascinating point in Indian history.

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Length: 48 min.
Country: India
Language: English
Producer: KaBOoKa Research and Documentaries Pvt. Ltd. / Sashi Sivramkrishna
Producers Web site: http://www.kabooka.com
Distributor: Metaphor Media
Distributor Web site: http://www.metaphormedia.org
Copyright: 2005 by KaBOoka Research and Documentaries

Festival Screenings and Awards:

Film South Asia 2005, Kathmandu, Nepal

Butrint: The Rise and Fall of a Mediterranean City

This film illustrates the rise, fall and resurrection of ancient Butrint–a Mediterranean city uncovered through the pioneering excavations of archaeologists in Albania. In the process, we get a vivid example of how, by uncovering lost antiquities in this former Soviet-bloc country, archaeology is instrumental in bringing tourism and an economic future to this newly-independent nation.

Length: 24:46 min.
Country: UK
Language: English
Producer: The Butrint Foundation
Producers Web site: http://www.butrintfound.dial.pipex/
Distributor: N/A
Distributor Web site: N/A
Copyright: None

Festival Screenings and Awards:
Unspecified screening in Italy, 2004, and several airings on Albanian TV

Close-up of amphora showing Ulysses blinding cyclops

Homer's Iliad has fascinated humanity for millennia, especially the tales of Odysseus and Cyclops. At Eleusis, west of Athens, a proto-Attic funerary amphora from 650B.C. has been discovered that tells these tales in pictures. This film captures the essence of childhood wonder as the images are shown playfully, combined with a soundtrack of traditional folk music from Crete. What is history and what is myth?

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Length: 4 min.
Country: Greece
Language: English
Producer: Eleni Stoumbou
Producers Web site: N/A
Distributor: Eleni Stoumbou
Distributor Web site: N/A
Copyright: (None)

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