TAC Fest 2007 Pages
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The Koguryo State of 37 BC to AD 668 is considered to be the cradle of Korean civilization, but what do we know about it? Beautiful frescoes painted on burial cairns are examined in this interesting film. They depict extensive trade and cultural exchange with numerous states of eastern Asia. They also portray the bellicose, imperialistic nature of this powerful and expansive empire.
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Play with Windows Media Player: 300k or 700k
Length: 14:52 min.
Country: Germany
Language: English
Producer: Südwestrundfunk Public Television, with Along Mekong Productions
Producers Web site: www.swr.de www.alongmekong.com
Distributor: Telepool GmbH
Distributor Web site: http://www.telepool.de
Copyright: 2005 by SudwestrundfunkFestival Screenings and Awards:
ICRONOS Festival of Archaeological Film, Bordeau, France, 2006
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How were the Incas able to build a successful empire in one of the earth's most inhospitable areas, flourishing despite a hostile climate, perilous terrain, and earthquakes? Geologist Iain Stewart explains through examining the archaeological evidence, uncovering remarkable methods of transportation, food production and building styles that worked in the remote mountains. Secrets of the design of Machu Picchu are also revealed.
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Play with Windows Media Player: 300k or 700k
Length: 59 min.
Country: UK
Language: English
Producer: BBC Science and History Studio / Jeremy Phillips and Arif Nurmohamed
Producers Web site: N/A
Distributor: BBC Worldwide
Distributor Web site: http://www.bbcworldwide.com
Copyright: 2006 by BBC
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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.
Festival Screenings and Awards: Film South Asia 2005, Kathmandu, Nepal |
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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: NoneFestival Screenings and Awards:
Unspecified screening in Italy, 2004, and several airings on Albanian TV
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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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Play with Windwos Media Player: 300k or 700k
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)