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Award Selections

TAC Festival 2017

Best Film (by Jury)

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

(Produced by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; directed by Peter L. Brosnan;

distributed by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; USA)

 

Honorable Mention for Best Film Category (in order):

The Destruction of Memory

(Produced and directed by Tim Slade; distributed by Autlook Filmsales; USA)

Iceman Reborn

(Produced by Bonnie Brennan, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, Chris Schmidt; directed by Bonnie Brennan; distributed by PBS; USA)

Stone Age Cinema

(Produced by MC4 Productions, Jean-Pierre Bailly; directed by Pascal Cuissot and Marc Azema; distributed by ZED; France)

The Grand Masters of the Chauvet Cave

(Produced by Andana Films; directed by Christian Tran; distributed by Andana Films; France)

 

Best Narration (by Jury)

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

(Produced by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; directed by Peter L. Brosnan;

distributed by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; USA)

 

Honorable Mention for Narration (in order):

Iceman Reborn

(Produced by Bonnie Brennan, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, and Chris Schmidt; directed by Bonnie Brennan; distributed by PBS; USA)

Vikings Unearthed

(Produced by Eamon Hardy for WGBH NOVA; directed by Harvey Lilley; distributed by BBC Worldwide; UK)

Prayers Long Silent

(Produced and directed by Dan Frodsham; distributed by Nanyang Technological University Singapore; UK)

Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architec

(Produced by Stéphane Milliere, Gedeon Programmes; directed by Marc Jampolsky;  distributed by Terranoa; France)

 

Best Animation & Effects (by Jury)

Iceman Reborn

(Produced by Bonnie Brennan, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, and Chris Schmidt;

directed by Bonnie Brennan; distributed by PBS; USA)

 

Honorable Mention for Animation & Special Effects (in order):

Naachtun: The Forgotten Mayan City

(Produced by Les Films a Cinq; directed by Stephanie Begoin; distributed by Les Films a Cinq; France)

Mia

(Produced by Spotted Fawn Productions, Inc; directed by Amanda Strong and Bracken Hanuse Corlett; distributed by Winnipeg Film Group; Canada)

Stone Age Cinema

(Produced by MC4 Productions; directed by Pascal Cuissot and Marc Azema; distributed by ZED; France)

Fatal Alchemy

(Produced and directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by British Medical Journal; UK)

 

Best Public Education Value (by Jury)

The Destruction of Memory

(Produced and directed by Tim Slade;

distributed by Autlook Filmsales; USA)

 

Honorable Mention for Public Education Value (in order):

The Grand Masters of the Chauvet Cave

(Produced by Andana Films; directed by Christian Tran; distributed by Andana Films; France)

Stone Age Cinema

(Produced by MC4 Productions; directed by Pascal Cuissot and Marc Azema; distributed by ZED; France)

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

(Produced by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; directed by Peter L. Brosnan; distributed by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; USA)

Honey Hunters

(Produced by Ira Rakiz Tuffile; directed by Abdul Hamid Abdullah; distributed by National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS); Malaysia)

 

Best Script (by Jury)

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

(Produced by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; directed by Peter L. Brosnan;

distributed by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; USA)

 

Honorable Mention for Script (in order):

Fatal Alchemy

(Produced and directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by British Medical Journal; UK)

Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect

Produced by Stéphane Milliere, Gedeon Programmes; directed by Marc Jampolsky; distributed by Terranoa; France)

Iceman Reborn

(Produced by Bonnie Brennan, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, and Chris Schmidt; directed by Bonnie Brennan; distributed by PBS; USA)

Honey Hunters

(Produced by Ira Rakiz Tuffile; directed by Abdul Hamid Abdullah; distributed by National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS); Malaysia)

 

Best Cinematography (by Jury)

My Name is Salt

(Produced and directed by Farida Pacha;

distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; India)

 

Honorable Mention for Cinematography (in order):

Fatal Alchemy

(Produced and directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by British Medical Journal; UK)

The Grand Masters of the Chauvet Cave

(Produced by Andana Films; directed by Christian Tran; distributed by Andana Films; France)

Iceman Reborn

(Produced by Bonnie Brennan, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, and Chris Schmidt; directed by Bonnie Brennan; distributed by PBS; USA)

Naachtun: The Forgotten Mayan City

(Produced by Les Films a Cinq; directed by Stephanie Begoin; distributed by Les Films a Cinq; France) 

 

Best Music (by Jury)

Nowruz in Tajikistan

(Produced by Documentary and Experimental Film Center;

directed by Mehdi Bemani; distributed by Documentary and Experimental Film Center; Iran)

 

Honorable Mention for Music (in order):

Fatal Alchemy

(Produced and directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by British Medical Journal; UK)

Mia

(Produced by Spotted Fawn Productions Inc; directed by Amanda Strong and Bracken Hanuse Corlett; distributed by Winnipeg Film Group; Canada)

Prayers Long Silent

(Produced and directed by Dan Frodsham; distributed by Nanyang Technological University Singapore; UK)

Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect

Produced by Stéphane Milliere, Gedeon Programmes; directed by Marc Jampolsky; distributed by Terranoa; France) 

 

Most Inspirational (by Jury)

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

(Produced by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; directed by Peter L. Brosnan;

distributed by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; USA)

 

Honorable Mention for Inspiration (in order):

The Grand Masters of the Chauvet Cave

(Produced by Andana Films; directed by Christian Tran; distributed by Andana Films; France)

Stone Age Cinema

(Produced by MC4 Productions; directed by Pascal Cuissot and Marc Azema; distributed by ZED; France)

Iceman Reborn

(Produced by Bonnie Brennan, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, and Chris Schmidt; directed by Bonnie Brennan; distributed by PBS; USA)

Gyptis: A Greco-Massalian Boat Dating Back to the 6th Century BC

(Produced and directed by Antoine Chene; distributed by Antoine Chene; France)

 

 

Audience Favorite Competition (by Festival audience)

Iceman Reborn

(Produced by Bonnie Brennan, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, and Chris Schmidt;

directed by Bonnie Brennan; distributed by PBS; USA)

 

Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite Competition (in order):

My Name is Salt

(Produced and directed by Farida Pacha; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; India)

The Grand Masters of the Chauvet Cave

(Produced by Andana Films; directed by Christian Tran; distributed by Andana Films; France)

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

(Produced by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; directed by Peter L. Brosnan; distributed by Peter L. Brosnan and Daniel J. Coplan; USA)

Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect

(Produced by Stéphane Milliere, Gedeon Programmes; directed by Marc Jampolsky; distributed by Terranoa; France)

 

Special Mention (by Jury)

The Grand Masters of the Chauvet Cave

(Produced by Andana Films; directed by Christian Tran; distributed by Andana Films; France)

for Promoting Awareness of Paleolithic Cave Art

 

Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect

(Produced by Stéphane Milliere, Gedeon Programmes; directed by Marc Jampolsky; distributed by Terranoa; France)

for Furthering Awareness of Architectural History

 

Stone Age Cinema

(Produced by MC4 Productions; directed by Pascal Cuissot and Marc Azema; distributed by ZED; France)

for Excellent Use of Image and Imagination in the Interpretation of Paleolithic Cave Art