Award Selections
TAC Festival 2024
Best Film (by Jury)
(Produced and directed by Glenda Hambley; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)
Honorable Mention for Best Film Category (in order):
In Search of the Lost Music of Antiquity
(Produced and directed by Olivier De Bannes and directed by Bernard George; distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
Wonder of Andalusia: Medina Azahara
(Produced by Amélie Juan; directed by Stéphane Bégoin and Thomas Marlier; distributed by Mediawan; France)
(Produced by Christie and Agnès Molia; directed by Thibaud Marchand and distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
Ocean One K: Archaeologist of the Abyss
(Produced by Gedeon Programmes; directed by Mathieu Pradinaud; distributed by Terranoa; France)
Best Narration (by Jury)
(Produced and directed by Glenda Hambley; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)
Honorable Mention for Narration (in order):
Wonder of Andalusia: Medina Azahara
(Produced by Olga Michi and Maksim Koveshnikov; directed by Vladimir Krivov; distributed by Natalia Blagova; Russia)
Old Drystones: First Farmers of the Mountains
(Produced, directed and distributed by Rob Hope; France)
In Search of the Lost Music of Antiquity
(Produced by Olivier De Bannes and directed by Bernard George; distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
Francisco Albo: Greek Seamen in the First Voyage Around the World
(Produced and directed by Pedro Olalla; Spain)
Best Animation & Effects (by Jury)
Wonder of Andalusia: Medina Azahara
(Produced by Amélie Juan; directed by Stéphane Bégoin and Thomas Marlier; distributed by Mediawan; France)
Honorable Mention for Animation & Special Effects (in order):
(Produced by Leslea Mair; directed by Leif Kaldor; distributed by LGI Media; Canada)
(Produced by Tournez S'il Vous Plait; directed by Thibaud Marchand; distributed by ZED; France)
(Produced by Christie and Agnès Molia; directed by Thibaud Marchand and distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
(Produced and directed by Michael Blake; UK).
Best Public Education Value (by Jury)
Ocean One K: Archaeologist of the Abyss
(Produced by Gedeon Programmes; directed by Mathieu Pradinaud; distributed by Terranoa; France)
Honorable Mention for Public Education Value (in order):
(Produced and directed by Glenda Hambley; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)
Notre-Dame de Paris: Preventive Excavation at the Transept Crossing
(Produced by Inrap, Thibaud Marchand, Nadia Cleitman; directed by Thibaud Marchand; distributed by Inrap; France)
They Never Left: Indigenous Reclamation and Return in the Southeast
(Produced by Michele Forman and directed by Quinn C. Smith; USA)
In Search of the Lost Music of Antiquity
(Produced by Olivier De Bannes and directed by Bernard George; distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
Best Script (by Jury)
In Search of the Lost Music of Antiquity
(Produced by Olivier De Bannes and directed by Bernard George; distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
Honorable Mention for Script (in order):
Wonder of Andalusia: Medina Azahara
(Produced by Amélie Juan; directed by Stéphane Bégoin and Thomas Marlier; distributed by Mediawan; France)
Ocean One K: Archaeologist of the Abyss
(Produced by Gedeon Programmes; directed by Mathieu Pradinaud; distributed by Terranoa; France)
Notre-Dame de Paris: Preventive Excavation at the Transept Crossing
(Produced by Inrap, Thibaud Marchand, Nadia Cleitman; directed by Thibaud Marchand; distributed by Inrap; France)
Neanderthal: In the Footsteps of Another Humanity
(Produced by Caroline Chassaing; directed by David Geoffroy; Distributed by Dieterle Marie Estelle; France)
Best Cinematography (by Jury)
(Produced by Christie and Agnès Molia; directed by Thibaud Marchand and distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
Honorable Mention for Cinematography (in order):
Wonder of Andalusia: Medina Azahara
(Produced by Amélie Juan; directed by Stéphane Bégoin and Thomas Marlier; distributed by Mediawan; France)
In Search of the Lost Music of Antiquity
(Produced by Olivier De Bannes and directed by Bernard George; distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
Diving into History: 50 Years of Exploring Our Maritime Heritage
(Produced and directed by Michael Pitts; UK)
(Produced by Leslea Mair; directed by Leif Kaldor; distributed by LGI Media; Canada)
Best Music (by Jury)
In Search of the Lost Music of Antiquity
(Produced by Olivier De Bannes and directed by Bernard George; distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
Honorable Mention for Music (in order):
Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia
(Produced by David Gross, Murray Pope, Christopher Zaryc; directed by Murray Pope; distributed by K2 Studios; USA)
(Produced and directed by Glenda Hambley; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)
Francisco Albo: Greek Seamen in the First Voyage Around the World
(Produced and directed by Pedro Olalla; Spain)
(Produced by Leslea Mair; directed by Leif Kaldor; distributed by LGI Media; Canada)
Most Inspirational (by Jury)
Notre-Dame de Paris: Preventive Excavation at the Transept Crossing
(Produced and directed by Inrap, Thibaud Marchand, Nadia Cleitman; directed by Thibaud Marchand; distributed by Inrap; France)
Honorable Mention for Inspiration (in order):
In Search of the Lost Music of Antiquity
(Produced by Olivier De Bannes and directed by Bernard George; distributed by ARTE Distribution; France)
(Produced and directed by Glenda Hambley; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)
Ocean One K: Archaeologist of the Abyss
(Produced by Gedeon Programmes; directed by Mathieu Pradinaud; distributed by Terranoa; France)
(Produced by Visa Koiso-Kanttila; directed by Iiris Härmä; distributed by The Finnish Film Foundation; Finland)
Special Mention (by Jury)
Diving into History: 50 Years of Exploring Our Maritime Heritage
Produced and directed by Michael Pitts; UK
for Excellent Environmental Awareness
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marie Thiry; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)
Colonialism through Family Perspectives
Finding Enok: Coping with Our Colonial Past
Coping with Our Colonial Past (Produced by Stichting Filmproject; directed by Dorna van Rouveroy; distributed by Indivisual Group; Netherlands); for Reappraisal of Colonialism through Family Perspectives
Audience Favorite (by Festival audience)
Wonder of Andalusia: Medina Azahara
(Produced by Maya Lussier-Seguin, directed by Marc Jampolsky; distributed by Terranoa; France)
Honorable Mention for Audience Favorite (in order):
(Produced by Leslea Mair; directed by Leif Kaldor; distributed by LGI Media; Canada)
Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia
(Produced by David Gross, Murray Pope, Christopher Zaryc; directed by Murray Pope; distributed by K2 Studios; USA)
Ocean One K: Archaeologist of the Abyss
(Produced by Gedeon Programmes; directed by Mathieu Pradinaud; distributed by Terranoa; France)
(Produced by Michel Dimitrakakos and Kostas Macheras; directed by Kostas Macheras; distributed by ERT)
(Produced and directed by Glenda Hambley; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)