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TAC International Film and Video Festival

 

 

 

 

 

 

Award Selections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Film (by Jury)

Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA

Honorable Mention (in order):

Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA)

Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada)

The Last Romans (Produced by Philippe Axell, Axell Communicationi; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium)

The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France)

 

 

Special Mention (by Jury)
The Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an Ancient Greek Mystery (Produced by Martin Freeth, Mfreeth.com Ltd.; distributed by Publishers/Nature Video); for the best use of science and technology.

From Grief and Joy We Sing (Produced by Holly Wissler; distributed by The Mountain Fund; USA); for the most valuable ethnographic contribution to world cultural memory.

Guédelon: The First Ten Years (Produced by Reinhard Kungel, RK-Film; distributed by RK-Film; Germany); for the best archaeological inspiration for youth.

The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France); for the best portrayal of archaeological project management skills.

Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA); for the best film for all ages.

Uncle Sem and the Bosnian Dream (Produced by Marco Visalberghi for DocLab and by Gianfilippo Pedore for Mir Cinematografica ; distributed by DocLab); for the best film that questions the meaning of archaeology.

 

 

Best Narration (by Jury)
Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA)
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Honorable Mention (in order):

Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA

The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France)

Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum (Produced by Eye to Eye Television; distributed by Journeyman Picture; UK)

Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada)

 

 

Best Animation (by Jury)

Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA)

Honorable Mention (in order):

The Last Romans (Produced by Philippe Axell, Axell Communicationi; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium)

The Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an Ancient Greek Mystery (Produced by Martin Freeth, Mfreeth.com Ltd.; distributed by Publishers/Nature Video)

The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France)

Guédelon: The First Ten Years (Produced by Reinhard Kungel, RK-Film; distributed by RK-Film; Germany)

 

 

Best Special Effects (by Jury)

A tie between

The Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an Ancient Greek Mystery (Produced by Martin Freeth, Mfreeth.com Ltd.; distributed by Publishers/Nature Video)

and

Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA)

Honorable Mention:

Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA)

 

 

Best Script (by Jury)

Breaking the +Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA

Honorable Mention (in order):

Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada)

From Grief and Joy We Sing (Produced by Holly Wissler; distributed by The Mountain Fund; USA)

Uncle Sem and the Bosnian Dream (Produced by Marco Visalberghi for DocLab and by Gianfilippo Pedore for Mir Cinematografica ; distributed by DocLab)

The Last Romans (Produced by Philippe Axell, Axell Communication; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium)

 

 

Best Cinematography (by Jury)
Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA)

Honorable Mention (in order):

Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum (Produced by Eye to Eye Television; distributed by Journeyman Picture; UK)

Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA

Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada)

The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France)

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Best Music (by Jury)
Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA

Honorable Mention (in order):

Borneo: The Memory of Caves (Produced by Luc-Henri Fage, MC4 and ARTE France; distributed by Luc-Henri Fage; France)

Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada)

Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum (Produced by Eye to Eye Television; distributed by Journeyman Picture; UK)

Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA)

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Most Inspirational (by Jury)
A tie between

Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA)

and

From Honey to Ashes (Produced by Lucas Bessire; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; USA)

Honorable Mention (in order):

Rapayan (Directed by Francis Delfour; Produced by Arrimage Productions; distributed by Filmoption International; Canada)

Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA)

From Grief and Joy We Sing (Produced by Holly Wissler; distributed by The Mountain Fund; USA)

 

 

Audience Favorite Competiton (by Festival audience)
Breaking the Maya Code (Produced by Night Fire Films; distributed by Night Fire Films; USA)

Honorable Mention (in order):

Secrets of the Parthenon (Produced by Gary Glassman and Providence Pictures for WGBH/NOVA; distributed by WGBH/NOVA; USA)

Borneo: The Memory of Caves (Produced by Luc-Henri Fage, MC4 and ARTE France; distributed by Luc-Henri Fage; France)

The Mummy Who Came In from the Cold (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France)

The Last Romans (Produced by Philippe Axell, Axell Communication; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium)