Award Selections
TAC Festival 2016
Best Film (by Jury)
Dawn of Humanity: Ancient Human Death Trap
(Produced and directed by Graham Townsley; a production of NOVA and National Geographic Studios for WGBH Boston;
distributed by Fox International Content Sales; USA)
Honorable Mention for Best Film Category (in order):
Monuments Revealed: The Secrets of the Colosseum
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Stonehenge: Bringing Back the Dead
(Produced by Terra Matter Factual Studios and Oxford Scientific Films; distributed by Terra Matter Factual Studios and Oxford Scientific Films; Austria and UK)
Monuments Revealed: Petra, Capital of the Desert
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
The X-ray Time Machine
(Produced by Tony Freeth; directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by Images First Ltd.; UK)
Best Narration (by Jury)
Monuments Revealed: The Secrets of the Colosseum
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Honorable Mention for Narration (in order):
Dawn of Humanity: Ancient Human Death Trap
(Produced and directed by Graham Townsley; a production of NOVA and National Geographic Studios for WGBH Boston; distributed by Fox International Content Sales; USA)
Monuments Revealed: Petra, Capital of the Desert
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Eternal Monuments: Hagia Sophia
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Roman Engineering: Cities
(Produced by Jose Antonio Muniz; distributed by ONZA Partners; Spain)
Stolen Warriors
(Produced by Wolfgang Luck; distributed by Java Films Paris; Germany)
Best Animation & Effects (by Jury)
Roman Engineering: Cities
(Produced by Jose Antonio Muniz; distributed by ONZA Partners; Spain)
Honorable Mention for Animation & Special Effects (in order):
Dawn of Humanity: Ancient Human Death Trap
(Produced and directed by Graham Townsley; a production of NOVA and National Geographic Studios for WGBH Boston; distributed by Fox International Content Sales; USA)
Monuments Revealed: The Secrets of the Colosseum
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
The X-ray Time Machine
(Produced by Tony Freeth; directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by Images First Ltd.; UK)
Monuments Revealed: Petra, Capital of the Desert
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Best Public Education Value (by Jury)
Dawn of Humanity: Ancient Human Death Trap
(Produced and directed by Graham Townsley; a production of NOVA and National Geographic Studios for WGBH Boston;
distributed by Fox International Content Sales; USA)
Honorable Mention for Public Education Value (in order):
Monuments Revealed: The Secrets of the Colosseum
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Monuments Revealed: Petra, Capital of the Desert
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
The X-ray Time Machine
(Produced by Tony Freeth; directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by Images First Ltd.; UK)
Roman Engineering: Cities
(Produced by Jose Antonio Muniz; distributed by ONZA Partners; Spain)
Best Script (by Jury)
Monuments Revealed: The Secrets of the Colosseum
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Honorable Mention for Script (in order):
Monuments Revealed: Petra, Capital of the Desert
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Roman Engineering: Cities
(Produced by Jose Antonio Muniz; distributed by ONZA Partners; Spain)
The X-ray Time Machine
(Produced by Tony Freeth; directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by Images First Ltd.; UK)
Stonehenge: Bringing Back the Dead
(Produced by Terra Matter Factual Studios and Oxford Scientific Films; distributed by Terra Matter Factual Studios and Oxford Scientific Films; Austria and UK)
Best Cinematography (by Jury)
Monuments Revealed: Petra, Capital of the Desert
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Honorable Mention for Cinematography (in order):
Monuments Revealed: The Secrets of the Colosseum
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Dawn of Humanity: Ancient Human Death Trap
(Produced and directed by Graham Townsley; a production of NOVA and National Geographic Studios for WGBH Boston; distributed by Fox International Content Sales; USA)
Eternal Monuments: Hagia Sophia
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Roman Engineering: Cities
(Produced by Jose Antonio Muniz; distributed by ONZA Partners; Spain)
Best Music (by Jury)
The X-ray Time Machine
(Produced by Tony Freeth; directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by Images First Ltd.; UK)
Honorable Mention for Music (in order):
The Lost Gold of Corsica
(Produced by Constance Films and ARTE France; distributed by ARTE France; France)
Dawn of Humanity: Ancient Human Death Trap
(Produced by Graham Townsley for WGBH NOVA; distributed by PBS Distributions; USA)
Viking Women: Jova’s Heritage and the Fall of Haithabu
(Produced by Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG; distributed by Autentic GmbH; Germany)
Life and Death at Preah Vihear
(Produced by David Feingold; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; USA)
Metal Ages or the Hierarchization of Society
(Produced by Petrus Van der Let; distributed by Petrus Van der Let; Austria)
Most Inspirational (by Jury)
Dawn of Humanity: Ancient Human Death Trap
(Produced and directed by Graham Townsley; a production of NOVA and National Geographic Studios for WGBH Boston;
distributed by Fox International Content Sales; USA)
Honorable Mention for Inspiration (in order):
Monuments Revealed: The Secrets of the Colosseum
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
Viking Women: Jova’s Heritage and the Fall of Haithabu
(Produced by Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG; distributed by Autentic GmbH; Germany)
Monuments Revealed: Petra, Capital of the Desert
(Produced by Valerie Abita; distributed by ZED; France and USA)
The X-ray Time Machine
(Produced by Tony Freeth; directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by Images First Ltd.; UK)
Audience Favorite Competition (by Festival audience)
Winner: First Footprints
(Produced by Martin Butler and Bentley Dean; distributed by ARTE France; Australia)
Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite Competition (in order):
Dawn of Humanity: Ancient Human Death Trap
(Produced and directed by Graham Townsley; a production of NOVA and National Geographic Studios for WGBH Boston; distributed by Fox International Content Sales; USA)
The X-ray Time Machine
(Produced by Tony Freeth; directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by Images First Ltd.; UK)
The Jewish Cemetery
(Produced by Peter Blystone; distributed by Blystone Films; Germany)
Stolen Warriors
(Produced by Wolfgang Luck; distributed by Java Films Paris; Germany)
Special Mention (by Jury)
Footprints Into the Past (Produced by PAOLO-Film in Cooperation with ARTE/ZDF; distributed by Sylvia Strasser; Germany) for Best Use of Indigenous Knowledge
The X-ray Time Machine (Produced by Tony Freeth; directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by Images First Ltd.; UK); for Best Documentation of New Scientific Methods
The X-ray Time Machine (Produced by Tony Freeth; directed by Martin Freeth; distributed by Images First Ltd.; UK); for Best Short Documentary
Stonehenge: Bringing Back the Dead (Produced by Terra Matter Factual Studios and Oxford Scientific Films; distributed by Terra Matter Factual Studios and Oxford Scientific Films; Austria and UK); for Best Use of Osteological Analysis