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Award Selections

TAC Festival 2021

Best Film (by Jury)

Riddle of the Bones: Gender Revolution

(Produced by Tuan Lam; directed by Birgit Tanner and Carsten Gutschmidt; distributed by ZDF enterprises; Germany)

 

Honorable Mention for Best Film Category (in order): 

Homo Sapiens: New Origins

(Produced by Hind Saih, directed by Olivier Julien; distributed by Arte France; France)

Meeting Neanderthal

(Produced by Arte France, France Televisions, Fred Hilgemann Filmsand INRAP; directed by Rob Hope, Marie-Anne Sorba, Jean-Marc Cazenave, and Pascal Cuissot; distributed by Beliane; France)

No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave

(Produced by Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan; directed by Daniel Oron; distributed by Go Button Media; Canada)

The Untold Story of the Vatican

(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marc Jampolsky and Marie Thiry; distributed by Terranoa; France)

 

Best Narration (by Jury)

The Untold Story of the Vatican

(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marc Jampolsky and Marie Thiry; distributed by Terranoa; France) 

 

Honorable Mention for Narration (in order): 

Riddle of the Bones: Gender Revolution

(Produced by Tuan Lam; directed by Birgit Tanner and Carsten Gutschmidt; distributed by ZDF enterprises; Germany)

No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave

(Produced by Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan; directed by Daniel Oron; distributed by Go Button Media; Canada)

Meeting Neanderthal

(Produced by Arte France, France Televisions, Fred Hilgemann Films and INRAP; directed by Rob Hope, Marie-Anne Sorba, Jean-Marc Cazenave, and Pascal Cuissot; distributed by Beliane; France)

Sarevo

(Produced, directed and distributed by Mohammad Abdollahi; Iran)

 

Best Animation & Effects (by Jury)

Homo Sapiens: New Origins

(Produced by Hind Saih, directed by Olivier Julien; distributed by Arte France; France) 

 

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

The Untold Story of the Vatican

(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marc Jampolsky and Marie Thiry; distributed by Terranoa; France)

Riding Through Time 

(Produced and directed by Gianmarco D'Agostino; distributed by Advaita Film Srl; Italy) 

Meeting Neanderthal

(Produced by Arte France, France Televisions, Fred Hilgemann Films and INRAP; directed by Rob Hope, Marie-Anne Sorba, Jean-Marc Cazenave, and Pascal Cuissot; distributed by Beliane; France)

We, the Voyagers: Our Moana 

(Produced and directed by Mimi George and Heu’ionalani Wyeth; distributed by Pacific Traditions Society; USA)

 

Best Public Education Value (by Jury)

Sfumato

(Producted, directed and distributed by Amirali Mirderikvand; Iran)

 

Honorable Mention for Public Education Value (in order):

Riddle of the Bones: Gender Revolution

(Produced by Tuan Lam; directed by Birgit Tanner and Carsten Gutschmidt; distributed by ZDF enterprises; Germany)

Homo Sapiens: New Origins

(Produced by Hind Saih, directed by Olivier Julien; distributed by Arte France; France)

Meeting Neanderthal

(Produced by Arte France, France Televisions, Fred Hilgemann Films and INRAP; directed by Rob Hope, Marie-Anne Sorba, Jean-Marc Cazenave, and Pascal Cuissot; distributed by Beliane; France)

The Untold Story of the Vatican

(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marc Jampolsky and Marie Thiry; distributed by Terranoa; France)

 

Best Script (by Jury)

No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave

(Produced by Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan; directed by Daniel Oron; distributed by Go Button Media; Canada) 

 

Honorable Mention for Script (in order):

Riddle of the Bones: Gender Revolution

(Produced by Tuan Lam; directed by Birgit Tanner and Carsten Gutschmidt; distributed by ZDF enterprises; Germany)

Homo Sapiens: New Origins

(Produced by Hind Saih, directed by Olivier Julien; distributed by Arte France; France)

Meeting Neanderthal

(Produced by Arte France, France Televisions, Fred Hilgemann Films and INRAP; directed by Rob Hope, Marie-Anne Sorba, Jean-Marc Cazenave, and Pascal Cuissot; distributed by Beliane; France)

The Untold Story of the Vatican

(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marc Jampolsky and Marie Thiry; distributed by Terranoa; France)

 

Best Cinematography (by Jury)

Kaddish

(Produced, directed and distributed by Razid Season; USA) 

 

Honorable Mention for Cinematography (in order):

The Untold Story of the Vatican

(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marc Jampolsky and Marie Thiry; distributed by Terranoa; France)

Homo Sapiens: New Origins

(Produced by Hind Saih, directed by Olivier Julien; distributed by Arte France; France)

No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave

(Produced by Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan; directed by Daniel Oron; distributed by Go Button Media; Canada)

Dehsalm

(Produced, directed and distributed by Mohammad Abdollahi; Iran)

 

Best Music (by Jury)

The Gallic Pact

(Produced, directed and distributed by Sébastien Duhem; France) 

 

Honorable Mention for Music (in order):

The Untold Story of the Vatican

(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marc Jampolsky and Marie Thiry; distributed by Terranoa; France)

Homo Sapiens: New Origins

(Produced by Hind Saih, directed by Olivier Julien; distributed by Arte France; France)

Sfumato

(Producted, directed and distributed by Amirali Mirderikvand; Iran)

Sarevo

(Produced, directed and distributed by Mohammad Abdollahi; Iran)

 

Most Inspirational (by Jury)

Riddle of the Bones: Gender Revolution

(Produced by Tuan Lam; directed by Birgit Tanner and Carsten Gutschmidt; distributed by ZDF enterprises; Germany) 

 

Honorable Mention for Inspiration (in order):

No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave

(Produced by Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan; directed by Daniel Oron; distributed by Go Button Media; Canada)

Homo Sapiens: New Origins

(Produced by Hind Saih, directed by Olivier Julien; distributed by Arte France; France)

Sfumato

(Producted, directed and distributed by Amirali Mirderikvand; Iran)

Meeting Neanderthal

(Produced by Arte France, France Televisions, Fred Hilgemann Films and INRAP; directed by Rob Hope, Marie-Anne Sorba, Jean-Marc Cazenave, and Pascal Cuissot; distributed by Beliane; France)

 

Special Mention (by Jury)

 

The Lost Redwood

(Produced by Sam Gaty; directed by Jesse Andrew Clark; distributed by Northwest Documentary; USA);

For outstanding Ecological Heritage Awareness

 

The Dune People

(Produced by AMC2 Productions, Court-Jus Productions, France Televisions; directed by Nikos Dayandas; distributed by Court-Jus Productions; France);

For outstanding Climate Change Awareness

 

Meeting Neanderthal

(Produced by Arte France, France Televisions, Fred Hilgemann Films and INRAP; directed by Rob Hope, Marie-Anne Sorba, Jean-Marc Cazenave and Pascal Cuissot; distributed by Beliane; France);

For outstanding New Insights

 

Twelve Decades of Discovery

(Produced and distributed by AORI Films; directed by Nikos Dayandas; Greece);

For excellence in Continuing Legacy in Archaeology

 

Audience Favorite (by Festival audience)

We, the Voyagers: Our Moana

(Produced and directed by Mimi George and Heu’ionalani Wyeth; distributed by Pacific Traditions Society; USA)

 

Honorable Mention for Inspiration (in order):

The Untold Story of the Vatican

(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marc Jampolsky and Marie Thiry; distributed by Terranoa; France)

Homo Sapiens: New Origins

(Produced by Hind Saih, directed by Olivier Julien; distributed by Arte France; France)

Meeting Neanderthal

(Produced by Arte France, France Televisions, Fred Hilgemann Films and INRAP; directed by Rob Hope, Marie-Anne Sorba, Jean-Marc Cazenave, and Pascal Cuissot; distributed by Beliane; France)

Riddle of the Bones: Gender Revolution

(Produced by Tuan Lam; directed by Birgit Tanner and Carsten Gutschmidt; distributed by ZDF enterprises; Germany)