Award Selections
TAC Festival 2023
Best Film (by Jury)
(Produced and directed by Michael Rainin; distributed by Rainpix, Inc.; USA)
Honorable Mention for Best Film Category (in order):
(Produced and directed by Freek de Goeje; distributed by Freek de Goeje; Netherlands)
(Produced by Elaheh Nobakht; directed by Yaser Talebi; distributed by Eli-Image; Iran)
Mamody: The Last Baobab Digger
(Produced, directed and distributed by Cyrille Cornu; France)
(Produced by Olga Michi and Maksim Koveshnikov; directed by Vladimir Krivov; distributed by Natalia Blagova; Russia)
Best Narration (by Jury)
(Produced by Elaheh Nobakht; directed by Yaser Talebi; distributed by Eli-Image; Iran)
Honorable Mention for Narration (in order):
(Produced by Olga Michi and Maksim Koveshnikov; directed by Vladimir Krivov; distributed by Natalia Blagova; Russia)
(Produced by Valérie Guerin; directed by Stéphane Bégoin; distributed by Terranoa; France)
(Produced and directed by Orod Attarpour; distributed by IRIB Media Trade; Iran)
(Produced, directed and distributed by Freek de Goeje; Netherlands)
Best Animation & Effects (by Jury)
Pompeii: The Secret of the Villa of Civita Giuliana
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Thomas Marlier; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)
Honorable Mention for Animation & Special Effects (in order):
Music Sets You Free: A Story of Musical Notes, Imprisonment, Horrors, and Hopes
(Produced by Luigi Bertolo, directed by Alessandra Peralta; distributed by Rai Com; Italy)
(Produced by Valérie Guerin; directed by Stéphane Bégoin; distributed by Terranoa; France)
The Mystery of the Cosquer Cave
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marie Thiry; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)
(Produced, directed and distributed by Matthew Emmet Sullivan; Ireland)
Best Public Education Value (by Jury)
(Produced, directed and distributed by Freek de Goeje; Netherlands)
Honorable Mention for Public Education Value (in order):
Mamody: The Last Baobab Digger
(Produced, directed and distributed by Cyrille Cornu; France)
Ladies and Princes of Prehistory
(Produced by Camille Monin, Jan Vasak and Jakub Kostal; directed by Pauline Coste; distributed by Aude Gruyer; France)
The Mystery of the Cosquer Cave
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marie Thiry; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)
(Produced and directed by Michael Rainin; distributed by Rainpix, Inc.; USA)
Best Script (by Jury)
(Produced by Elaheh Nobakht; directed by Yaser Talebi; distributed by Eli-Image; Iran)
Honorable Mention for Script (in order):
The Mystery of the Cosquer Cave
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marie Thiry; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)
Mamody: The Last Baobab Digger
(Produced, directed and distributed by Cyrille Cornu; France)
(Produced and directed by Freek de Goeje; distributed by Freek de Goeje; Netherlands)
(Produced by Olga Michi and Maksim Koveshnikov; directed by Vladimir Krivov; distributed by Natalia Blagova; Russia)
Best Cinematography (by Jury)
Pompeii: The Secret of the Villa of Civita Giuliana
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Thomas Marlier; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)
Honorable Mention for Cinematography (in order):
Mamody: The Last Baobab Digger
(Produced, directed and distributed by Cyrille Cornu; France)
The Mystery of the Cosquer Cave
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marie Thiry; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)
Sagrada Familia: Gaudi's Challenge
(Produced by Maya Lussier-Seguin, directed by Marc Jampolsky; distributed by Terranoa; France)
(Produced by Elaheh Nobakht; directed by Yaser Talebi; distributed by Eli-Image; Iran)
Best Music (by Jury)
Music Sets You Free: A Story of Musical Notes, Imprisonment, Horrors, and Hopes
(Produced by Luigi Bertolo, directed by Alessandra Peralta; distributed by Rai Com; Italy)
Honorable Mention for Music (in order):
(Produced and directed by Michael Rainin; distributed by Rainpix, Inc.; USA)
(Produced by Olga Michi and Maksim Koveshnikov; directed by Vladimir Krivov; distributed by Natalia Blagova; Russia)
(Produced and directed by Freek de Goeje; distributed by Freek de Goeje; Netherlands)
(Produced by Valérie Guerin; directed by Stéphane Bégoin; distributed by Terranoa; France)
Most Inspirational (by Jury)
(Produced and directed by Freek de Goeje; distributed by Freek de Goeje; Netherlands)
Honorable Mention for Inspiration (in order):
(Produced and directed by Michael Rainin; distributed by Rainpix, Inc.; USA)
The Mystery of the Cosquer Cave
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marie Thiry; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)
(Produced and directed by Orod Attarpour; distributed by IRIB Media Trade; Iran)
(Produced by Visa Koiso-Kanttila; directed by Iiris Härmä; distributed by The Finnish Film Foundation; Finland)
Special Mention (by Jury)
Mamody: The Last Baobab Digger
(Produced, directed and distributed by Cyrille Cornu; France)
for Excellent Environmental Awareness
The Mystery of the Cosquer Cave
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Marie Thiry; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)
for Excellent Dramatization of Global Warming
(Produced by Serge Houot; directed by Richard Martin-Jordan; distributed by Mara Films; France)
for Excellence in Cultural Preservation
Audience Favorite (by Festival audience)
Sagrada Familia: Gaudi's Challenge
(Produced by Maya Lussier-Seguin, directed by Marc Jampolsky; distributed by Terranoa; France)
Honorable Mention for Audience Favorite (in order):
(Produced by Visa Koiso-Kanttila; directed by Iiris Härmä; distributed by The Finnish Film Foundation; Finland)
(Produced by Elaheh Nobakht; directed by Yaser Talebi; distributed by Eli-Image; Iran)
Unpacking the Universe: The Making of an Exhibition
(Produced by Agnes Stauber; directed by Alexa Oona Schulz and Agnes Stauber; distributed by Los Angeles County Museum of Art; USA)
Pompeii: The Secret of the Villa of Civita Giuliana
(Produced by Stephane Milliere; directed by Thomas Marlier; distributed by Gedeon Programmes; France)