Portland State University's Film Committee and Department of Anthropology, and ALI, present ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of 2009

Archaeological Legacy Institute and PSU's Department of Anthropology and Film Committee are pleased to present the best films from the 2009 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival. Top-rated by the Festival jury and audience, these films are organized into four evening programs (two Fridays and two Saturdays), beginning Friday, January 15, 2010, in Portland, Oregon. This series is a benefit for TAC Festival, an annual spring event in downtown Eugene and the only film competition for its genre in the Western Hemisphere.

Movie programs begin at 7:30 pm on dates indicated and last approximately two hours. All programs will screen at PSU's 5th Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall Boulevard, in Portland. Doors open at 7:00 pm, and tickets are $6.00 at the door. All proceeds go to support TAC Festival (next edition: May 18-22, 2010, in the Soreng Theater at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene).

See below for more details. Please submit any questions to filmfest@archaeologychannel.org.

The Films (click on film titles to see clips and more information on each film):

January 15: Program A
The Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an Ancient Greek Mystery (UK) 14 min. (Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for Animation by Jury; Best Special Effects by Jury)

Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum (UK) 26 min. (Honorable Mention for Narration, Cinematography and Music by Jury)

Uncle Sem and the Bosnian Dream (Italy) 52 min. (Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for Script by Jury)

January 16: Program B
From Grief and Joy We Sing (USA) 53 min. (Special Mention by Jury; Honorable Mention for Script and Most Inspirational by Jury)

The Twilight of the Celts (Switzerland) 52 min.

January 22: Program C
Borneo: The Memory of Caves (France) 52 min. (Honorable Mention for Music by Jury; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

The Last Romans (Belgium) 52 min. (Honorable Mention for Best Film, Animation, and Script by Jury; Honorable Mention in Audience Favorite competition)

January 23: Program D
Breaking the Maya Code (USA) 116 min. (Best Film, Animation, Script, Music, and Inspiration by Jury; Honorable Mention for Narration, Special Effects, and Cinematography by Jury; Audience Favorite Award)