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<DIV>To friends in and near Portland: The best archaeology-related films in the
world are in Portland again this weekend. This is our annual
event, <EM>ArchaeologyFest Film Series:Best of 2010</EM>! Please come
to see some outstanding films and help us support TAC Festival 2011 by enjoying
our PSU mini-festival at the Fifth Avenue Cinema in Portland for the
remaining two evenings (a different 2-hour show each evening), Friday,
January 21, and Saturday, January 22. These are the top films from
<STRONG><EM>The Archaeology Channel</EM></STRONG> International Film Festival
that took place in Eugene last May. Most of them are award-winners from
this international competition. And it's just six bucks for two hours of
sheer enjoyment. One of my favorites is tonight: <EM>Standing with
Stones</EM>--a British film that takes you on a wonderful and engaging tour
of megalithic sites (and you thought Stonehenge was the only one?) throughout
the British Isles. Read on below for more details on the
schedule and films. Please spread the word where you can. We also
have this posted at <A title=http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/PortlandSeries2010.shtml href="http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/PortlandSeriesfestival2010.shtml">http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/PortlandSeriesfestival2010.shtml</A>,
where you can actually see clips from the films. </DIV>
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<DIV>Rick Pettigrew<BR>Archaeological Legacy Institute</DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://www.archaeologychannel.org/ href="http://www.archaeologychannel.org/">www.archaeologychannel.org</A></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=5>ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of
2010<BR><FONT size=3>A benefit for </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><STRONG><EM>The
Archaeology Channel<BR></EM></STRONG>International Film and Video
Festival</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>Portland State University’s<BR>5th Avenue
Cinema<BR>510 SW Hall Blvd.<BR>January 21 and 22, 2011</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left>Doors open at 7 pm and programs begin at 7:30 pm on dates
indicated. Admission $6. Tickets at the door. These are the
best films from the 2010 edition of TAC Festival. (The 2011 edition of TAC
Festival takes place in the Recital Hall at The Shedd Institute in downtown
Eugene, May 24-28)</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><U>Program C: Friday, January 21<BR></U>• <EM>Standing with
Stones</EM> (UK) 135 min.<BR> Produced and directed by documentary
film-maker Michael Bott and presented by naturalist and explorer Rupert Soskin,
this is a first-hand account from Rupert of a journey taken through the British
Isles and Ireland, starting at the tip of Cornwall and ending on the Scottish
Isles, visiting more than 100 Neolithic and Bronze age monuments en route.
Beautiful to look at and aiming to be enlightening, the film explores the
diversity and wonder of these extraordinary enigmatic structures. It also
looks at some of the explanations and absurdities which attach to them.
Rupert Soskin has a deep knowledge of the subject, but also a refreshingly
open-minded attitude to the whos, the hows and especially the whys of the stone
construction. The entire project was conceived and realized entirely by
Michael Bott and Rupert Soskin, with a camera, a camper van, two very
understanding wives, and a passion for stones. (Best Narration by Jury; Most
Inspirational by Jury; Honorable Mention in the Audience Favorite competition;
Honorable Mention by Jury in the Best Film competition, Animation, Script, and
Music)</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><U>Program D: Saturday, January
22<BR></U>• <EM>Herculaneum: Diaries of Darkness and Light</EM> (Italy) 52
min.<BR> This film tells the story of the excavations at Herculaneum,
following Amedeo Maiuri, the archaeologist who in little more than 30 years
brought to light the Roman city, which had been destroyed along with Pompeii by
the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Today, two-thirds of the ancient
city still lies under the modern city of Ercolano. In order to continue
the excavations, large parts of the modern city would have to be knocked down,
as Maiuri had started to do a few years before his death. The diaries of
Maiuri, together with interviews and unseen footage, lead us in the discovery of
the archaeological site and invite us to consider the relationship that humans
have with their past along with our desire to discover it, to understand it and
to preserve it in time. </DIV>
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<DIV align=left>• <EM>Paddle Ship “Patris”Lost in 1868...</EM> (Greece) 63
min.<BR> This documentary concerns the historic steam engine paddle
ship Patris, which sank in 1868. This type of boat is unique because it
used wheels for movement. It was manufactured at a time before the advent
of the screw propeller, when most ships were made of wood. This particular
boat was one of very few made of metal and for this reason it was
preserved. It was a luxurious vessel that had a paddle-wheel steam engine,
but also had sails. Patris was property of “Hellenic Steam Navigation
Company,” the first coastal shipping company that was founded in Greece.
The film was made with the collaboration of the Museum of Industrial Heritage of
Syros, subordinate to the Municipality of Syros, Greece, and the Greek Ministry
of Culture, the National Institute of Research, the Department of Underwater
Antiquities, and the Underwater Filming Research (UFR) diving team. (Best Film
by Jury; Best Cinematography by Jury; Honorable Mention by Jury for Narration,
Animation, Special Effects, Script, Music, and Inspiration)</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><U>TAC Festival 2011 Moves to the Recital Hall at The Shedd
Institute</U></DIV>
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<DIV align=left>ALI announces the next edition of <STRONG><EM>The Archaeology
Channel</EM></STRONG> International Film and Video Festival, May 24-28, 2010, in
the Recital Hall at The Shedd Institute, 868 High Street, in downtown Eugene,
Oregon. TAC Festival will bring to Oregon the world’s best films on
archaeology, ancient cultures, and the world of indigenous peoples. Our
Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Tom King, speaking on his archaeological research in
the continuing search for aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Please join us
in welcoming to Eugene the people of the world for this cinematic celebration of
the human cultural heritage. Details at <A title=http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml href="http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml">http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml</A>.</DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>