TAC International Film Festival

11/06/2026

📣Calling all filmmakers! We are now accepting film submissions for the 2027 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival!

The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival is a juried international competition in the cultural heritage/archaeology film genre that takes place in Eugene, Oregon. 2027 will be our 24th edition of TACIFF and will run from Wednesday, May 12th, through Sunday, May 16th, 2027.

Let’s make this year’s Festival one for the ages!

Deadline is October 15th, 2026.

Please read the entry rules and submit your films on FilmFreeway (https://filmfreeway.com/thearchaeologychannelfilmfestival).

27/05/2026

16/05/2026

This weekend, there will be opportunities to meet filmmakers and ask them questions about their film! 🙋Q&As will take place just outside the theater, in the Cole Gallery, immediately following the film’s showing.

🎟️Film screenings and Q&As are free. No pre-purchased ticket or RSVP needed. Bring your friends and family and be ready to participate in discussions about fascinating topics.

Saturday, May 16

11:28 am - 12:38 pm: “Ea” screening
12:38 - 1:00 pm: Q&A with Lance Collins (Producer)

Sunday, May 17

12:11 - 12:40 pm: “Baaxpée: This Ground” screening
12:40 - 1:00 pm: Q&A with Robin Starbuck (Director)

3:15 - 3:33 pm: “Pony Express: Living the Ride” screening
3:33 - 4:00 pm: Q&A with Gwen Clancy (Director)

📍The Shedd Institute, Eugene OR

12/05/2026

🎉🎬TAC International Film Festival begins tomorrow, May 13, with the Banquet and Keynote Address by Michael Bott and Rupert Soskin (The Prehistory Guys)! We have exciting events planned throughout the week and into the weekend, paired with an outstanding class of 30 films being shown on the big screen during this year’s festival.

We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating cultural heritage media together!

Festival Banquet with Keynote Address:
Wednesday, May 13, 6 - 9 pm
The Gordon Hotel, 555 Oak Street
$75/plate
Enjoy a delicious meal, socialize with other festival-goers, and hear the Keynote Address by Michael and Rupert (The Prehistory Guys) titled, “Being There: How filming can change perceptions.”

Film Screenings:
Thursday & Friday, May 14 & 15, 7 - 10 pm
Saturday, May 16, 9:30 am - 7 pm
Sunday, May 17, 10 am –7 pm
The Shedd Institute, Sheffer Recital Hall, 868 High Street
Free!
Watch films on the big screen, attend Q&As with filmmakers, and cast your vote for the Audience Favorite Award. Snacks and drinks will be available.

Video Bar:
Thursday & Friday, May 14 & 15, 7 - 10 pm
Saturday, May 16, 9:30 am - 7 pm
Sunday, May 17, 10 am –7 pm
The Shedd Institute, Cole Gallery, 868 High Street
Free!
Watch our Festival entries on your own time.

TAC Conference on Cultural Heritage Media:
Friday, May 15, 1:00 - 5:30 pm
Archaeological Legacy Institute, 372 West 12th Ave.
$50 day; $10 single presentation
Filmmakers, indigenous groups, archaeologists, and others share ideas through presentations and discussion.

Saturday Social:
Saturday, May 16, 7 - 10 pm
Archaeological Legacy Institute, 372 West 12th Ave.
Free
Hobnob with filmmakers, festival organizers, conference presenters, and other festival-goers while enjoying food and drinks.

Awards Reception:
Sunday, May 17, 7 - 9 pm
Archaeological Legacy Institute, 372 West 12th Ave.
$5
Join us for some food and beverages while we tally the jury and audience votes and announce the award winners! Make sure to cast your votes for the Audience Favorite Award during each film screening session at The Shedd.

01/05/2026

📣 Calling all foodies, film enthusiasts, and Prehistory Guys fans! 🥂We invite all those interested, including local community members and official TAC Festival and Conference participants, to attend the Banquet to officially kick off the festival. Enjoy a fine meal and have fun with fellow Festival-goers. Menu choices will have chicken, potatoes, beans, stuffed acorn squash, and salad in a buffet, which includes vegan and gluten-free options. 🍽️

We are also thrilled to welcome The Prehistory Guys- Michael Bott and Rupert Soskin- for the Festival Keynote Address, titled “Being There: How filming Can Change Perceptions.” 🎥🎬

Friends and colleagues in the UK since the late 1990s, Michael’s and Rupert’s shared fascination with megalithic sites and combined talents eventually culminated in the film “Standing With Stones,” which was greeted with acclaim at TAC Festival 2010. In 2018, they began a podcast, which has since developed into The Prehistory Guys, a YouTube channel focused on prehistoric archaeology with over 100,000 subscribers.
Together, collaborating with ALI, they have also guided popular TAC Tours of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, with a much-anticipated “Tour of Scotland & the Isles” coming in September of 2026.🧳

In their keynote address, Michael and Rupert will share some of their experiences that illustrate how the act of filming, coupled with a little critical thinking, has profoundly changed their understanding of prehistoric sites and revealed that conventional wisdom is often rooted in misunderstandings and misplaced assumptions.

📍Gordon Hotel, 555 Oak Street, Eugene, OR
⏰Wednesday May 13, 6-9pm
🎫$75/plate

Don’t miss out! RSVP by May 6th here to ensure a place at the table: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/tac-festival-banquet--2026

30/04/2026

🍿💬The last day of TAC International Film Fest, Sunday May 17th, is packed with a smorgasbord of films in Sessions 6-8, as well as opportunities to meet with the directors of a few of the films!

🎬Session 6 at 10:00am provides insights into Ohio’s famous Serpent Mound, the temporal context of sacred Mayan structures, 16th Century land management practices to protect the forests of Venice, and the life and spiritual legacy of Ben Cloud, revered Crow medicine chief. Director of “Baaxpée: This Ground,” Robin Starbuck, will be there for a Q&A following the screening.

🎥Session 7 at 1:00pm dives into the history of the Greek Malagousiá grape, the debate surrounding the proper home of the Parthenon sculptures, excavations at a giant yet little-known ancient Chinese city, and a re-enactment of the legendary Pony Express. Followed by a Q&A with “Pony Express: Living the Ride” director, Gwen Clancy.

🎬Last but not least, Session 8 at 4:00pm brings you Rai, a traditional Indian dance brought to fame by Ram Sahay Pandey, the last Iranian miller’s knowledge of traditional windmills, and the surprising wildlife within the Roman Colosseum at night. Stick around for a Q&A with Luca Lancise, director of “The Empire of Nature: A Night at the Colosseum Park.”

🏆Close out the 2026 festival with us in a celebration of cultural heritage, film, and the craft of filmmaking at the Awards Reception at 7pm at the ALI Office.

30/04/2026

🍿Enjoy Day 3 of the TAC Film Festival with a full day of films on Saturday, May 16th for Sessions 3, 4 and 5.

🎥Session 3 starts at 9:30am; learn about the pontadoros technique for reproducing ancient sculptures, the little-known history of vegetarianism, and the living legacy of Keʻeaumoku Kapu, Native Hawaiian community leader and activist. Stick around for a Q&A with Keʻeaumoku Kapu and producer Lance Collins after the film “Ea.”

🎬Session 4 at 1:00pm hosts films that discuss preservation of Mayan murals in Guatemala, the protection of the Gran Pajatén site in Peru, the culture and values of an endangered tribe of Nepalese mountain hunter-gatherers, and the journey of a young Japanese scholar aiding the Gurindji Aboriginal people in telling their story.

🎥Session 5, beginning at 4:15pm, closes out the evening with an exploration of the enigma that is the famous Rubicon river, ancient Roman secrets uncovered by the construction of a new metro line, the bloody history of Count Van Horne’s residence, and Nineveh: the potential true location of the Hanging Gardens.

30/04/2026

Session 2 screens at 7:00pm on May 15 at the TAC International Film Festival!

🎥Our film selection includes stories of a nearly lost Taiwanese Indigenous craft, ceramic treasures in a 3rd century Roman shipwreck, a story about the last column of the Temple of Hera, Black families who find strength in a musical tradition called Maracatu, and the discovery of remarkable amounts of ancient Roman glass found in a deep-sea wreck.

30/04/2026

🎉Kick off The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival with Session 1 at 7:00pm on May 14th!

🎥This first group of films explores traditional Iranian needlework, an ancient elite force of male lovers, and the intricate needle-lace art of an Anatolian silkworm farmer.