2001 Edition
Organization: Roman Museum
Director: Christophe Goumand
The success of the 1999 festival encouraged the Roman Museum to make it a regular biennial event. Nyon thus becomes the first Swiss meeting place for archaeological film enthusiasts, and joins other festivals of this type that exist in France (Bordeaux, Amiens), Germany (Kiel), Italy (Rovereto) and Belgium (Brussels).
Bologna-based Maria Longhena, a specialist in Mayan civilization and author of numerous books on the subject, took part in Friday evening's event dedicated to the archaeology of pre-Columbian America.
Alix Barbet, head of the Centre d'études des peintures murales romaines in Soissons and of the Laboratoire d'archéologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, took part in the afternoon session devoted to Roman civilization, and presented a film on Zeugma (Turkey), a city now engulfed by the waters of the Euphrates, which are being held back by a dam.
The best productions were rewarded by a jury of 5 people from both archaeological and film-related backgrounds. An audience prize was also awarded.
Prize list
FESTIVAL GRAND PRIZE AND AUDIENCE PRIZE
"The tomb of the Scythian prince, Great Britain, France, 52', directed by Marc Jampolsky
For his ability to give an account, with a remarkable sense of narrative, of long-term research on a little-known subject, in a context described with great sensitivity, emphasizing the mutual respect of the scientific teams involved and the sympathetic view of the country in which this work is taking place.
JURY'S SPECIAL PRIZE
"Eating habits of prehistoric man", France, 26', directed by Denis Gerault
For its ability to synthesize a subject that is a priori difficult to treat cinematically. For the way in which the narrative is personalized through subtle camerawork, attractive editing and a sense of humor uncommon in a document intended for specialized circles, qualities which mean that it can also reach a wider audience.
AWARD FOR BEST LOW-BUDGET FILM :
"Bacchus and Ariadne, France, 18', directed by Jean Collinet and Frédéric Moroldo
For the way in which images and judicious commentary combine to highlight an exceptional work of art as part of an archaeological rescue operation.
SPECIAL MENTIONS:
"The man from Concise or the Switzerland of the Palafittes, Switzerland, 46', directed by Silvana Bezzola
For its ability to bring us into the field of archaeology through the judicious use of documentary filmmaking.
"The last days of ZeugmaFrance, 52', directed by Thierry Ragobert
For the emotion with which we show, in an exemplary way, the unheard-of splendors discovered in the urgency of a situation that calls into question a fabulous part of humanity's cultural heritage, at the same time as it condemns the living conditions of an entire population.
The jury
Chairman of the jury:
- Mr Pierre Bardeproducer and director at Télévision suisse romande.
Members:
- Mr Frédéric Andréarchaeologist, director of the Archaeology Film Days at the Mariemont Museum, Belgium.
- Mr Pierre Corboudarchaeologist, Department of Anthropology, University of Geneva.
- Mrs Regula Frei-Stolbaarchaeologist, professor at the Institute of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Lausanne.
- Mr Majan Garlinskiethnologist, curator in the Visual Anthropology Department of the Musée d'ethnographie in Geneva.
