Today, June 1, 1996, Agon’s Committee met and awarded eight prizes in total, for:
\n1. Conceptual Originality, 2. Direction, 3. Script, 4. Photography, 5. Educational Film, 6. Prize of the journal ARCHAIOLOGIA & TECHNES,
\n7. Grand Prize of the Greek Film Archive, 8. Grand Prize of the Awarding Committee<\/p>\n
The prize for Conceptual Originality<\/span><\/strong> is awarded to the film LAOCOON’S RETURN, THE TROAD LANDSCAPE AS A MEMORIAL OF WAR<\/span><\/strong> (Germany), for its daring to draw parallels between archaeological subjects and problems of the contemporary world<\/em>.<\/p>\n The prize for the Best Direction<\/span><\/strong> is awarded to the film T<\/span>HE GRECO-ROMAN MUSEUM OF ALEXANDRIA<\/span><\/strong> (Egypt), for its successful attempt to enliven the naturally static exhibits of the Museum of Alexandria, using dialogues transcending the ages<\/em>.<\/p>\n The prize for the \u0392est Script<\/span><\/strong> is awarded to the film MADE BY LYSIPPUS<\/span><\/strong> (Greece), for its sensitive and literary approach to the sculptor Lysippus and his work.<\/em><\/p>\n The prize for the Best Photography<\/span><\/strong> is awarded to the film DOKOS, THE OLDEST KNOWN SHIPWRECK IN THE WORLD (Greece)<\/span><\/strong>, for its skillful use of equipment in underwater photography and its recording of the oldest known shipwreck in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n The prize for the Best Educational Film<\/span><\/strong> is awarded to the film MEMORIE OF FIRE. MEMORIE OF EARTH<\/span><\/strong> (France), for its convincing and appealing style and for the accurate cinematic presentation of a lecture in experimental archaeology<\/em>.<\/p>\n The prize of the journal ARCHAIOLOGIA & TECHNES<\/span><\/strong> is awarded to the film THE GODS BEYOND AND AROUND<\/span><\/strong> (Bulgaria), for its consistent style and its balance between picture, spoken word and narrative, in a truly archaeological documentary<\/em>.<\/p>\n The prize of the Greek Film Archive<\/span><\/strong> is awarded to the film BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH \u2013 THE OCCULT SIDE OF ART<\/span><\/strong> (Italy), for its freedom of expression, its prolific use of the cinematic language and its philosophical symbolism and conceptions.<\/p>\n The Grand Prize of the Awarding Committee<\/span><\/strong> is awarded to the film APER-EL, THE FORGOTTEN VIZIER<\/span> <\/strong>(France), for its harmonious thematic development, its scientific approach to the archaeological data, and its impeccable cinematic language<\/em>.<\/p>\n The Awarding Committee<\/span> Today, June 1, 1996, Agon’s Committee met and awarded eight prizes in total, for: 1….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[977,976],"tags":[],"agentacat":[],"class_list":["post-6233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-1996-en","category-archive-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nMemi Spyratou<\/span><\/strong>, Film Director- Chairman of the Awarding Committee
\nEleni Glykatzi-Ahrweiler<\/span><\/strong>, Professor at the Sorbonne, President of the University of Europe
\nNikos Koundouros<\/span><\/strong>, Film Director
\nDario Di Blasi<\/span><\/strong>, Director of the Rovereto Archaeological Film Festival
\nChristos Boulotis<\/span><\/strong>, Archaeologist
\nTahar Ben Redjeb<\/span><\/strong>, Director of the Amiens Archaeological Film Festival
\nAnna Lambrakis- Simirioti<\/span><\/strong>, Editor of the journal ARCHAIOLOGIA & TECHNES
\nEudald Sola i Farres<\/span><\/strong>, Professor of Hellenic Studies at the University of Barcelona
\nMaria Stoffella<\/span><\/strong>, Painter
\nAnn Fenton<\/span><\/strong>, Former Chief Librarian at UNESCO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"