The Results
The PDFs contain the votes from all 18 judgings.
Results by ID
Results by score
Prizes
We received 90 submissions, a pre-selection was not done.
The best 45 submissions get certificates for a succesfull participation.
The best 12 submissions get money prizes. From the entry fees and sponsored money from AV-Dialog we can pay out 975 Euro for the places 1 to 12.
The best 3 submissions get the "Victor" statue with a tag
"CHALLENGE 321 - 1st Price / 2nd Price / 3rd Price - International AV Contest 2026"
| ID | Author | Country | Title | Length | Score | Rank | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruud Mulder | The Netherlands | Moscowa | 01:47 | 47,5 | 81 | |
| 2 | Heiner Lieberum | Germany | Zeche Zollern | 03:21 | 66,5 | 16 | |
| 3 | Fiona Anderson | Australia | Botanical Dreamscape | 02:51 | 52,3 | 67 | |
| 4 | Marcel Batist | The Netherlands | Parallel Universe | 03:12 | 58,3 | 46 | |
| 5 | Herman Peters | The Netherlands | M&M | 03:16 | 52,2 | 68 | |
| 6 | Karl-Michael Kaufmann | Germany | Schwarzes Gold | 03:06 | 54,0 | 63 | |
| 7 | Alison Jenkins | United Kingdom | The Cairngorms Winter Landscapes | 03:19 | 60,4 | 39 | |
| 8 | Sandra Ceccarelli | Italy | WOMAN | 03:20 | 60,9 | 36 | |
| 9 | David Bignell | Australia | Death of a Climber | 01:28 | 54,8 | 59 | |
| 10 | Marco Ising | The Netherlands | Lodhi Art | 02:44 | 54,9 | 58 | |
| 11 | Rita Baio | Italy | AGROSFERA AGROSCUOLA | 02:46 | 50,7 | 71 | |
| 12 | Patrick De Bruyne | Belgium | The Deerhunter | 02:08 | 60,3 | 40 | |
| 13 | Urs Wohlwend | Switzerland | Mer de Brouillard | 01:56 | 68,4 | 10 | 50 € |
| 14 | Dino Gravano | Italy | La Commedia | 03:01 | 49,8 | 76 | |
| 15 | Ján Greš | Slovakia | Homage a Hieronymus Bosch | 03:21 | 44,5 | 87 | |
| 16 | Rossella Quitadamo | Italy | PERDERE | 02:41 | 75,9 | 2 | 150 € |
| 17 | Adri en Margreet Snijders | The Netherlands | Harmony | 03:21 | 52,7 | 66 | |
| 18 | Xaver Klaußner | Germany | Seifenwirbelboogie | 03:03 | 46,4 | 84 | |
| 19 | Georges De Valkeneer | Belgium | The immersive experience | 03:18 | 63,8 | 28 | |
| 20 | André Hartensveld | The Netherlands | Luxe- & Werkpaarden | 02:30 | 58,9 | 45 | |
| 21 | Franz-Josef Wipperfürth | Germany | A Dream by Mom and Dad Magnolia | 03:19 | 60,9 | 37 | |
| 22 | Ger Sauer | The Netherlands | Shadow on the Wall | 02:38 | 64,8 | 23 | |
| 23 | Michel & Michèle Paret | France | AGNUS DEI | 03:21 | 60,2 | 41 | |
| 24 | Manfred Weber | Germany | verlassen | 03:12 | 57,5 | 49 | |
| 25 | Birgit Mölle-Weber | Germany | Relikte | 03:00 | 66,0 | 19 | |
| 26 | Katharina Schindler | Switzerland | Endangered Species of Beetles | 02:01 | 61,1 | 34 | |
| 27 | Teofilo Celani | Italy | ARABESQUE | 02:14 | 44,9 | 86 | |
| 28 | Malcolm Imhoff | United Kingdom | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | 03:00 | 40,4 | 90 | |
| 29 | Gerhard Grové | South Africa | Ballet Dancing under Jacarandas | 02:58 | 54,0 | 62 | |
| 30 | Jean-Pierre Droillard | France | Sahara | 03:21 | 66,6 | 15 | |
| 31 | Kees Olierook | The Netherlands | AFAS | 03:21 | 67,4 | 14 | |
| 32 | Ivo Isenring | Switzerland | Die einzigartige Kulturstätte | 03:20 | 60,5 | 38 | |
| 33 | Richard Roberts | United Kingdom | Looking for the Summer | 03:21 | 54,7 | 60 | |
| 34 | Ian Bateman | United Kingdom | Quokka | 03:21 | 62,5 | 32 | |
| 35 | Thomas Wenzel | Germany | Regentag | 03:21 | 60,1 | 42 | |
| 36 | Matteo Pacini | Italy | Il bianco che inghiotte | 03:20 | 56,6 | 52 | |
| 37 | Martin Addison | United Kingdom | The Window Remembers | 03:10 | 44,1 | 88 | |
| 38 | Rosemarie Culver | Canada | Primal Beauty | 03:17 | 49,5 | 78 | |
| 39 | Brendan Gillan | United Kingdom | Gorta/Hunger | 03:21 | 63,8 | 27 | |
| 40 | Fulvio Vivenzi | Italy | Nebbia sul lago | 03:02 | 59,2 | 44 | |
| 41 | Jean-Paul Hennion | France | A l'assaut du Mont Ventoux | 03:17 | 56,6 | 51 | |
| 42 | Maureen McCormack | Canada | THE PEONY GARDEN | 02:37 | 53,6 | 64 | |
| 43 | Tim Harvey | United Kingdom | Part of the Problem | 03:21 | 63,4 | 29 | |
| 44 | Mike Pill | United Kingdom | Somewhere to anywhere | 02:53 | 71,1 | 4 | 75 € |
| 45 | Maureen Martin | United Kingdom | In Retrospect | 03:20 | 64,7 | 25 | |
| 46 | Carolyn Hope | New Zealand | Plants of New Zealand's Southern Mountains | 03:21 | 53,0 | 65 | |
| 47 | Giuliano Mazzanti | Italy | WHERE TO NOW? – WHAT COMES NEXT? | 03:19 | 69,8 | 6 | 75 € |
| 48 | Eddy Maerten | Belgium | The Cookie | 02:21 | 64,9 | 21 | |
| 49 | Gerard Deman | Belgium | Big Bend | 03:04 | 43,9 | 89 | |
| 50 | Mario Costa | Italy | Diversamente fuoco | 02:24 | 68,2 | 12 | 50 € |
| 51 | Jaap Postma | The Netherlands | The story of Louis Armand | 03:21 | 63,8 | 26 | |
| 52 | Harry Cartner | Canada | Reflections | 03:21 | 51,1 | 69 | |
| 53 | Daniele Ferretti | Italy | Giù il sipario | 03:21 | 78,1 | 1 | 200 € |
| 54 | CPCA Photography Interest Group | Australia | Chop Chop ! | 02:10 | 47,1 | 82 | |
| 55 | Jean-Marie Cloet | Belgium | Teamwork | 02:49 | 68,3 | 11 | 50 € |
| 56 | Dieter Kugler | Germany | Die Stadt der Liebe und der Chansons | 03:17 | 59,7 | 43 | |
| 57 | Bob McCree | New Zealand | Dawn | 03:06 | 55,3 | 57 | |
| 58 | Rosanna Photographic Club | Australia | Things that go onto your feet | 02:11 | 57,6 | 48 | |
| 59 | Jane McIlroy | United Kingdom | Memory Lane | 03:20 | 50,8 | 70 | |
| 60 | Edith Etienne-Fumet | France | Chiffonnade | 02:44 | 56,0 | 54 | |
| 61 | Gerrit van Harreveld | The Netherlands | Sporen in het zand | 02:35 | 65,3 | 20 | |
| 62 | Sheila Haycox | United Kingdom | Winters Magic | 02:55 | 68,9 | 9 | 50 € |
| 63 | Raymond Hughes | United Kingdom | The Rail Journey | 03:18 | 46,1 | 85 | |
| 64 | Lynn Middleton-Flynn | United Kingdom | Mother Teresa | 03:14 | 50,2 | 74 | |
| 65 | Colin Harrison | United Kingdom | Whispers In Bloom | 02:27 | 56,9 | 50 | |
| 66 | Wilfried Steins | Germany | DIE WELLE (THE WAVE) | 03:14 | 63,2 | 30 | |
| 67 | Ludo Kindt | Belgium | Let it be | 03:20 | 55,5 | 56 | |
| 68 | Piet Huijgens | The Netherlands | Don't sugarcoat | 02:58 | 69,1 | 7 | 50 € |
| 69 | Simone Dubost | France | DROUOT | 03:18 | 55,8 | 55 | |
| 70 | Shiree Jetha | Canada | LOVE LOST | 03:21 | 66,1 | 18 | |
| 71 | Sheryl Williams | New Zealand | Send in the Clouds | 02:48 | 49,6 | 77 | |
| 72 | Marc Granger-Thomas | France | Monsieur Paillasson | 03:20 | 64,9 | 22 | |
| 73 | Brian Turner | New Zealand | Held Together by Time | 03:20 | 50,3 | 73 | |
| 74 | Ennio Parmigiani | Italy | Medievally | 02:47 | 56,3 | 53 | |
| 75 | Walter Jäger | Germany | Ein Jahr | 02:54 | 50,5 | 72 | |
| 76 | André Teyck | Belgium | l'OMMEGANG | 03:20 | 67,4 | 13 | |
| 77 | Horst Raab | Germany | NATURE.EXE | 03:21 | 70,8 | 5 | 75 € |
| 78 | Euliano Tarantelli | Italy | Fragile resilienza | 03:20 | 61,1 | 33 | |
| 79 | Claude Souchal | France | Framboise | 03:21 | 48,2 | 80 | |
| 80 | Peter Seys | Belgium | Ukuli Bula | 03:17 | 66,5 | 17 | |
| 81 | Peter Reitemeier | Germany | Raum zwischen Linien und Licht | 03:14 | 69,0 | 8 | 50 € |
| 82 | Dieter Affeldt | Germany | Gewitter | 00:45 | 49,9 | 75 | |
| 83 | Hartmut Bombosch | Germany | Svalbard - Moffen Island | 03:20 | 64,7 | 24 | |
| 84 | Christiana Vanderbeke | Belgium | Colors in motion | 02:01 | 63,0 | 31 | |
| 85 | Renke Bienert | Germany | Nur Braune | 03:11 | 71,8 | 3 | 100 € |
| 86 | Wil Bijker | The Netherlands | Tweet Tweet looking for a new home | 03:20 | 48,9 | 79 | |
| 87 | Susan Tanner | New Zealand | It's Rodeo Time | 03:07 | 46,7 | 83 | |
| 88 | Carol Packwood | Australia | Pardoned | 03:13 | 61,0 | 35 | |
| 89 | Michel Bodmer | France | Pauvre Rutebeuf | 03:21 | 54,2 | 61 | |
| 90 | Martina Grass | Germany | Kunstpfad Western Leone | 03:20 | 57,7 | 47 |