Thank You
We like to thank all authors and all judging teams for their contribution, work and time.
The Challenge was again a successfull story. We are happy about the many submissions and judgings.
Feel free to send your feedback or comments to the organizers.
The next Challenge 321 will be in spring 2027.
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 |