Challenge 15 'Animal Kingdom'
Films submitted : 13
Judge :


Winner
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Runner up
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2nd runner up
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3rd runner up
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Finn-Erik Faale ~ Barnacle Kingdom
Trond Saetre ~ The Bird Hunters
Mike Sims ~ 1000 Feet
Rich Ryan ~ Elephants Of California
Kevin Railsback ~ Silent Kingdom
Mike Beckett ~ Wild Goose Chase
Chris Barcellos ~ The Sandhill
Chris Swanberg ~ Swanberg
Bob Thieda ~ Please Do Not Feed The Wildlife
Dale Guthormsen ~ Mosaic
Geir Inge ~ Land Of The Seagulls
Oliver Pahlow ~ Kingdom Of Our Dearly Departed
Ryan Farnes ~ Ryan Farnes Short
Bill Thesken ~ Monk Dreams

 Challenge 14 'Rhythms And Cycles'
 Films submitted : 13
 Judge : Bruce Borowsky
 Bruce a true outdoor man and head of video production at Boulder's (US) People Productions and co-founder of Boulder Digital Arts.
 Winner
Per Johan Naesje - Watercycle
 Runner up
Kevin Railsback - The Prairie
 2nd runner up
Geir Inge - Forgotten Still Here
 3rd runner up
 n/a

Chris Barcellos - LightCycle
Kevin Railsback - The Prairie
Geir Inge - Forgotten Still Here
Mihali Moore - Flying Kites
Trond Saetre - The Tidal Belt
Per Johan Naesje - Watercycle
Ron Chant - A Cycle of Nature
Victor Wilcox - The_Gazebo
Dale Guthormsen - Symbiotic_Cycles
Mike Sims - Hunger
Rich Ryan - Water Songs
Finn-Erik Faale - Rhythms At Vrang Foss
Sam Mendolia - Dejavu

Challenge 13 'Order and Chaos'
Films submitted : 12
Judge : Brandon Ersoz

Winner
Mike Beckett - "Order On A Giant Scale"
Runner up
Kevin Railsback - "A Natural Order"
2nd runner up
Per Johan Naesje - "Velocity"
3rd runner up
Chris Barcellos - "Patterns In Green"

Mike Beckett - "Order On A Giant Scale"
Kevin Railsback - "A Natural Order"
Victor Wilcox - "Woodpecker War - Chaos in the trees"
Dale Guthormsen- "Epiphany"
Annie Haycock - "In The Rain"
Mike Sims - "Order, Chaos and Butterflies"
Per Johan Naesje - "Velocity"
Chris Barcellos - "Patterns In Green"
Carl Middleton - "Washed Away"
Finn-Erik Faale - "Chaos In A Frog Pond"
Bob Thieda - "An Orderly Place"
Marj Atkins - "In Perfect Order"

Challenge 12 'Cold'
(Joint DVC film challenge  - Only UWOL films shown)'
Films submitted : 5 (UWOL only)
Judge :


Winner
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Runner up
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2nd runner up
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3rd runner up
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Trond Saetre - "Winter In Norway"
Cat Russell - "Cold"
Dale Guthormsen - "A Little Cold For My Friends"
Per Johan - "Norwegian Wood"
Vidar Vedaa - "Wildlife Art"

Challenge 11 'Habitat'
Films submitted : 13
Judge : Lauri Kettunen
Lauri has been producing and filming wildlife documents for the Finnish Broadcast
Company YLE for about 15 years. His work always blends technical expertise
with a profound artistic vision.

Winner
Mihali Moore - "A Walk in the Park"
Runner up
Kevin Railsback - "The River"
2nd runner up
Jeff Hendricks - "One Again"
3rd runner up
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Catherine Russell - "Relatively Infinite"
Chris Barcellos - "This Place is for the Birds"
Trond Saetre - "The Oasis and the Ducks"
Mihali Moore - "A Walk in the Park"
Kevin Railsback - "The River"
Rob Evans - "Amazonia"
Ron Chant -"The Red Breast"
Oliver Pahlow- "A Hidden Nook by the Brook"
Markus Nord - "Thousand Brothers"
Finn-Erik Faale - "Rulers of the Water"
Dale Guthormsen - "Prairie Grasslands"
Keith Heyward - "A Capuchin Paradise"
Jeff Hendricks - "One Again"

Challenge 10 'PSA'
'(Public Service Announcement)'
Films submitted : 11
Judge : Jenny Russell
Jenny is a consummate do-gooder for the planet. Her passion is to use her skills as a water attorney to do pro bono work in the
hope that the world and its wonders stay pristine and accessible for the future
generations.
 

Winner
Marj Atkins - "Free Me"
Runner up
Ryan Farnes - "Wilderness Utah"
2nd runner up
Rob Evans - "Binfield Badgers"
3rd runner up
N/A

John Dennis Robertson - "KNRA"
James McBoyle - "Bad Lighting Costs II"
Markus Nord - "WWF"
Chris Barcellos - "SPHUCPSA"
Nigel Kerby - "Arid Recovery"
Marj Atkins - "Free Me"
Jeff Hendricks - "CVTA"
Ryan Farnes - "Wilderness Utah"
Amelia Tanttila - "Greenwood Wildlife"
Rob Evans - "Binfield Badgers"
Dale Guthormsen - "Silence"

Challenge 9 'Wildlife'
Films submitted : 32
Judge : Brant Backlund
Brant is a true wildlife guy having
worked at the BBC's NHU and Animal
planet in a number of capacities.

Winner
Mat Thompson - "The Heath"
Runner up
Per Johan Naesje - "Strix Nebulosa"
2nd runner up
Geir Inge - "Seabirds"
3rd runner up
Peter Damerell - "How Hard Can It Be?"

Bruce Foreman - "Deer Watch"
Kevin Railsback - "The 500 Year Flood"
Chris Barcellos - "Sunday Wilds"
Per Johan Naesje - "Strix Nebulosa"
Mike Beckett - "Ducks And Cranes"
Vidar Vedaa - "Sealife"
Paul Mailath - "Black Swan"
Gordon Hoffman - "Marsh Magic"
Victor Wilcox - "Wildlife Of Meyer Pond"
Markus Nord - "Pipefish"
Ruth Happel - "Flight Of The Bumblebee"
Martin Vavra - "Sea Hawk"
Andrew Kufahl - "River Bandit"
Dale Guthormsen - "Prairie Pradator"
Adrinn Chellton - "Encina Squirrels"
David Gemmell - "Wetland Wonder"
Bob Thieda - "Little Things"
Steve Siegel - "Prairie Bells"
Peter Damerell - "How Hard Can It Be?"
Rob Evans - "New Haven"
Eric Gulbransen - "California Sea-lions"
Grant Sherman - "Escaping Lifes Sharks"
Oliver Pahlow - "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
Brian McKay - "Abigail"
Catherine Russell - "On The Wild Side"
Geir Inge - "Seabirds"
John Dennis Robertson - "Wildlife Quest"
Mat Thompson - "The Heath"
Lorinda Norton - "South-West Idaho Neighbours"
Ron Chant - "The Park"
Russ Holland - "Trentlife"
Mike Teutsch - "Diversity"

Challenge 8 'Transformation'
Films submitted : 27
Judge : Per Johan Naesje
Per Johan is a successful Norwegian film maker and the first 2 time winner of the UWOL challenge.

Winner
Marj Atkins "Hidden Wonders"
Runner up
Ruth Happel "Spring Takes Wing"
2nd runner up
Geir Inge Bjørneseth Brekke "Primavera"
3rd runner up
Jim Montgomery "Life Journey"



 

Paul Mailath "Curse Of The Bitou"
Adrinn Chellton "Living Proof"
Chris Barcellos "A Short Ride"
Geir Inge "Primavera"
Jim Montgomery "Life Journey"
Bruce Foreman "Preserving The Legacy"
Jeremy Doyle "Visual Transformations"
Dale Guthormsen "Rejuvenations"
Bob Thieda "A Matter Of Focus"
Ruth Happel "Spring Takes Wing"
Marj Atkins "Hidden Wonders"
Rob Evans "Whitelines"
Markus Nord "Of Course It Hurts"
John Dennis Robertson "Egoli"
Brian McKay "When the land was new"
Oliver Pahlow "Transformation Of Scenery With Music"
Catherine Russell "Magichands"
Amelia Tanttila "Growing Finding Youth"
Steven Gotz "Butterflies"
Trond Saetre "Mountain Nature"
Mat Thompson "The Pull Of the Moon"
Vidar Vedaa "Havratunet"
Bryce Comer "Transformations In The Forest"
Vegard Paulsen "Pressure"
Bob Safay "Thermodynamics"
Benjamin Durin "Jiufen"
Mike Beckett "Six Mile Change"
 

Challenge 7 'Adventure'
Films submitted : 32
Judge : Jonathan Copp
Jonny is a world class adventurer, alpinist, photographer, and climber.

Winner
Per Johan Naesje "Eagle has Landed"
Runner up
Marj Atkins "Impact"
2nd runner up
Rob Evans "Tempus Fugit"
3rd runner up
N/A this round

Meryem Ersoz "Glider"
Rob Evans "Tempus Fugit"
Victor Wilcox "Search for the Real Vampire Duck"
Kevin Railsback "Whispers of Winter"
Peter Damerell "The Ten Tab Mission"
Vidar Vedaa "Lightning Ice"
Geir Inge "Elizabeth and Friends"
Ruth Happel "Everyday Adventure"
Carl Middleton "Floating Through Heaven"
David Gemmell "Fond Memories"
Bob Safay "Eufaula"
Gordon Hoffman "Farmyard Safari"
Paul Mailath "A Walk in the Park"
Eric Gulbransen "Adventshore"
Bob Thieda "Path to the Past"
Trond Saetre "Vera in Wonderland"
Marj Atkins "Impact"
Markus Nord "A Darkside"
Bruce Foreman "Vision Quest"
John Dennis Robertson "Long Way Home"
Per Johan Naesje "Eagle has Landed"
Mat Thompson "In Search of a Ghost"
Warren Cook "Otter Adventure"
Brian McKay "A Sunday Drive"
Cat Russell "Operation Killer Duck"
Steve Siegel "Bartrams Gators"
Dale Guthormson "Hunting the Hard Way"
Chris Barcellos "To Be So Free"
David Watkins "Sea Fever"
Espen Skjold "My Adventure"
Adrinn Chellton "ZZZ Venture"
Mihali Moore "The Beast of Bluebell Hill"

Challenge 6 'Night'
Films submitted : 21
Judge : Uwol Community vote
The best community of outdoor
and wildlife shooters on the planet!

Winner
Markus Nord "Isopod"
Runner up
Per Johan Naesje "Art Of Night"
2nd runner up
Catherine Russel "Go To Bed"
3rd runner up
N/A this round

Per Johan Naesje "Art Of Night"
Trond Saetre "Stormy Night"
Chris Barcellos "Nightscapes"
Ruth Happel "Nocturnal Nature"
Bruce Forman "Shots In The Dark"
Catherine Russel "Go To Bed"
Brian Mckay “Aksarniit”
Geir Inge "From Dusk To Dawn"
Gordon Hofman "In a Rut"
David Gemmell "A Roof Top Vigil"
Bryce Cromer "Night Shift"
Dale Guthormson "Moonglow"
Vidar Vedaa "Bekkedrag"
Markus Nord "Isopod"
Steven Gotz "Dancing Lights"
Chris Eugster "Ventura Beach"
Benjamin Durin "One Night Love"
Meryem Ersoz "Insomnia"
Bob Safay "Listen To The Night"
DJ Zupancic "The Burning Ghat"
 

Challenge 5 'Mammals'
Films submitted : 21
Judge : Bob Brandon
Developer of 48 Hours newsmagazine, Emmy-winning ENG shooter.

Winner (joint)
Bruce Forman "Cinco"
David Gemmell "Australian Spirit"
Runner up
Per Johan Naesje "The King of Dovrefjell"
2nd runner up
Ron Chant "The Deer of Sheen Manor"
3rd runner up
N/A

Per Johan Naesje "The King of Dovrefjell"
Chris Barcellos "That's What I Am"
Geir Inge "The Viking Sheep"
Trond Saetre "Exploring Moments"
Jim Montgomery "Civilised"
Ruth Happel "Marvelous Mammals"
David Gemmell "Australian Spirit"
Gordon Hofman "Fall Frenzy"
Brian Mckay “Soon”
Markus Nord "Two minutes to Sunrise"
Mat Thompson "The Oasis"
Bruce Forman "Cinco"
Steve Siegel "Eye of the Beast"
Ron Chant "The Deer of Sheen Manor"
Catherine Russel "Barnyard Beat"
John Dennis Robertson "Scardy Kats"
Andrew Hood "Deadly Animals"
Gilles Debord "Guanacos"
Jason Sovey "On the Rocks"
Meryem Ersoz "Prairie!"
Dale Guthormson "Foraging Mammals"
 

Challenge 4 'Water'
Films submitted : 26
Judge : DJ Zupancic
Co-founder of Red Pine Studios

Winner
Jeff Hendricks "Touching Generations"
Runner up
Kevin Railsback "Journey To The Sea"
2nd runner up
Per Johan Naesje "Pond Of Bears"
3rd runner up
Geir Inge "Born by the sea"

Geir Inge "Born by the sea"
Gabriel Yeager "Water Mystic"
Trond Saetre "Wet Weather"
Rob Evans “Aquacosm's”
Brian Mckay “Transformation”
Ruth Happel "Something Fishy"
Dale Guthormson “The Source”
Trond Saetre "Wet Weather"
Bruce Forman The Rancher And Water"
Per Johan Naesje "Pond Of Bears"
Marco Wagner "Elemental"
Steven Gotz "Water In Motion"
Chris Barcellos "Water Watchers"
Steve Siegel "Left Behind"
Kevin Railsback "Journey To The Sea"
Grant Sherman "Argent"
David Gemmell "A Wish For Water"
Gordon Hofman "Water The Necessity For Life"
Victor Wilcox “Waterfalls”
Markus Nord "Drinking Water"
Mat Thompson "A River's Design"
Kris Holodak "Paddling Blue"
Ron Chant "At The Waters Edge"
John Dennis Robertson "African Miracle"
Yvette Kane "Drips"
Jeff Hendricks "Touching Generations"
Barbara Cole "Water"
Bill Hamell "The Make Up Of Water"
Vidar Vedaa "Hellesoy"
Catherine Russel "Water Is Life"
 

Challenge 3 'The Wild'
Films submitted : 26
Judge : Michael Conti
Owner of Alchemy4 and fastfilmtv.com,
also runs a 48-Hour Film Contest.

Winner
Rob Evans “The wild within”
Runner up
Jeff Hendricks "Passages"
2nd runner up
Dave Trainer “My call to the wild”
3rd runner up
Mat Thompson "The wild point"

Rick A Phillips "Trekking the wild appalachians"
Per Johan Naesje "Wilderness"
Steven Gotz "Gibbons"
Chris Barcellos "Interloper antelope"
Grant Sherman "Between land and sea"
Gabriel Yeager "Wildnw1"
Trond Saetre "By The Lake"
Mat Thompson "The wild point"
Ruth Happel "Go wild"
Kevin Railsback "Wild no more"
Geir Inge "Wild on the shore"
Oliver Reik “Hound”
Bruce Ellingwood “California wild”
Gordon Hofman "Birds in the wild"
Jeff Hendricks "Passages"
Andrew hood “Lucid”
Brian Mckay “The breathing hole”
Dave Trainer “My call to the wild”
Meryem Ersoz “The green tara"
Cat Russell "Go wild"
Rob Evans “The wild within”
Ken Dwiert "Wild no sara"
Tom Schumann “Monkeys rock”
Bruce Forman "Ft chadbourne"
Victor Wilcox “Wild wings”
Dale Guthormson “Wild beauty”
 

Challenge 2 'Recreation'
Films submitted : 23
Judge : Steven Dempsey
Nature stock footage producer and cinematographer of "Water's Edge".

Winner
Mat Thompson "The Fisher King"
Runner up
Ken Dwiert "Time flies"
2nd runner up
Kevin Railsback "Geocaching"
3rd runner up
Bob Safay "Urban recreation"

Marco Wagner "Desert playground"
Steven Gotz "Tennis"
Brain McKay "Hold my beer and watch this"
Kevin Railsback "Geocaching"
Jim Micheal "Land of OZ"
Gabriel Yeager "Recreational thanks"
Ruth Happel "Wreck creation"
James Hooey "Glide"
Bruce Foreman "Shootin fer fun"
Per Johan Naesje "Corvus corax"
Chris Barcellos "Welcome to the dead of winter in N California"
Geir Inge "Reborn"
Rick A Phillips "Nature study as recreation"
Grant Sherman "On the flower-strewn meadow"
Mat Thompson "The fisher king"
Trond Saetre "Challenging recreation"
Bob Safay "Urban recreation"
Dale Guthormsen "Drive by shooting"
Cat Russell "Extreme what"
Ken Dwiert "Time flies"
Lisa Shofner "Weekend"
Gordon Hofman "Enjoying signs of spring"
 

Challenge 1 'The Living Skies'
Films submitted : 25
Judge : Jacques Mersereau
Emmy-award winner for
"An Osprey Homecoming".

Winner
Per Johan "From the Sea to the Peak"
Runner up
Paul Wags "The Living Skies"
2nd runner up
Gordon Hoffman "Wind Country"
3rd runner up
Mat Thompson "Home to Roost"

Bruce Forman "Driven by the Winds"
Bradley Loren Marlow "Best Laid Skies"
Brendan Marnell "Birdlife over Crete"
Brian McKay "Frozen in Time"
Chris Barcellos "Above the Earth"
Dale Guthormsen "Life in the Sky"
Gordon Hoffman "Wind Country"
Geir Inge Brekke "Underneath the Living Sky"
Grant Sherman "Turbulent Skies"
Gabriel Yeager "Duck, the Snow Falleth"
J. Cody Lucido "The Living Skies in Memoriam"
Jim Michael "Friendly Skies"
Jim Montgomery "It is Written"
Kevin J Railsback "The Living Skies"
Mat Thompson "Home to Roost"
Nick Ambrose "Flights of a Feather"
Per Johan "From the Sea to the Peak"
Rick Phillips "Appalachian Living Skies"
Ruth Happel "Clear Skies"
Bob Safay "Watch the Sky"
Steve Siegel "Fowles of Diver Sorts"
Paul Wags "The Living Skies"
Randy Allen "Business"
Ken Diewert "Waiting for Rain"
Darryl Ahye "Passing Time"