Winners List (all awards and special awards)

Novice Division (Best of Division Places)

110
Species: White Stork
Division: Novice Division (First Place)
Artist: Mohammad Aminul Islam (DE).
112
Species: Green Peafowl
Division: Novice Division (Second Place)
Artist: Jacqueline Winkler (DE).
117
Species: Gemsbok
Division: Novice Division (Third Place)
Artist: Rasmus Andersen (DK).

Professional Division (Best of Category Places)

There must be at least 90 out of 100 points achieved, so it can happen that in some categories not all or even no places were given out.

150
Species: White-throated Dipper
Division: Professional Division – Small Birds (First Place)
Artist: Jan Panniger (DE).
202
Species: Eurasian Woodcock
Division: Professional Division – Medium Birds (First Place)
Artist: Pavel Visnak (CZ).
197
Species: Lady Amherst’s Pheasant
Division: Professional Division -Medium Birds (Second Place)
Artist: Dominik Speleman (DK).
327
Species: Mountain Hare
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).
312
Species: Raccoon Dog
Division: Professional Division -Medium Mammals (Second Place)
Artist: Oleksandr Andriichuck (DK).
309
Species:European Hare
Division: Professional Division -Medium Mammals (Third Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).
328
Species: Wild Boar
Division: Professional Division -Large Mammals (First Place)
Artist: Gernot Burst (AT).
364
Species: American Black Bear
Division: Professional Division – Large Mammals (Second Place)
Artist: Susie Catrine Baltzersen (DK).
365
Species:Eurasian Lynx
Division: Professional Division – Large Mammals (Third Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).
325
Species: Red Fox + European Pine Marten
Division: Professional Division – Mammal Groups (First Place)
Artist: Jennifer Johansson (SE).
267
Species: Red Fox
Division: Professional Division – Small Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).
271
Species: Gray Wolf
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Ivan Prokaza (LV).
269
Species:Old English Mastiff
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (Second Place)
Artist: Constantin Johannes Latt (CH).
323
Species: European Roe Deer
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (Third Place)
Artist: Oleksandr Andriichuck (DK).
297
Species:Horse
Division: Professional Division – Large Game Heads (Shared First Place)
Artist: Mieke De Leeuw (BE).
283
Species: Cape Buffalo
Division: Professional Division – Large Game Heads (Shared First Place)
Artist: Gyula Sipos (HU).
341
Species: Zebra Spider
Division: Professional Division – Reconstructions/Scientific Models (First Place)
Artist: Iris Rubin (AT).

Masters Division (Best of Europe Titles)

There must be at least 90 out of 100 points achieved, so it can happen that in some categories not all or even no places were given out.

053
Species: Demoiselle Crane
Division: Masters Division – Birds “Best of Europe”
Artist: Zsombor Pünkösti (HU).
043
Species: Grey Wagtail
Division: Masters Division – Birds “Second of Europe”
Artist: Peter Spannenburg.
075
Species: Black-headed Spider Monkey
Division: Masters Division – Mammals “Best of Europe”
Artist: Daniel Salzer (DE).
079
Species: Jaguar
Division: Masters Division – Mammals “Second of Europe”
Artist: Marie Christin Scheinpflug (DE).
076
Species: Leopard
Division: Masters Division – Mammals “Third of Europe”
Artist: Maurice MCM Bouten (NL).
061
Species: Brown Trout
Division: Masters Division – Fish “Best of Europe”
Artist: Haraldur Olafsson (IS).
087
Species: Broad-snouted Caiman
Division: Masters Division – Reptiles/Amphibians “Best of Europe”
Artist: Jan Panniger (DE).
088
Species: Rhinoceros Viper
Division: Masters Division – Reptiles/Amphibians “Second of Europe”
Artist: Tom Hoogesteger (FI).
091
Species: Starry Sturgeon
Division: Masters Division – Reconstructions/Scientifc Models “Best of Europe”
Artist: Bo Wessman (SE).
096
Species: Common Buzzard (2)
Division: Masters Division – Skeletons “Best of Europe”
Artist: Krisztián Albert (HU).

Collective Artists Division

017
Species: Bank Vole and Lizard Orchid
Division: Collective Artists Division – First Place
Artists: Sebastian Brandt (DE), Christian Blumenstein (DE).
015
Species: Olm
Division: Collective Artists Division – Second Place
Artists: Peter Mildner (DE), Sebastian Brandt (DE).
013
Species: Barbary Sheep
Division: Collective Artists Division – Third Place
Artists: Oleksandr Andriichuk UA), Vitalii Bilyk (UA), Stephanie Hvegholm (DK), Olesen Buhl (DK).

Division of Excellence

016
Species: Eurasian Water Shrew
Division: Division of Excellence – First Place
Artist: Jan Panniger (DE).
030
Species: Red-legged Honeycreeper, Giant Longhorn
Division: Division of Excellence – First Place
Artist: Zsombor Pünkösti (HU).
054
Species: Harpy Eagle
Division: Division of Excellence – Third Place
Artist: Jürgen Fiebig (DE).

Winners ETC® Live Contest

Birds Novice

  • First Place – Mohammad Aminul Islam (Germany)
  • Second Place – Rochelle Driesen (Netherlands)

Birds Professional

  • First Place – Peter Sunesen (Denmark)
  • Second Place – Zsombor Pünkösti (Hungary)
  • Third Place – Dominik Speleman (Denmark)

Mammals Novice

  • First Place – Maria Trautmann (Germany)
  • Second Place – Elle Kaye (United Kingdom)

Mammals Professional

  • First Place – Florian Polensky (Germany)
  • Second Place – Lorenzo Vinciguerra (Switzerland)
  • Third Place – Dominik Speleman (Denmark)

Winners Special Awards

Novice Award (donated by Bouten & Zoon, Niederlande)

110
Species: White Stork
Division: Novice Division (First Place)
Artist: Mohammad Aminul Islam (DE).
112
Species: Green Peafowl
Division: Novice Division (Second Place)
Artist: Jacqueline Winkler (DE).
117
Species: Gemsbok
Division: Novice Division (Third Place)
Artist: Rasmus Andersen (DK).

VNPS Award (donated by Swiss Taxidermy Association VNPS, Switzerland)

309
Species:European Hare
Division: Professional Division -Medium Mammals (Third Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).

Most Expressive Pose Award (donated by the Finnish Taxidermy Association, Finland)

327
Species: Mountain Hare
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).
365
Species:Eurasian Lynx
Division: Professional Division – Large Mammals (Third Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).

ATI Landscape Award (donated by the Italian Taxidermy Association ATI, Italy)

017
Species: Bank Vole and Lizard Orchid
Division: Collective Artists Division – First Place
Artists: Sebastian Brandt (DE), Christian Blumenstein (DE).
027
Species: Common Shelduck + Common Starling
Division: Excellence Division
Artists: Lennart Pettersson (SE), Jan Fredriksson (SE).
059
Species: Torrent Duck
Division: Master Division – Bird Groups
Artist: Jürgen Fiebig (DE).

European Fish Taxidermy Award (donated by Matthias & Helen Fahrni, Switzerland)

091
Species: Starry Sturgeon
Division: Masters Division – Reconstructions/Scientifc Models “Best of Europe”
Artist: Bo Wessman (SE).

Mark Buhagiar Award (donated by Mark Buhagiar, Malta)

225
Species: Gyrfalcon
Division: Professional Division – Large Birds
Artist: Roland Kaiser (DE).

Committee Award (donated by the European Taxidermy Championships® ETC®)

087
Species: Broad-snouted Caiman
Division: Masters Division – Reptiles/Amphibians “Best of Europe”
Artist: Jan Panniger (DE).

Karl Lange Award (donated by KL-Glass Eyes, David Lange, Germany)

150
Species: White-throated Dipper
Division: Professional Division – Small Birds (First Place)
Artist: Jan Panniger (DE).

Schwarz Taxidermy Award (donated by Schwarz Taxidermy, Franz Schwarz, Austria)

Janis Granats (Latvia), highest score with four entries in three different categories in Professional Division

267
Species: Red Fox
Division: Professional Division – Small Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).
309
Species:European Hare
Division: Professional Division -Medium Mammals (Third Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).
365
Species:Eurasian Lynx
Division: Professional Division – Large Mammals (Third Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).

Taxidermists‘ Choice Best of Show (donated by the German Taxidermy Association VDP, Germany)

007
Species: Jaguar + Red-and-green Macaw (2)
Division: Collective Artists Division
Artists: Robert Stein (DE), Jürgen Fiebig (DE), Marie Christin Scheinpflug (DE), Jan Panniger (DE).

Judges Choice Best of Show (donated by Breakthrough Magazine, Larry Blomquist, USA)

075
Species: Black-headed Spider Monkey
Division: Masters Division – Mammals “Best of Europe”
Artist: Daniel Salzer (DE).

Best of Austria Award (donated by WKO, Austrian chamber of economy)

Master Division:

074
Species: Red Fox
Division: Master Division – Medium Mammals
Artist: Josef Mangelberger (AT).

Professional Division:

328
Species: Wild Boar
Division: Professional Division -Large Mammals (First Place)
Artist: Gernot Burst (AT).

Novice Division:

099
Species: Spectacled Caiman + Common Marmoset
Division: Novice Division – Animal Groups (including mixed groups)
Artist: Manuel Bianchi (AT).

Collective Artists Award (donated by Trophy Art, Jacob Strunge)

010
Species: Magpie (2) + Wolverine
Division: Collective Artists Division
Artists: Sophie Kiela (NL), Rick Way (NL), John Wesley Kevenaar (NL).

Facebook European Taxidermists’ Award (idea, concept and realization by Martin Berndt, Germany)

080
Species: Klipspringer
Division: Master Division – Medium Mammals
Artist: Alwin Probst (CH).

Reed Award (donated by Reed Exhibitions® Messe Salzburg)

074
Species: Red Fox
Division: Master Division – Medium Mammals
Artist: Josef Mangelberger (AT).

SKZ – Bird Award (donated by the Swedish Taxidermy Association SKZ)

150
Species: White-throated Dipper
Division: Professional Division – Small Birds (First Place)
Artist: Jan Panniger (DE).

Taxidermy Art Award (donated by Ann & Lennart Pettersson)

016
Species: Eurasian Water Shrew
Division: Division of Excellence – First Place
Artist: Jan Panniger (DE).
114
Species: Iberian Magpie
Division: Novice Division – Birds
Artist: Philip Bork Kongstad Christensen (DK).
075
Species: Black-headed Spider Monkey
Division: Masters Division – Mammals “Best of Europe”
Artist: Daniel Salzer (DE).

Kaiser Gyrfalcon Award (donated by Taxidermy Studio Kaiser, Roland Kaiser)

238
Species: Eurasian Eagle Owl
Division: Professional Division – Large Birds
Artist: Vanni Bianchi (AT).

Niels Henning Gustafsson Award (donated by the Danish Taxidermy Association DZK)

099
Species: Spectacled Caiman + Common Marmoset
Division: Novice Division – Animal Groups (including mixed groups)
Artist: Manuel Bianchi (AT).
355
Species: European Mouflon
Division: Novice Division – Game Heads, mammals only
Artist: Manuel Bianchi (AT).
121
Species: Red Fox
Division: Novice Division – Mammals
Artist: Manuel Bianchi (AT).
126
Species: Wildcat
Division: Novice Division – Mammals
Artist: Manuel Bianchi (AT).