Winners List (all awards and special awards)

Novice Division (Best of Division Places)

Species: White Stork
Division: Novice Division (First Place)
Artist: Mohammad Aminul Islam (DE).

Species: Green Peafowl
Division: Novice Division (Second Place)
Artist: Jacqueline Winkler (DE).

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.

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

Species: Eurasian Woodcock
Division: Professional Division – Medium Birds (First Place)
Artist: Pavel Visnak (CZ).

Species: Lady Amherst’s Pheasant
Division: Professional Division -Medium Birds (Second Place)
Artist: Dominik Speleman (DK).

Species: Mountain Hare
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).

Species: Raccoon Dog
Division: Professional Division -Medium Mammals (Second Place)
Artist: Oleksandr Andriichuck (DK).

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

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

Species: American Black Bear
Division: Professional Division – Large Mammals (Second Place)
Artist: Susie Catrine Baltzersen (DK).

Species:Eurasian Lynx
Division: Professional Division – Large Mammals (Third Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).

Species: Red Fox + European Pine Marten
Division: Professional Division – Mammal Groups (First Place)
Artist: Jennifer Johansson (SE).

Species: Red Fox
Division: Professional Division – Small Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).

Species: Gray Wolf
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Ivan Prokaza (LV).

Species:Old English Mastiff
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (Second Place)
Artist: Constantin Johannes Latt (CH).

Species: European Roe Deer
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (Third Place)
Artist: Oleksandr Andriichuck (DK).

Species:Horse
Division: Professional Division – Large Game Heads (Shared First Place)
Artist: Mieke De Leeuw (BE).

Species: Cape Buffalo
Division: Professional Division – Large Game Heads (Shared First Place)
Artist: Gyula Sipos (HU).

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.

Species: Demoiselle Crane
Division: Masters Division – Birds “Best of Europe”
Artist: Zsombor Pünkösti (HU).

Species: Grey Wagtail
Division: Masters Division – Birds “Second of Europe”
Artist: Peter Spannenburg.

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

Species: Jaguar
Division: Masters Division – Mammals “Second of Europe”
Artist: Marie Christin Scheinpflug (DE).

Species: Leopard
Division: Masters Division – Mammals “Third of Europe”
Artist: Maurice MCM Bouten (NL).

Species: Brown Trout
Division: Masters Division – Fish “Best of Europe”
Artist: Haraldur Olafsson (IS).

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

Species: Rhinoceros Viper
Division: Masters Division – Reptiles/Amphibians “Second of Europe”
Artist: Tom Hoogesteger (FI).

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

Species: Common Buzzard (2)
Division: Masters Division – Skeletons “Best of Europe”
Artist: Krisztián Albert (HU).

Collective Artists Division

Species: Bank Vole and Lizard Orchid
Division: Collective Artists Division – First Place
Artists: Sebastian Brandt (DE), Christian Blumenstein (DE).

Species: Olm
Division: Collective Artists Division – Second Place
Artists: Peter Mildner (DE), Sebastian Brandt (DE).

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

Species: Eurasian Water Shrew
Division: Division of Excellence – First Place
Artist: Jan Panniger (DE).

Species: Red-legged Honeycreeper, Giant Longhorn
Division: Division of Excellence – First Place
Artist: Zsombor Pünkösti (HU).

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)

Species: White Stork
Division: Novice Division (First Place)
Artist: Mohammad Aminul Islam (DE).

Species: Green Peafowl
Division: Novice Division (Second Place)
Artist: Jacqueline Winkler (DE).

Species: Gemsbok
Division: Novice Division (Third Place)
Artist: Rasmus Andersen (DK).

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

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)

Species: Mountain Hare
Division: Professional Division – Medium Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).

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)

Species: Bank Vole and Lizard Orchid
Division: Collective Artists Division – First Place
Artists: Sebastian Brandt (DE), Christian Blumenstein (DE).

Species: Common Shelduck + Common Starling
Division: Excellence Division
Artists: Lennart Pettersson (SE), Jan Fredriksson (SE).

Species: Torrent Duck
Division: Master Division – Bird Groups
Artist: Jürgen Fiebig (DE).

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

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

Mark Buhagiar Award (donated by Mark Buhagiar, Malta)

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

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

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)

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

Species: Red Fox
Division: Professional Division – Small Game Heads (First Place)
Artist: Janis Granats (LV).

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

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)

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)

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:

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

Professional Division:

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

Novice Division:

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)

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)

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

Reed Award (donated by Reed Exhibitions® Messe Salzburg)

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

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

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

Taxidermy Art Award (donated by Ann & Lennart Pettersson)

Species: Eurasian Water Shrew
Division: Division of Excellence – First Place
Artist: Jan Panniger (DE).

Species: Iberian Magpie
Division: Novice Division – Birds
Artist: Philip Bork Kongstad Christensen (DK).

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)

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

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

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

Species: European Mouflon
Division: Novice Division – Game Heads, mammals only
Artist: Manuel Bianchi (AT).

Species: Red Fox
Division: Novice Division – Mammals
Artist: Manuel Bianchi (AT).

Species: Wildcat
Division: Novice Division – Mammals
Artist: Manuel Bianchi (AT).