2008 RPS International AV Championships at Cirencester  
September 19th, 20th , 21st
The Results:

 

First:    
RPS Gold medal RPS AV Group Prize :
      
 “Forest of Tane Muhuta”
by Erhard Hobrecker FRPS

Second: 
RPS Silver Medal     

  “This is a Town ”

 
by Colin Balls FRPS

Third:      
RPS Bronze Medal    
 “Isadora’s Legacy”
By Eddie Spence FRPS


Category Prizes :
Best Documentary, Tourism
RPS Ribbon
“Cousin Jack”
by  Martin Fry FRPS
Best Theme & Fiction
RPS Ribbon

“Red Shoes”
by Dave & Carol Gillow
Best Music, Poetry & Song
RPS Ribbon

“Where the Passion Flower Grows”
  by Dave Wilcox
Best Humour :
RPS Ribbon
“La Femme aux bas Blancs” 
by   Jean Paul Petit


Special Awards:
Best Creative Imagery,
Doug Mullins Award : 

 “The Red Tear ”
by  Herve Seguret
Best Photography:
Silver Salver & RPS Ribbon
 “Artic Dreams  ”
by Bill Bruce

Best Creative Soundtrack : 
FICS Medal & RPS Ribbon

 
“Talbot House ”
by Linda & Edgar Gibbs FRPS
Best First Time Entrant :
George & Doreen Pollock Medal:
“Red Shoes” 
by   Dave & Carol Gillow
     
     
Commended - 5 equally placed :    
“Stand Proud Brother”
by Robert Albright  FRPS
“Les Six de Rodin”

by Jacques  Van Den Weerdt  & Paul Ghislain
“The Picasso of The Pier”
by Richard Brown FRPS
“Striped Pyjamas”

by Ron Davies FRPS & Peter Coles FRPS
“The Quiet One”

by Keith Brown  FRPS
 

There was also an audience vote for each of the four sessions

The results of these are as follows:
Session 1 
        
“Red Shoes”
by Dave & Carol Gillow
Session 2
        
  “Talbot House ”
by Linda & Edgar Gibbs FRPS
Session 3
         
“Isadora’s Legacy”
By Eddie Spence FRPS
Session 4
        
“The Quiet One”
by Keith Brown  FRPS