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AV News 189 - August 2012 One brave move by the organisers is to publish the marks from each of the judges, see http://www.trophee.oi-paris.com/repartitionplaces2012.html which clearly shows the huge variation in marks from the 30 independent judges. The winning sequence, for example was judged to be the best sequence by 5 panel members, but not in the top 15 by 7 of the judges. It clearly shows that we all have very different views of what constitutes a 'winning' sequence. Of course, winning wasn't the important thing (would I have said that if I'd done better?) and what the event does so well is to bring together AV workers from around France, Belgium and the UK, to see and to talk about Audio Visual sequences. There is no fee to attend and excellent meals are organised in a local restaurant. And it was in these breaks particularly, over a glass of wine or a cup of coffee that we talked and learned so much about other people's views of AV. The organisers are to be congratulated on running an excellent and different event. Do think about entering next year, particularly if you can attend to see the work and get comments about your sequence. And, as I said earlier, it's a great excuse to see Paris in the Spring. Full details are on http://www.trophee.oi-paris.com/ 51st Epinal Numeric Art Festival 28th to 30th September 2012 Once again this year, the winner of the AV sequences competition will be awarded with the famous Europa's cup. The 2012 theme is 'To dream, perhaps…' Please find all about the 2012 competition on our website http://diapimages.free.fr/ Page 36