Previous Years Winners

The Magic Moments Contest

Magic Moments Winners, 2006

First

Bon Apetit

Mark Levy

Second

Russian Bananas

Mark Levy

Third

Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing

Unknown

Honorable Mentions: Parallel Lives by Unknown, He's Late by Howard Lockwood, Girl of my Dreams by Mark Levy.

Magic Moments Winners, 2005

First

Paper Chase

Mark Levy

Second

Navel Exercise

Bert Kersey

Third

It’s Not a Ferris Wheel

Bill Leeder

Honorable Mentions: An Act of Con-fidence by Pam and Walt Gilmore, Sweetie by Willy VanDerLinden, Weather Permitting by Pam and Walt Gilmore.

Magic Moments Winners, 2004

First

Feeding Frenzy

Mark Levy

Second

China

Pam & Walt Gilmore

Third

Missing Links

Mark Levy

Honorable Mentions: The Magic Moment by James Beach, Town Cryer by Harold Cosgrove, "F" Words by Bill Leeder, The Midas Touch by Stan Whitsett, Ask Your Doctor by Bernie Woods.

Magic Moments Winners, 2003

First

The Secret-ary

Walt & Pamela Gilmore

Second

As Seen on TV

Walt & Pamela Gilmore

Third

Hard of Hearing

Mark Levy

Honorable Mentions: Cows on Parade by Bill & MaryAnn Leeder, Reflections by Norm Otto, Season's Greetings from the Lee Farm by Harold Grote, An Eye on Broadway by Eph Horowitz, Freedom by Bernie Woods.

Magic Moments Winners, 2002

First

The Diesel Fitter

Roger Garretson

Second

A Bounty Rebate

Ephraim Horowitz

Third

Reunion

Walter Gilmore

Magic Moments Winners, 2001

First

Dog Day Afternoon

Joyce Axelrod

Second

The Challenge

Walt Gilmore

Third

The Listening Post

Mark Levy

Magic Moments Winners, 2000

First

Race Day

Carol Profy

Second

The Park in the Park

Ephraim Horowitz

Third

The Bachelor

Jean Frances

Magic Moments Winners, 1999

First

Die Hard Fan

Joyce Axelrod

Second

A Senior Moment

Roger Garretson

Third

Splash

Norman Otto


The Annual AMMA (previously SAVAC) Contest

AMMA's Top Ten Winners, 2006

The Oscar H. Horovitz Memorial Award for the Best Motion Picture by a member of AMMA

International Mensch of Mystery

Christopher Buttacoli

Rest of the Top Ten (listed alphabetically)

God's Canvas

Mark Levy

He's Late!

Howard Lockwood

Into the Blue

Harold Cosgrove

Living With Fire

Ned Cordery

Mackinac Island Butterfly House

Dicie & Ken Sizemore

North to Alaska

Harold Cosgrove

Now You Done It

Robert Makara

Off The Wall in L.A.

Stan Whitsitt

Wheels

Stan Whitsitt

Honorable Mention

Cloud Gate

Bill & Mary Ann Leeder

Muther

Oskar Siebert

Visit Venice - Before It's Too Late

Bill & Mary Ann Leeder

AMMA's Top Ten Winners, 2005

The Oscar H. Horovitz Memorial Award for the Best Motion Picture by a member of AMMA

Butterfly

Norm Otto, USA

Rest of the Top Ten (listed alphabetically)

An Act Of Con-Fidence

Pam & Walt Gilmore, USA

Chemainus

Pam & Walt Gilmore, USA

Galapagos Wildlife

Kay Bamford-Burnell, England

The House On A Rock

Lee Agnew, USA

Hong Kong B. C. (Before China)

Bill & Mary Ann Leeder, USA

Istanbul - Spanning the Centuries

Bill & Mary Ann Leeder, USA

Petra

Pat & Brian Deakin, New Zealand

Rebel

Barry McKnight / Roger Cowland, Australia

What Is That?

Brenda L. Lantow, USA

Honorable Mention

Ketchikan-dor

Pam & Walt Gilmore, USA

My Shortest Movie

Oskar Siebert, Germany

The Rainbow Raider

Barry McKnight / Roger Cowland, Australia

River Of Life

Pat & Brian Deakin, New Zealand

AMMA's Top Ten Winners, 2004

The Oscar H. Horovitz Memorial Award for the Best Motion Picture by a member of AMMA

Ann and Celeste

Joyce Axelrod, CA

Rest of the Top Ten (listed alphabetically)

Buses, Trains, Cars & Planes

Bob Makara, MI

Endings

Peter & Richard Rouillard, UK

Feeding Frenzy

Mark Levy, NY

Home

Pat & Brian Deakin, NZ

Lobster House

Malcolm Colditz, TX

R C Sailing

Norman Otto, FL

Sisters

Pam & Walt Gilmore, CA

Sugarbush

Harold Cosgrove, Ont

Unseen

Tyler Holtman, CA

Honorable Mention

Half Wit

Mark Levy, NY

Young James

Brian Deakin, NZ

Best Editing

Bellagio Fountains

Harold Cosgrove, Ont

Best Sound

Home

Pat & Brian Deakin, NZ

AMMA's Top Ten Winners, 2003

The Oscar H. Horovitz Memorial Award for the Best Motion Picture by a member of AMMA

The Prague Romance

Oskar Siebert, Germany

Rest of the Top Ten (listed alphabetically)

A Cocktale

Mark Levy, NY

A Letter to Mary

Roger Garretson, CA

A Video Postcard from Iceland

Walter L. Gilmore Jr., CA

America

Stan Whitsitt, CA

Beneath the Sea

Malcolm Colditz, TX

Canyonland

Harold Cosgrove, Ont

Me and My Dad

Bob Hallett, Australia

Preserving the Spectacular

Joyce Axelrod, CA

Zoo Clips

Eleanore Haire, B.C.

Honorable Mention

My Favorite Town

David Fuller, B.C.

Single Mom

Howard & Tama Lockwood

Best Cinematography

Beneath the Sea

Malcolm Colditz, TX

Best Editing

A Letter to Mary

Roger Garretson, CA

Best Sound

My Favorite Town

David Fuller, B.C.

AMMA's Top Ten Winners, 2002

The Oscar H. Horovitz Memorial Award for the Best Motion Picture by a member of AMMA

The Fabric of America

Roger Garretson, CA

Second Place

Antarctic Viewpoints

Jon Grey, Australia

Third Place

How's It Growin'?

Mark Levy, NY

Rest of the Top Ten (listed alphabetically)

Don't Go In The Water

Wallace M. Shaw, PA

Italian Street Painting

Al Mesen, CA

Nature Calls

Mark Levy, NY

Reminiscing

James Beach, CA

South by Southwest

Ned Cordery, UT

The Art of Balance

Westwood Video Makers, CA

Vintage Transport

Harold Cosgrove, NY

Honorable Mention

A Glimpse of South Korea

Bill & Mary Ann Leeder, IL

Ivana Koubek

Oskar Siebert, Germany

This Town

Don Peters, IL

Trains Unlimited

Carol Profy, FL

AMMA's Top Ten Winners, 2001

The Oscar H. Horovitz Memorial Award for the Best Motion Picture by a member of AMMA

The Deceptive Nines

Ephraim Horowitz, NY

Rest of the Top Ten (listed alphabetically)

A Letter

Walt Gilmore, CA

Cruising the Inside Passage

Harold Cosgrove, NY

Freefall

Norm Otto, FL

Heroes

Norm Otto, FL

Julian Daffodil Project

Joyce Axelrod, CA

Microcosms of NYC

Ephraim Horowitz, NY

Pompeii - By Twain

Bernard Wood, CA

Sandcastles

Harold Cosgrove, NY

Small Ports Around the U.K.

Walt Gilmore, CA

Honorable Mention

Aqua Odyssey

Al Mesen, CA

Early Morning in the Lake

Eleanore Haire, BC

Journey to Paradise

Malcolm Colditz, TX

Norway - A Bit of Paradise

Roger Garretson, CA

Santorini - The Spectacular Greek Isle

Bill & Mary Ann Leeder, IL

SAVAC's Top Ten Winners, 2000

The Oscar H. Horovitz Memorial Award for the Best Motion Picture by a member of AMMA (previously SAVAC)

The Sandwich

Joyce Axelrod, CA

Second Place Medal

Morgan

Conrad Rankin, CA

Rest of the Top Ten (listed alphabetically)

Beyond the Wall

Howard Lockwood, CA

Fountains

Norm Otto, FL

In the Name of the Law

Oskar & Daniela Siebert, Germany

Lost Wax II

Jim Beach, CA

Meteora Sky-high Monasteries

Bill & Mary Ann Leeder, IL

Movies I Never Made

Ephraim Horowitz, NY

Seasons of a River

Philip McLeod, Ontario

The Weird World of M.C. Escher

Charles Steffes, CA

Honorable Mention

Harry Comes Home

Carol Profy, FL

Niagara

Gerald Turk, MO

Urban Cafe

William Navin, CA

SAVAC's Top Ten Winners, 1999

The Oscar H. Horovitz Memorial Award for the Best Motion Picture by a member of AMMA (previously SAVAC)

Nothing Is Forever

Eph Horowitz

Rest of the Top Ten (listed alphabetically)

...And There Was Light

Bernard Wood

The Cracked Pot

James B. Beach

Day of Dead

Joyce Axelrod

A Good Day at Work

Malcolm Colditz

Hungry Divers

Denis Kirwan

The Last Shot

Oskar Siebert

Pear Party

Joyce Axelrod

The Puffin

Bernard Wood

Top Guns

Brenda Lantow

Honorable Mention

Just Like Clockwork

Al Mesen

A Tourist's View of Oahu Underwater

Denis Kirwan