2008 NSS VIDEO SALON RESULTS
Chair: Alex Sproul

2007 NSS VIDEO SALON RESULTS
Chair: Alex Sproul

Jurors: Jill Heinerth , Jim McConkey, Tray Murphy

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Numbers in [brackets] are NSS A/V Library numbers, by which they can be checked out.

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View the Awards Announcements (MPG)

AMATEUR DIVISION

Accepted
Wilder Cave (DVD 19:00) [D34]   Preview
     Produced by Nathaniel Bluedorn, ©2006

Accepted
Snowy River & the Mud Turtle Radio Location (DVD 53:00) [D35]   Preview
     Produced by James T. Cox

Accepted
The Work of Dark Water: Rollins Cave (DVD 1:05:00) [D36]   Preview
     Produced by Ronald R. Jaeger

HONORABLE MENTION
Crystal Beach Revisited (DVD 30:33) [D37]    Preview
     Produced by Sandra Poucher, ©2006 Mudbug Productions

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

Accepted
My South (DVD 1:00) [D40]   Preview
     Produced by Michael Gilbert & CAG, ©2006 Turner Broadcasting

Accepted
ICS 2009 Promotional Video (DVD 6:56) [D43]   Preview
     Produced by David Socky, ©2007 Hodag Video Prod.

HONORABLE MENTION
In Sight of Light (DVD 5:22) [D38]    Preview
     Produced by Ian Ellis Chandler, ©2006 Tartala Prod.

MERIT AWARD
Planet Earth: Caves (DVD 48:00) [D39]    Preview
     Produced by Huw Cordey, ©2006, BBC Bristol

MERIT AWARD
Caves: Life Beneath the Forest (DVD 32:00) [D41]    Preview
     Produced by David McGowan, ©2007 Ravenswood Media

MERIT AWARD
Back Underground in Indiana (DVD 21:00) [D42]    Preview
     Produced by William Pea, ©2006 2007 NSS Convention

THE TOM ZANNES AWARD [What's this?]
The Giant of the South (DVD 40:00) [D44]   Preview
     Produced by Marcus Taylor, ©2007

2006 NSS VIDEO SALON RESULTS
Chair: Alex Sproul

Jurors: Frank Binney, Jill Heinerth , Bob Montgomery

View the Video Salon Intro (MPG)
View the Awards Announcements (MPG)

AMATEUR DIVISION

Accepted
The Lure of Lint (DVD 18:00) [D17]   Preview
     Produced by Morrie Gasser

MERIT AWARD
The Discovery of Grand Caverns (DVD 28:00) [D18]    Preview
     Produced by David Socky, ©2006 Hodag Video

THE TOM ZANNES AWARD [What's this?]
Into the Darkness (DVD 35:00) [D19]   Preview
     Produced by Marcus Taylor

All of these videos may be checked out from the NSS Audio-Visual Library using the library numbers [] shown.

2005 NSS VIDEO SALON RESULTS
Chair: Alex Sproul

Jurors: Tom Zannes, John Scheltens, Bob Montgomery

View the Video Salon Intro (MPG)
View the Awards Announcements (MPG)

AMATEUR DIVISION

Accepted
Clarksville Dinner (5:06) [V770/D6]   Preview
     Produced by Morrie Gasser DVD

HONORABLE MENTION
The Caves of Sinking Valley (55:00) [V641/D12]   Preview
     Produced by Chris Johns & Larry Simpson, ©2005 S-VHS

Accepted
The Cave (21:05) [V954]   Preview
     Produced by Hugh Taft-Morales, ©2003 Milk Bottle Prod. DVD

HONORABLE MENTION
Merkle Cave (21:32) [V770]   Preview
     Produced by Bill Wentz, ©2001 VHS

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

MERIT AWARD
The Underground World of Sequoia National Park (60:00) [V642/D8]    Preview
     Produced by Steven Bumgardner, ©2004 DVD

MERIT AWARD
Five Short Hours of Caving (14:30) [V955/D9]   Preview
     Produced by David Socky, ©2005, Hodag Video Prod. DVD

Accepted
Underground Flutes (55:00) [V956/D10]   Preview
     Produced by David Socky, ©2004, Hodag Video Prod. DVD

BEST OF SHOW
Expeditions to the Edge: Cave Flood (46:00) [V772/D11]   Preview
   Field Produced by Benjy von Cramon, ©2004 DVD

2004 NSS VIDEO SALON RESULTS
Chair: Alex Sproul

Jurors: Frank Binney, David Socky, Tom Zannes

View the Video Salon Intro (MPG)
View the Awards Announcements (MPG)

AMATEUR DIVISION

Accepted
TAG 2003 (9:14) [V949]   Preview
     Produced by Jody Bailey, ©2003 DVD

MERIT AWARD
Nashville Grotto -- 50 Years of Caving (61:10) [V950]    Preview
     Produced by Jody Bailey, ©2003 DVD

Accepted
The Mystery of River Rise (13:06) [V768]   Preview
     Produced by Michael & Sandra Poucher, ©2003, Mudbug Prod. VHS

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

Accepted
Lighting the Darkness (7:12) [V951]   Preview
     Produced by Vincent McKay, ©2004, WNPT-TV VHS

BEST OF SHOW
A Rock and a Hard Place (59:28) [V952]   Preview
     Produced by Andy Sparrow, ©2001 PAL-VHS

2003 NSS VIDEO SALON RESULTS
Chair: Alex Sproul

Jurors: Tom Zannes, John Scheltens, Bob Montgomery

View the Video Salon Intro (MPG)
View the Awards Announcements (MPG)

AMATEUR DIVISION

HONORABLE MENTION
Paradise Passage (56:40) [V766]   Preview
     Produced by Charles Breite, ©2003 VHS

Accepted
Single Rope Ascending Techniques (13:04) [V114]   Preview
     Produced by David Socky, ©2003 NSS S-VHS

HONORABLE MENTION
The Greatest Caver: Floyd Collins (31:51) [V947]   Preview
     Produced by David Socky, ©2002 Hodag Video S-VH S

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

HONORABLE MENTION
Stonewalled on Fisht (44:51) [V767]   Preview
    Produced by Tony Cook, ©2001 PAL-VHS

Accepted
"Places Found: Cathedral Caverns (25:45)   Preview
     Produced by Sandra Cekot, ©2002 Ambassador Video S-VHS

BEST OF SHOW
Water's Journey: Hidden Rivers of Florida (56:54) [V953]   Preview
     Produced by Jill Heinerth, ©2003 Karst Productions VHS