IIAC 2018 received 533 entries from 45 countries and areas.
TOP 50 IIAC 2018 WORLD RANKING
01st Place – Malaysia – Josh Sim – Fate – 320L02nd Place – Taiwan – Harry Chen – Forest of the Ages – 120L 200L03rd Place – China – Wen-Lin Ruan – Fleeting Time – 320L04th Place – Ukraine – Tereza Lazar – Fairytale Forest – 120L 200L05th Place – Indonesia – Agussalim Jamaluddin – LATIMOJONG – 200L 320L06th Place – Korea – Cho Jaesun – the Great Ultimate – 320L07th Place – Brazil – Fernando Moraes – Gruta Amuara – 28L 60L08th Place – Brazil – Carlos Souza – Caverna Casa de Pedra – 60L 120L09th Place – Taiwan – Hsu Hung Hsiao – Jungle – 28L 60L10th Place – China – Wen-Lin Ruan – Pick up the Light – 320L11th Place – Thailand – Nobphacha Yimyou – COMFORT ZONE – 320L12th Place – China – Fu-Hong Guan – The Wizard of Oz – 60L 120L13th Place – China – Yuan-Jhih Yang – Coming Home – 200L 320L14th Place – Taiwan – Sung-Bin Chen – The Beauty of Autumn and Spring – 120L 200L15th Place – Portugal – Ana Rodrigues – Mountain Path – 60L 120L16th Place – China – Li-Wei Guan – Fantasy – 320L17th Place – China – Cin-Cyun Chen – Pans Labyrinth – 60L 120L18th Place – Portugal – Luís Filipe Samora Cardoso – Trails – 200L 320L19th Place – Indonesia – Bachrum – 3 Generation – 120L 200L20th Place – Brazil – Carlos Souza – Flow of Life – 28L 60L21st Place – Hungary – Nemeth Patrik – Yakusima Forest – 200L 320L22nd Place – Indonesia – Luky Ardiansyah – Oyot Nylorot – 200L 320L23rd Place – Indonesia – Heri Amir – Distant Forests – 60L 120L24th Place – Portugal – Tiago Miravent – Cabrieira – 200L 320L25th Place – Indonesia – Dama Refiyuda – Let It Burn – 200L 320L26th Place – Brazil – Gregory Thom e Silva – The Way Out – 60L 120L27th Place – Brazil – Rodolfo Provenzano – Greg Morning – 60L 120L28th Place – Portugal – Nuno Matos – Crystal Valley – 60L 120L29th Place – Viet Nam – Luong Quoc Hung – Deep in the forest – 200L 320L30th Place – Taiwan – Kevin Liu – Reflection –320L31st Place – Morocco – Yassine Idhamou – The Jungle Book – 120L 200L32nd Place – United States – Shawn McBride – Beyond the Valley – 28L 60L33rd Place – Indonesia – Mamed Rahmad – Lembah Ngarai – 200L 320L34th Place – Brazil – Thiago Eloi – Sunrise in a Magical Place – 28L 60L35th Place – Taiwan – Yen-Bin Chan – Harmony – 320L36th Place – Thailand – Eakthanat Isarathikul – T E L E – 28L 60L37th Place – Austria – Stefan Graf – Leisure Time – 200L 320L38th Place – Turkey – Selçuk DURMAZ – Green Malatiye – 200L 320L39th Place – Indonesia – Syarifuddin udin roy – Bantimurung Forest – 200L 320L40th Place – Singapore – Kong-Jun Xing – Full of Life – 200L 320L41st Place – Spain – Marcos Ceprian Gonzalez – Melodies of Life – 120L 200L42nd Place – China – Jing-Cheng Wun – Rashomon – 60L 120L43rd Place – Taiwan – Sheng-Siang Wang – LAND OF TAIWAN – 120L 200L44th Place – Taiwan – Cheng-Yu Lu – Hanayome – 200L 320L45th Place – Indonesia – Nurul Hikmah Sigit – Malino – 120L 200L46th Place – Spain – Juan fco aba serra – The Enchanted Forest – 120L 200L47th Place – Taiwan – Ching-Ti Chiu – Habitat – 120L 200L48th Place – Viet Nam – Hoag Yen – Fairyland – 60L 120L49th Place – India – Rahul Mukherjee – Spirits of the Abyss – 200L 320L50th Place – Hungary – Attila Lovas – Rolling – 120L 200L
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