1998 fand in Seeboden am Millstättersee das 1. Bodypainting Festival Europas statt. Die Veranstaltung war einzigartig in dieser Art und Weise. Es war eine sehr kleine Veranstaltung zwar mit vielen interessierten Besuchern, aber an das Spektakel war damals nicht zu denken.
Erst in der nächsten Phase wurde ein Bodypainting Wettbewerb das Hauptthema des Festivals. Nach und nach kamen Künstler aus ganz Europa zum European Bodypainting Festival, wie es seit 1999 genannt wurde. Aufgrund der weltweiten Berichterstattung in TV und Printmedien kamen nach und nach Bodypainting Künstler auch von anderen Kontinenten.
Somit wurde die Veranstaltung 2003 zum "World Bodypainting Festival" umbenannt während die Marke European Bodypainting Festival und die Europameisterschaft co-existierten.
Das World Bodypainting Festival ist seit jeher das grösste und wichtigste Bodypainting Event weltweit und trägt jedes Jahr die Weltmeisterschaft in verschiedensten Kategorien der Bodypainting Kunst aus.
Von 2011 bis 2016 fand das World Bodypainting Festival im Open Air Park in Pörtschach am wunderschönen Wörthersee statt.
Seit dem 20 Jahr Jubiläum ist das Festival im urbanen Umfeld von Klagenfurt und entwickelt sich rasant weiter. Das Veranstaltungsgelände befindet sich nun zentral im Goethepark in Klagenfurt, umgeben von den Prunkbauten Stadttheater, dem Künstlerhaus und der Stadtgalerien.
Als der COVID pandamic aufkam, entwickelten wir innerhalb von 2 Monaten ein System, um die Weltmeisterschaften in einem Online-Format zu präsentieren. Mehr als 600 Teilnehmer im ersten Jahr waren ein Rekord für die Teilnahme seither. Es folgte ein weiteres Covid-Jahr, in dem wir die Preisverleihung mit Live-Installation durchführten und der Wettbewerb erneut online stattfand.
Im Jahr 2022 feierten wir das 25-jährige Jubiläum der WBF und es war die letzte Freiluftveranstaltung in Klagenfurt. In den folgenden Jahren mussten wir uns auf ein kleineres Umfeld beschränken und beschlossen, in eine Indoor-Location, die Arena in Klagenfurt, umzuziehen.
Folgend stellen wir alle Sieger (Platz 1 - 3) seit Beginn des Festivals vor. Im ersten Jahr gab es noch keinen Wettbewerb und man sieht wie nach und nach immer mehr Kategorien dazu gekommen sind. Sämtliche Amateur Awards werden hier nicht gelistet, da es keine Weltmeistertitel sind.
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Marley Elisa / Italy
Cavicchio Francesca / Italy
Loda Nicola / Italy
World Award: Airbrush
Yuri Falzetti / Italy
Postacchini Lucia / Italy
Presslauer Elisabeth / Austria
World Award: Open Category
Rigozzo Federica / Italy
Hajlaoui Houyam / Belgium
Kim Jinra / South Korea
World Award: UV Effects
Marian Folga, Natalia Mlynarz / Poland
Camille Cottalorda, Sita Vilaca / France
Nadja Hluchovsky, Birgit Linke / Austria
World Award: Camouflage Bodypainting
Rohmen Linda / Norway
Ghin Martina / Italy
Colledara Florine / France
World Award: Facepainting
Nadja Hluchovsky / Austria
Scaut Lara / Belguim
Patta Giovanna / Italy
World Award: Special Effects Make up
Del Cano Ramirez Yurena / Spain
Penazzo Anna / Italy
Maccaferri Garcia Marta / Spain
World Award: Creative Make-up
Li Yi Feng / Taiwan
Hajlaoui Houyam / Belgium
Leino Roosa / Finland
Special Award: Drag Make-up
Li Yi Feng / Taiwan
Tonina Sarah / Austria
Li Jia-Jing / Taiwan
Special Award: Make-up Battle
Bonjour Bacigalupi Ines / Uruguay
WBF Online Awards (no World Championship title)
Category: Brush/Sponge
Vitali Silvia / Italy
Aranda Rebollar Alejandra Guadalupe Mexico
Chapovalov Anna Italy/USA
WBF Online Awards (no World Championship title)
Category: Open Techniques
DiRubbo Barbara Danielle / Chile
Castelan Ana Maria / Mexico
Sun Min Hye / South Korea
WBF Online Awards (no World Championship title)
Category: Creative Mak-eup
Kymaelaeinen Elina / Finland
Bae Su Hyun / South Korea
DiRubbo Barbara Danielle / Chile
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Federica Rigozzo / Italy
Lucia Postacchini / Italy
Jose Alfaro / Mexico
World Award: Open Category
Yuri Falzetti / Italy
Jinra Kim / Korea
Katrin Rausch / Germany
World Award: Team Show
Emilia & Gilberta Bianchin / Italy
Silke Kirchhoff & Moona Jin Weaner / Germany, South Korea
Veronica Bottigliero & Iris Pfeiffer / Italy, Austria
World Award: UV Effects
Marian Folga Wiktoria Wedzicha / Poland
Claudia Kraemer & Enrico Lein / Germany
Adrian Castro Gomez & Alexis Arenas / Mexico
World Award: Camouflage Bodypainting
Johannes Stoetter / Italy
Elena Tagliapietra / Italy
Bettina Strodl / Austria
World Award: Facepainting
Adrian Castro Gomez / Mexico
Nadja Hluchovsky / Austria
Alexis Arenas / Mexico
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Olena Semets / Ukraine
Jenny Corro / Italy
Houyam Hajlaoui / Belgium
Special Award: Creative Make-up
Jasmiina Walters / Finland
Virag Ritli / Hungary
Nadja Hluchovsky / Austria
Special Award: Make-up Battle
Jasmiina Walters / Finland
WBF Online Awards (no World Championship title)
Category: Brush/Sponge
Dalla Torre Serena / Italy
Castelan Ana Maria / Mexico
Mendez Luis Diego / Costa Rica
WBF Online Awards (no World Championship title)
Category: Open Techniques
Tsimpi Efi / Greece
Sanchez Galdon Irene / Spain
Villanueva Diaz Edith / Mexico
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Sanatan Dinda / India
Silke Kirchhoff / Germany
Francesca Cavicchio / Italy
World Award: Airbrush
Alla Krasnova / Italy
Jinra Kim / Korea
Veronica Bottigliero / Italy
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Alejandra Huert Gayol / Mexico
Houyam Hajlaoui / Belgium
Vilija Vitkute / Sweden
World Award: Team Show
Enrico Lein & Claudia Kraemer / Germany
Yuri Falzetti & Alex Hansen/ Italy & Brazil
Eva-Maria Schulz & Peter Tronser / Germany
World Award: Camouflage Bodypainting
Olena Semenets / Ukraine
Martina Ghin / Italy
Vilija Vitkutje / Sweden
World Award: Facepainting
Nadja Hluchovsky / Austria
Damayanti Garcia / Mexico
Wiktoria Wedzicha/ Poland
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Alejandra Huert Gayol / Mexico
Melissa Thompson / USA
Ana Luisa Diaz / Mexico
Special Award: Creative Make-up
Grace Castillejos Iglesias/ Spain
Jasmiina Walters / Finland
Josep Lopez Marti/ Spain
Special Award: Commercial Rich Make-up
Olena Semenets / Ukraine
Jasmiina Walters / Finland
Tanya Potapchuk / Ukraine
Special Award: Make-up Battle
Olga Levitskaya / Ukraine
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Francesca Cavicchio / Italy
Lucia Postacchini/ Italy
Marian Folga / Poland
World Award: Airbrush
Alex Hansen / Brazil
Giusy Campolungo / Italy
Lucia Postacchini/ Italy
World Award: Facepainting
Jin Low Guan / Malaysia
Yu-Pin Kao / Taiwan
Ana Maria Castelan / Mexico
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Moona Jin Weaner / South Korea
Alejandra Gayol Huert / Mexico
Noe Duran / Mexico
World Award: Camouflage Bodypainting (LIVE Category)
Vilija Vitkutje / Sweden
Gesine Marwedel / Germany
Christiane Rempel / Germany
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Melissa Thompson / USA
Meredith Johns / USA
Julie Samyn/ France
Special Award: Creative Make-up
Atly Kateryna / Ukraine
Jasmiina Walters / Finland
Jin Low Guan / Malaysia
Special Award: Rich Smokey Make-up
Mandy Cheuk/ China
Jasmiina Walters / Finland
Yulia Bentsak / Ukraine
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Noe Duran / Mexico
Daniele Piovano / Italy
Claudia Kraemer / Germany
World Award: Airbrush
Alex Hansen / Brazil
Yulia Vlasova / Russia
Udo Schurr / Germany
World Award: Facepainting
Noe Duran / Mexico
Adrian Castro Gomez / Mexico
Alexis Arenas / Mexico
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Efi Tsimpi / Greece
Tatiana Velichkina / Russia
Kaiho Sato
Special Award: Creative Make-up
Joyce Spakman / Netherlands
Tatiana Velichkina / Russia
Emma Räsänen / Finland
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Tera Bakker / Netherlands
Francesca Cavicchio / Italy
Kirchhoff Silke / Germany
World Award: Airbrush
Benoit Bottola / Guadeloupe
Yulia Vlasova / Russia
Emanuele Borello / Italy
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Vilija Vitkute / Sweden
Gabriela Hajek-Renner / Austria
Gloria Bordin / Italy
World Award: Team Show
Enrico Lein & Claudia Kraemer
Scott Fray & Madelyn Greco / USA
Yuri Falzetti & Lucia Postacchini / Italy
World Award: Facepainting
Tatiana Vasilenko / Ukraine
Emma Raesaenen / Finland
Lawrie Pixie Lisette / UK
World Award: Installation Art
Birgit Mörtl / Austria
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Moona Jin / South Korea
Houyam Hajlaoui / Belgium
Olena Semenets / Ukraine
Special Award: Creative Make up
Svitlana Masik / Ukraine
Jasmiina Walters / Finland
Vic Lai / Hong Kong
Special Award: Purple Brush
Tatiana Herhis / Ukraine
Yana Shtepa / Ukraine
Nataliia Mazur / Ukraine
Special Award: Make-up Battle
Andrea Milanovic / Serbia
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Marzia Bedeschi / Italy
Sanatan Dinda / India
Kirchhoff Silke / Germany
World Award: Airbrush
Benoit Bottola / Guadeloupe
Alexander Hansen / Brazil
Miguel Angel Guapacha / Colombia
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Sofia Bue / New Zealand
Houyam Hajlaoui / Belgium
Jelena Pidjasa / Latvia
World Award: Team Show
Matteo Arfanotti & Nick Wolfe / Italy, USA
Giulia Ronzoni & Gloria Bordin / Italy
Eva-Maria Schulz & Micha Joos / Germany
World Award: Facepainting
Rotem Lots-Zaiden / Israel
Henriett Szabo / Hungary
Claudia Kraemer / Germany
World Award: Installation Art
Gilberta Bianchin & Emilia Bianchin
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Andrea Benocci / Italy
Pirson Marie-Eglantine / Belgium
Kristina Komarowa / Russia
Special Award: Creative Make-up
Olena Kharchenko / Ukraine
Daria Kushnir / Ukraine
Maryna Halachova / Belarus
Special Award: Purple Brush
Olga Levitskaya / Ukraine
Corina Tudor / Romania
Yana Shtepa / Ukraine
Special Award: Make-up Battle
Iwona Rzad/ Poland
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Sanatan Dinda / India
Marzia Bedeschi / Italy
Cheryl Ann Lipsteu / USA
World Award: Airbrush
Benoit Bottola / Guadeloupe
Alexander Hansen / Brazil
Leonardo Giacomo Borgese / Italy
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Ludwig Decarli / Austria
Olga Popova / Russia
Benedetta Carugati / Italy
World Award: UV Effects
Andra Budaie / Romania
Claudia Kraemer & Gert Leeftink / Germany, Netherlands
Tatiana Velichkina / Russia
World Award: Facepainting
Marilena Censi / Italy
Pauline Meola / France
Arianna Barlini / Italy
World Award: Installation Art
Evelyn Huki & Santi Hitorangi / Easter Island, Rapa Nui
Special Award: Bodypainting Team Category
Yulia Vlasova & Olga Sokolova / Russia
Irina Shmeleva & Olga Popova / Russia
Tiziana La Monica & Silvia Vitali / Italy
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Olga Popova / Russia
Andrea Benocci / Italy
Houyam Hajlaoui / Belgium
Special Award: Purple Brush
Kseniia Marechek / Kyrgyzstan
Veronika Dziuba / Ukraine
Irina Vasina / Russia
Special Award: Creative Make-up
Alesya Plastinkina / Russia
Veronika Dziuba / Ukraine
Andrea Kepiro / Hungary
Special Award: Make-up Battle
Veronika Dziuba / Ukraine
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Sanatan Dinda / India
Tera Bakker / Netherlands
Silvia Vitali / Italy
World Award: Airbrush
Elisabeth Presslauer / Austria
Alex Hansen / Brazil
Benoit Bottola / Guadeloupe
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Yulia Vlasova / Russia
Gergely Lengyel / Hungary
Houyam Hajlaoui / Belgium
World Award: UV Effects
Claudia Kraemer / Germany
Harald Wolf / Germany
Nadja Hluchovsky & Natascha Zenig / Austria
World Award: Facepainting
Silvia Vitali / Italy
Nadja Hluchovsky / Austria
Claudia Kraemer / Germany
World Award: Installation Art
Birgit Mörtl / Austria
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Giacomo Borgese Leonardo / Italy
Andrea Benocci / Italy
Nadja Hluchovsky / Austria
Special Award: Creative Make-up
Darya Iodzel / Belarus
Karen Yiu / Hong Kong
Maria Cozzman / Moldova
Special Award: Make-up Battle
Elena Matveeva / Russia
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Min Ah Kim / South Korea
Sanatan Dinda / India
Roxanne Horn / Netherlands
World Award: Airbrush
Alex Hansen / Brazil
Francesca Tariciotti / Italy
Umberto Zanoni / Italy
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Sofia Bue / New Zealand
Ludwig Decarli / Austria
Benedetta Carugati / Italy
World Award: UV Effects
Kristina Elizarova & Olga Sokolova / Russia
Art Colour Ballet / Poland
Liliana Hopman / Colombia
World Award: Facepainting
Claudia Kraemer / Germany
Nadja Hluchovsky / Austria
Silke Kirchhoff / Germany
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Tatiana Proshchekalnikova / Russia
Yulia Vlasova / Russia
Moona J Weaner / South Korea
Special Award: Creative Make-up
Karen Yiu / Hong Kong
Gabriella Szvitil / Hungary
Matilda Inozemtseva / Ukraine
Special Award: Make-up Battle
Larisa Tulchinski / Israel
WBF Installation Art Award
Emma Cammack / UK
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Riina Laine / Finland
Johannes Stötter / Italy
Evgenia Parhatskaja / Sweden
World Award: Airbrush
Alex Hansen / Brazil
Kerstin Bülow / Germany
Flavio Bosco / Italy
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Gabriele Hajek-Renner / Austria
Birgit Linke / Austria
Benedetta Carugati / Italy
World Award: UV Effects
Scott Fray / USA
Matteo Afranotti / Italy
Emanuela Peretto / Italy
World Award: Facepainting
Scott Fray / USA
Helena Jordana Skuhrovcova / Czech Republic
Marilena Censi / Italy
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Lorie Hamel / Canada
Irina Shmeleva / Russia
Andrea Benocci / Italy
Special Award: Creative Make up
Alla Voronova / Russia
Birgit Mörtl / Austria
Yuliya Litvinova / Russia
Jury Recomondation: WBF Installation Art Award
Trina Merry / USA
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Matteo Afranotti / Italy
Riina Laine / Finland
Johannes Stötter / Italy
World Award: Airbrush
Scott Fray / USA
Flavio Bosco / Italy
Peter Tronser / Germany
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Houyam Hajlaoui / Belgium
Gabriele Hajek-Renner / Austria
Yulia Vlasova / Russia
World Award: UV Effects
Marina Vakhlialina / Russia
Agnieska Glinska / Poland
Olga Sokolova & Yulia Vlasova / Russia
World Award: Facepainting
Matteo Afranotti / Italy
Nadja Hluchovsky / Austria
Claudia Kraemer / Germany
Special Award: Special Effects Make up Award
Sofia Bue / New Zealand
Julian Bartram / New Zealand
Yulia Vlasova / Russia
Jury Recomondation: WBF Installation Art Award
Birgit Mörtl / Austria
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Johannes Stötter / Italy
Einat Dan / Israel
Min Ah Kim / South Korea
Special Award: Special Effects Make up Award
Yulia Vlasova / Russia
Julian Bartram / New Zealand
Vladimir Cara / Romania, Canada
Birgit Mörtl & Melanie Rodel / Austria
Gabriele Hajek-Renner / Austria
Fiorella Scatena / Italy
World Award: UV Effects
Agnieska Glinska / Poland
Kristina Elizarova / Russia
Riina Laine / Finland
Brian Wolfe / USA
Evelina Iacubino / Germany
Claudia Kraemer / Germany
Special Award: Special Effects Make up Award
Alex Hansen / Brazil
Eileen Napowanez / Germany
Hyun Yong Jin / South Korea
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Lucie Brouillard / Canada
Fray Scott / USA
Utting Carly / UK
World Award: Airbrush
Kris Bülow / Deutschland
Chris OBSN Oberheber
Flavio Bosco
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Bartram Yolanda / New Zealand & Alex Hansen / Brazil
Ludwig Decarli / Austria
Lorie Hamel / Canada & Julie A. Fusilier / USA
World Award: UV Effects
Petra Tronser / Germany & Fredi Schmid / Switzerland
Anna Pogodzinska / Poland
Harald Wolf /Germany
World Award: Facepainting
Millot Lymari / Mexico
Lucie Brouillard / Canada
Viktoria Schablinger / Austria
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Peter Tronser / Germany
Ludwig Decarli / Austria
Alex Hansen / Brazil
Carolyn Roper / UK
Birgit Mörtl / Austria
Ludwig Decarli / Austria
Lucie Brouillard / Canada
Gabriele Hajek-Renner / Austria
John Vargas / USA
Special Award: Special Effects Make up
Yolanda Bartram / New Zealand
Alessandro Piva / Italy
Alex Hansen / Brazil
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Anna Lo Jarl / Sweden
Gabi von der Linnepe / Germany
Mark Reid / USA
World Award: Airbrush
Alex Hansen & Nicholas Herrera / Brazil, USA
Chris OBSN Oberheber / Austria
Julia Vlasova / Russia
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Fiorella Scatena / Italy
Yolanda Bartram / New Zealand
Ingrid Bingler / Germany
World Award: UV Effects
Agnieska Glinska / Poland
Inga Kavaleristova & Arta Kristeine / Latvia
Wolf Reicherter / Germany
World Award: Facepainting
Priscila Dionis Aragon / Spain
Nick Wolfe / USA
Lucie Brouillard / Canada
SPECIAL AWARD: Special Effects Make up Award
Peter Tronser / Germany
Nicholas Herrera / USA
Jeannette Rhyner / Switzerland
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Carolyn Roper / England
Nick & Brian Wolfe / USA
Lucie Brouillard / Canada
World Award: Airbrush
Patrick Mc Cann & Udo Schurr / USA, Germany
Chris Oberheber / Austria
Alex Hansen / Brazil
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Patrick Leis / Denmark
Fredi Schmid / Switzerland
Birgit Mörtl / Austria
World Award: UV Effects
Agnieska Glinska & Joanna Ciesla / Poland
Anna Pogodzinska / Poland
Birgit Linke / Austria
World Award: Facepainting
Bibi Freeman / England
Lucie Brouillard / Canada
Gabriele Hajek-Renner / Austria
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Raphaelle Fieldhouse / Wales
Gabi von der Linnepe / Germany
Gert Leeftink / Netherlands
World Award: Airbrush
Ferenc Hottya / Hungary
Patrick Mc Cann & Udo Schurr / USA, Germany
Chris Oberheber, Austria
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Gabriele Hajek-Renner / Austria
Birgit Mörtl / Austria
Birgit Linke / Austria
World Award: UV Effects
Bella Volen / Bulgaria
Zane Pallo / Latvia
Agnieska Glinska & Joanna Ciesla / Poland
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Sahra Bull / Australia
Gabi von der Linnepe / Germany
Sara Sonia Alvarez / Spain
World Award: Airbrush
Craig Tracy & Jeral Tidwell / USA
Chris Oberheber / Austria
Udo Schurr & Patrick Mc Cann / Germany, USA
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Gabriele Hajek-Renner / Austria
Birgit Linke / Austria
Patrick Leis / Denmark
World Award: UV Effects
An Segers / Belgium
Wolf Reicherter / Germany
Joanna Ciesla & Silwia Boryczko / Poland
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Raphaelle Fieldhouse / Wales
Birgit Linke / Austria
Einat Dan / Israel
World Award: Airbrush
Patrick Mc Cann & Udo Schurr / USA, Germany
Udo Filon / Netherlands
Ferenc Hottya & Craig Tracy / Hungary, USA
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Birgit Mörtl / Austria
An Segers / Belgium
Gabriele Hajek-Renner / Austria
World Award: Brush/Sponge
Birgit Zauder-Linke / Austria
Sahra Bull / Australia
Agnieszka Glinska / Poland
World Award:Airbrush
Mirtcho Mirtchev / Bulgaria
Patrick Mc Cann & Udo Schurr / USA, Germany
Ferenc Hottya / Hungary
World Award: Special Effects Bodypainting
Fredi Schmid / Switzerland
Gabriele Hajek-Renner / Austria
Darren Marshall / Australia
Category Brush/Sponge
Bert Verstappen / Netherlands
Birgit Zauder-Linke / Austria
Sahra Bull / Australia
Category Airbrush
Mirtcho Mirtchev / Bulgaria
Ferenc Hottya / Hungary
Patrick McCann & Udo Schurr / USA, Germany
Category Special Effects
Janny Cierpka & Enrico Lein / Germany
Darren Marshall / Australia
Fredi Schmid / Switzerland
Category Brush/Sponge
Annemarie & Günter Fahrner / Austria
Mike Shane / Luxembourg
Marié Sallé / France
Category Airbrush
Stefan Czech / Germany
Janny Cierpka & Enrico Lein / Germany
Wolfgang Macht & Charly Heitzmann / Germany
Category Special Effects
Fredi Schmid / Switzerland
Ferenc Hottya / Hungary
Birgit Mörtl / Austria
Category Brush/Sponge
Peter Heidinger / Austria
Lothar Pölzl / Germany
Karin Spreizer / Austria
Category Airbrush
Ferenc Hottya / Hungary
Pepi Neuber / Austria
Fredi Schmid / Switzerland
No contest at the first Bodypainting Festival of Europe. Bodypainting artists presented their artwork in a park to the public audience.
No category
Fredi Schmid / Switzerland
Pepi Neuber / Austria
Peter Heidinger / Austria