Rookie Awards 2019
Started in 2010, this is our biggest annual contest. It's open to young creatives in visual effects, animation, games, virtual reality, motion graphics and 3d visualisation. There is simply no better way to launch your career and start sharing your amazing work online.
Round of applause for our sponsors
Winners
Rookie of the Year | 3D Animation
On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category winners.
Winner: Mehmet Tayfur Türkmenoğlu

23 years old innovative artist, experted in digital painting and 3D softwares with a strong
traditional background . Can create visual stories by using numerous techniques to get results of higher quality and able to design a character, in all phases from sketch to final render

Runner Up: Jeremy Schaefer

This is a compilation of some of my animation work. Hope you all enjoy!

Highly Commended: Ayoub Moulakhnif

The video features my animation work I did for my Animshcool classes.
Rigs and lighting is done by Animshcool.
Very special thanks for the instructors, my classmates, and the Animschool staff.

Highly Commended: Jenna Spurlock

"Material Girl" is a short film created by Jenna Spurlock and was produced at the School of Visual Arts.


Highly Commended: Kim Strandli

A collection of school-work from my time at The Animation Workshop, with everything from directing, modeling, compositing, to scripting an automated pipeline.

People's Choice: Juan Fer Bravo
This is my final project during my year at VFS in the 3D Animation & VFX program. Violeta tells the story of Ramon an old painter who lives in a small town in Mexico selling crafts and doing paintings , this project shows off my skills in modeling, surfacing and lighting.


Finalists
Rookie of the Year | 3D Animation
On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category finalists.