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Rookie Awards 2021

The 11th Annual Rookie Awards is 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.

Rookie Awards 2021
Round of applause for our sponsors

Winners
Rookie of the Year | Visual Effects

On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category winners.

Winner: DONGHAKIM

DONGHAKIM - Geppettos' workshop
It's inspired by the animation 'Pinocchio'. This is a short cinematic video containing the steampunk concept 'Geppettos' workshop'.
Rookie of the Year - Winner

Runner up: Léo COHEN

Léo COHEN - Léo Cohen - Graduation Reel
This is my entry to the Rookies Award 2021.
Rookie of the Year - Runner Up

Highly Commended: Seonghyeon Park

Seonghyeon Park - Little Friends In The Forest
This is my portfolio of a chipmunk and a sparrow. I used XGen for the chipmunk and Yeti for the sparrow. I want to show you the story of these two little animals in the forest. I hope you enjoy the warm and peaceful atmosphere. Thank you.
Rookie of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Tomas Sackmann

Tomas Sackmann - My journey at Think Thank Online
Hi there! Here I will take you through my journey in Think Tank Training Centre Online. I will show you my final projects and some break down from each of them. I hope you like it!
Rookie of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Yan Weitlauff

Yan Weitlauff - FX TD Demo Reel - Yan W. VFX
Hello everyone, Here is my contribution for the VFX Rookies Award. I included shots from my short movie Time's Down, and personal projects. I love VFX and Effects, so I'm excited to share this with you ! Hope you like it, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions !
Rookie of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: David Kwahk

David Kwahk - David Kwahk Rookies Entry
This is a collection of work I've done from July 2020 to now, May 2021, at Gnomon School of Visual Effects. I'm getting ready to graduate soon, with more projects on the way. Please enjoy!
Rookie of the Year - Highly Commended

People's Choice: Matej Gorup

Matej Gorup - Photorealistic digital 3D portrait of Ben Stiller
"Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?" —Derek Zoolander
Rookie of the Year - People's Choice

Finalists
Rookie of the Year | Visual Effects

On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category finalists.