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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
Film of the Year | 3D Animation

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

Winner: New Tricks

Matthew Corsillo - New Tricks
This is my Senior Thesis project for Ringling College of Art and Design. I designed, modeled, textured, rigged, animated, lit, and composited all the characters and assets in the piece. I focused heavily on creating a unique story in a genre that I love and designing an off-beat, grotesque world to match it.
Film of the Year - Winner

Runner up: Final Deathtination

Marika Tamura - Final Deathtination
Final Deathtination is my senior thesis film. I was responsible for all aspects from storyboards to final rendering. The film is about a suicidal man who is about to hang himself but then encounters Death who is a "travel agent". Death tries to find the best place to die and together they go on a world tour.
Film of the Year - Runner Up

Highly Commended: STRANDED

Alex TREGOUET - STRANDED
"Stranded" is a student short film made during our graduation year in 2020 at ESMA Montpellier. Directed by Alvin AREVALO-ZAMORA, Florent SANGLARD, Maxime SALVATORE, Thomas SPONY-IPIENS, Alwin DUREZ, Quentin GARAUD and Alex TREGOUET.
Film of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Barking Orders

Alexander Tullo - Barking Orders
This project is the culmination of everything I've learned at Ringling and hopefully will be my passport to new experiences and memories at studios and festivals around the world.
Film of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: Short film: "La Vida de una Piñata"

Kai Müri - Short film: "La Vida de una Piñata"
“La Vida de una Piñata'' is a colorful CGI graduation film by Elena Heller, Marina Kunz, Kai Müri and Raphael Pfyffer made at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Film of the Year - Highly Commended

Highly Commended: DEAD END - FILM

Robin André-Bourguignon - DEAD END - FILM
Dead End - Student Film. DIRECTED BY Robin ANDRE-BOURGUIGNON, David BRUYERE, Romain EUVRARD, Leia PERON, Antoine PERRIER-CORNET and Maxime RECUYER. MUSIC : Anthony d’Amario & Ed Rig SOUND EFFECTS : Guillaume Boissot & Fabien Crousillac SOUND DESIGN & MIXING : Fabien Crousillac MOTION CAPTURE ACTRESS : Olive Dorner
Film of the Year - Highly Commended

People's Choice: Trésor - Short Film

Alexandre Manzanares - Trésor - Short Film
Trésor is a short animated film made during our graduation year at Ecole Des Nouvelles Images in 2020. Directed by Alexandre Manzanares, Guillaume Cosenza, Philipp Merten and Silvan Moutte -- Roulet.
Film of the Year - People's Choice

Finalists
Film of the Year | 3D Animation

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