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.
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
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.
Runner up: Final Deathtination
by MarikaTamura
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.
Highly Commended: STRANDED
by alextrgt
"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.
Highly Commended: Barking Orders
by alextullo
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.
Highly Commended: Short film: "La Vida de una Piñata"
by ElenaHeller, kaimueri, marinakunz, and raphaelpfyffer
“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.
Highly Commended: DEAD END - FILM
by davidesonsac, leiape, and robinadrb
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
People's Choice: Trésor - Short Film
by AlexManza, GuillaumeCosenza, PhilMrtn, and SilvanMRoulet
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.
Finalists
Film of the Year | 3D Animation
On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category finalists.