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.
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Winners
Film of the Year | Visual Effects
On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category winners.
Winner: Time's Down - 2020 Artfx Film
A thief with the ability to slow down time is being chased by the Time Police. He tries to make it out on the rooftops of a gigantic futuristic city.
Directors: Valentin Soulard, Francois Brugalieres, Nils Lemonnier, Yan Weitlauff, Jonathan Bacheter
Runner up: MOON KEEPER
by AxelAlvarez, Ghen, Nicogrld, arthuramant, leocohen, and maximerichard
Moon Keeper is a graduation short film made by six CGI students from ArtFX : Axel ALVAREZ, Arthur AMANATIOU, Léo COHEN, Nicolas GRESLAND, Maxime RICHARD and Michaël RAUX
Highly Commended: The Depths - Short Film
The depths is a graduation film from the 2020 class of Artfx School
Highly Commended: Sprout
by elieske, niklaswolff, and paulgolter
Sprout is a science fiction film about a young woman who tries to escape the dangerous ruins of a long-gone civilization to find her paradise.
Highly Commended: BREACH - ArtFX 2020 Short Film
by Lucafa, jeanchevillard, lucasmichel, paulcarouge, and robinpcd
BREACH - ArtFX 2020 Graduation Short Film -
In the midst of the Cold War, an American operative explores the Earth’s depths, and uncovers the unfathomable...
Highly Commended: ARAL // Short Film
by telika
ARAL is a VES nominated graduation short film.
"Agent Hayes is sent on a mission in the mysterious desert of the Aral Sea"
People's Choice: Kiwi's Dream
by BenNoone, Fbelsom, ZachAllouane, bstevuliak, danielrowe, lewysrhodes, michael1nguyen, and palzhu
When an origami kiwi dreams of flying in the clouds, his friends decide to help him.
Finalists
Film of the Year | Visual Effects
On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category finalists.
