Rookie Awards 2023
The 13th 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
Rookie of the Year | 2D Animation
On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category winners.
Winner: Jingqi Zhang
This is my 4th year film in Calarts.
It is about Caz refuses to graduate from The Clock Academy. She wants to bring back the good times with her friends.
Runner Up: François Posson
After a year of preparation, I present my graduation short film: GUGUSSE
Highly Commended: Simon Chédin
KADE is my school graduated short film. After 3 years of studying 2d animation at PIVAUT. I had to do an animated movie on my own from start to finish. It took me a bit more than a year to make it and i'm very proud of it.
Highly Commended: Wang YU
In a small town, a funeral is held after the death of a gardener. Three brothers find themselves lost in their imaginations on the day of the burial.
Highly Commended: Charlotte (Charlie) Ledwidge
Evil scientist Dr Vetch Valentine has created a machine that can delete anything from existence, all goes awry however once the machine starts deleting away all of his precious underground lab!
People's Choice: Charlotte (Charlie) Ledwidge
Evil scientist Dr Vetch Valentine has created a machine that can delete anything from existence, all goes awry however once the machine starts deleting away all of his precious underground lab!
Finalists
Rookie of the Year | 2D Animation
On behalf of the sponsors and judges, The Rookies would like to congratulate the following category finalists.
