Rookie Awards 2022

The 12th 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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Quick Overview

As you can see by the size of this page, we have loads of prizes up for grabs. So here is the TL;DR version.

$25K Random Giveaway

One lucky winner will be picked at random and win our massive giveaway with everything you could ever need.

Prizes

14 Career Opportunities

There is simply no better way to launch your career with opportunities at our partner studios.

Prizes

100+ Software & Hardware

Industry leading software and hardware can hurt the bank account which is why we've got you covered.

Prizes

100+

Creative Starter Kit Giveaway

One lucky random winner

One (1) winner will be picked at random and win the following prizes. Full details on how to win this prize are here

Dell - One (1) Precision 3650 Tower Workstation with RTX A5000 GPU ($6500)
Wacom - One (1) Wacom Cintiq Pro 16 ($2199)
Foundry - One (1) 12-month Foundry Production Collective ($12,778)
Autodesk - 12 month 3ds Max or Maya Subscription ($1700)
SideFX - One (1) Houdini Core ($1,995)
Adobe - One (1) 12 months Creative Cloud Subscription
Substance 3D - One (1) 12-month Adobe Substance 3D Texturing Subscription
Maxon - One (1) 12 months Cinema 4D Subscription ($720)
Chaos Group - One (1) V-Ray Education Collection; Corona for 3ds Max or Cinema 4D
Marmoset - 12-month Toolbag 4 Individual Subscription
Marvelous Designer - One (1) Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription ($280)
3D World - One (1) Annual 3D World Magazine Subscription
Flipped Normals - Complete ZBrush Sculpting Bundle

Career Opportunities

Contest Prize Status Sponsor

Contest: Ninja Theory Game Artist position. 12-week duration. Status: Winner Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Contest: Outpost VFX Visual Effects Mentorship. 4 x 1 hour video conference. Status: Winner Location: Online

Contest: WetaFX 4-week Internship Status: Winner Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Contest: GRAPH 4-week internship Status: Winner Location: Barcelona, Spain

Contest: That's No Moon Games, 1-on-1 demoreel review Status: Winner Location: Online

Contest: Unsigned Studio Arch-viz Mentorship, 1 hour a week for 4 weeks Status: Winner Location: Online

Contest: DNEG VFX 1-on-1 Portfolio Review Status: Winner Location: Online

Contest: beloVFX VFX 4 x Mentorships, 6 hours in total Status: Winner Location: Online

Contest: Kilograph Architectural Visualisation 4-week Internship Status: Winner Location: Alicante, Spain

Contest: ON Animation Studio 3D Artist. 4 week duration. Status: Winner Location: Montreal, Canada

Contest: IO Interactive 3D Animation or Concept Art Mentorship. 1 hour a week mentoring for 12 weeks.. Status: Winner Location: Online

Contest: 2G Studio Archvix Mentorship. 4 x 1 hour video conference. Status: Winner Location: Online

Contest: INDG 3D Artist Internship. 4 x 1 hour video conference. Status: Winner Location: Online

Contest: BVN Real 3D Artist Mentorship. 4 x 1 hour video conference. Status: Winner Location: Online

Contest: realworld one 5 x Winners of this category will be awarded a review session. Status: Winner Location: Online

Category Prizes

Contest Prize Status Sponsor

Contest: Film of the Year - 2D Animation Prize: Street Wear Outfit In Marvelous Designer Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Film of the Year - 2D Animation Prize: Street Wear Outfit In Marvelous Designer Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Film of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 5 x 2 year Rental Indie License Status: Winner Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Film of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: Complete ZBrush Sculpting Bundle Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Film of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 5 x Nuke Studio, Mari or Katana Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Film of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 5 x Production Collective + Katana Status: Winner Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Film of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: Introduction to ZBrush 2020 Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Film of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 5 x Nuke Studio, Mari or Katana Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Film of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: Complete ZBrush Sculpting Bundle Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Film of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: How to Retopologize a Full Character Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Film of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 5 x V-Ray Education Collection Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Chaos

Contest: Film of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 5 x Production Collective + Katana Status: Winner Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Film of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 5 x 1 year Rental Indie License Status: Runner Up Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Film of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 5 x V-Ray License + 300 Chaos Cloud credits Status: Winner Sponsor: Chaos

Contest: Game of the Year - Console & PC Prize: 1 year Substance Texturing Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Game of the Year - Console & PC Prize: Introduction to ZBrush 2020 Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Game of the Year - Console & PC Prize: Complete ZBrush Sculpting Bundle Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Game of the Year - Console & PC Prize: 1 year Substance Texturing Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Game of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: Street Wear Outfit In Marvelous Designer Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Game of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: 1 year Rental Indie License Status: Runner Up Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Game of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: 5 x 2 year Rental Indie License Status: Winner Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Game of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: 5 x 1 year Rental Indie License Status: Runner Up Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Game of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: Concept Painting in Photoshop Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Game of the Year - Mobile Prize: Characters for Games Bundle Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Game of the Year - Mobile Prize: How to Retopologize a Full Character Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 2D Animation Prize: 1 year Creative Cloud Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 2D Animation Prize: Concept Painting in Photoshop Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 2D Animation Prize: Concept Painting in Photoshop Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 2D Animation Prize: 1 year Creative Cloud Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 2D Animation Prize: 1 x Wacom Intuos Pro Small Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Wacom

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 6 months Cinema 4D Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Maxon

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 1 year Rental Indie License Status: Runner Up Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 1 year Substance Texturing Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 1 year Rental Indie License Status: Runner Up Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 1 year Cinema 4D Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Maxon

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 1 x 3ds Max or Maya & Arnold Status: Winner Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 1 year Substance Texturing Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 1 x 3ds Max or Maya & Arnold Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: Street Wear Outfit In Marvelous Designer Tutorial Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: Street Wear Outfit In Marvelous Designer Tutorial Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: Production Collective + Katana Status: Winner Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: Houdini Core Status: Winner Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: 1 x Nuke Studio, Mari or Katana Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Rookie of the Year - 3D Animation Prize: Wacom Intuos Small Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Wacom

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Architectural Visualisation Prize: 1 x V-Ray Education Collection + Corona for 3ds Max or Cinema 4D (per winner's choice) Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Chaos

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Architectural Visualisation Prize: 1 x 3ds Max & Arnold Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Architectural Visualisation Prize: 1 x V-Ray Education Collection; 100 Chaos Cloud credits; Corona for 3ds Max or Cinema 4D (per winner's choice) Status: Winner Sponsor: Chaos

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Architectural Visualisation Prize: 1 year Substance 3D Collection Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Architectural Visualisation Prize: 1 x 3ds Max & Arnold Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Architectural Visualisation Prize: 1 year Substance 3D Collection Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Concept Art Prize: Complete ZBrush Sculpting Bundle Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Concept Art Prize: 1 year Creative Cloud Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Concept Art Prize: Complete ZBrush Sculpting Bundle Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Concept Art Prize: 1 x Wacom Intuos Small Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Wacom

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Concept Art Prize: 1 year Creative Cloud Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Laptop Status: Winner Sponsor: Lenovo

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: 1 year Substance Collection Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: Characters for Games Bundle Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: Wacom Intuos Small Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Wacom

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: 1 x 3ds Max or Maya & Arnold Status: Winner Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: 2 year Rental Indie License Status: Winner Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: Characters for Games Bundle Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: 1 year Rental Indie License Status: Runner Up Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: 1 year Substance Collection Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Game Development Prize: 1 x 3ds Max or Maya & Arnold Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: 1 year Substance 3D Texturing Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: Introduction to Blender Tutorial Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: Introduction to Blender Tutorial Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: 1 x 3ds Max or Maya & Arnold Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: 1 x 3ds Max or Maya & Arnold Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: 2 year Rental Indie License Status: Winner Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Immersive Media Prize: 1 year Substance 3D Texturing Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Motion Graphics Prize: 1 x Maya & Arnold Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Motion Graphics Prize: 1 year Creative Cloud Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Motion Graphics Prize: 1 year Cinema 4D Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Maxon

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Motion Graphics Prize: 1 x Maya & Arnold Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Motion Graphics Prize: 6 months Cinema 4D Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Maxon

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Motion Graphics Prize: 1 year Creative Cloud Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Motion Graphics Prize: 1 x Wacom Intuos Small Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Wacom

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Product Design Prize: 1 x AutoCAD Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Product Design Prize: 1 x AutoCAD Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Product Design Prize: 1 year Substance Indie Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Product Design Prize: 1 x Modo & Colorway Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Product Design Prize: Flipped Normals Lighting Scenes – Arnold for Maya Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Product Design Prize: Flipped Normals Lighting Scenes – Arnold for Maya Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Product Design Prize: 1 year Substance 3D Texturing Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Substance by Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Product Design Prize: 1 year Substance 3D Texturing Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Virtual Fashion Prize: 1 x Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Virtual Fashion Prize: 1 x Modo & Colorway Status: Winner Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Virtual Fashion Prize: 1 x Intuos Pro Small Status: Winner Sponsor: Wacom

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Virtual Fashion Prize: Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Laptop Status: Winner Sponsor: Lenovo

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Virtual Fashion Prize: 1 year Substance 3D Collection Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Virtual Fashion Prize: 1 x Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Virtual Fashion Prize: 1 x Modo & Colorway Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Virtual Fashion Prize: 1 year Substance 3D Collection Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: Introduction to Arnold Tutorial Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 1 year Substance Collection Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: V-Ray Education Collection; 100 Chaos Cloud credits; Corona for 3ds Max or Cinema 4D (per winner's choice) Status: Winner Sponsor: Chaos

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Laptop Status: Winner Sponsor: Lenovo

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: Introduction to Arnold Tutorial Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 1 x Production Collective + Katana Status: Winner Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 1 x 3ds Max or Maya & Arnold Status: Winner Sponsor: Autodesk

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: Houdini Core Status: Winner Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 1 year Rental Indie License Status: Runner Up Sponsor: SideFX

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 1 x Nuke Studio, Mari or Katana Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Foundry

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 1 x V-Ray Education Collection + Corona for 3ds Max or Cinema 4D (per winner's choice) Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Chaos

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 1 year Substance Collection Subscription Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Adobe

Contest: Rookie of the Year - Visual Effects Prize: 1 x Wacom Intuos Small Status: Runner Up Sponsor: Wacom

Contest: Specialty - Young Guns Prize: 1 x Sketchfab Plus Status: Runner up Sponsor: Sketchfab

Contest: Specialty - Young Guns Prize: Introduction to ZBrush 2020 Status: Runner up Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Specialty - Young Guns Prize: Complete ZBrush Sculpting Bundle Status: Winner Sponsor: Flipped Normals

Contest: Specialty - Young Guns Prize: Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Winner Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Specialty - Young Guns Prize: 1 x Intuos Pro Small Status: Winner Sponsor: Wacom

Contest: Specialty - Young Guns Prize: Marvelous Designer Annual Subscription Status: Runner up Sponsor: Marvelous Designer

Contest: Specialty - Young Guns Prize: 1 x Sketchfab Plus Status: Winner Sponsor: Sketchfab