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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.

Rookie Awards 2023
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Shir Baron

Animator | DreamWorks

Shir Baron is a Character Animator based in LA with experience in both the film and game industries. Born and raised in Israel, Shir moved to the US to pursue her education at Ringling College of Art & Design, where she created her award winning short film "The Train to Qinling." Following her studies she worked on Riot Games' "League of Legends" as an intern, and then went on to working at DreamWorks where she's been for the past 2.5 years.

Shir most recently worked on the award winning film "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish." Some of the other franchises she's worked on include Boss Baby and Trolls. Shir has always had a passion towards art and travel and she uses art and animation to bring her stories and characters to life.