# rookieawards2020 therookiesco

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Shane is the founder and Director of Model Farm, an Architectural Visualisation Studio. ModelFarm has quickly become one of the most sought after and fastest growing studios in South Australia, specialising in AR and VR.

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2020-03-16

OFFICIAL JUDGE: We are pleased to announce that Henning Sanden is on the judging panel for the Rookie Awards this year. Henning is the Co-Founder of and a CG Artist renowned for his ZBrush work and character art.

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2020-03-14

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Markus Kranzler is a CG artist from Germany who first started in Visual Effects while he was studying mathematics in 2007. After graduating in 2014 his dream came true when he was hired by the Animation Studios.

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2020-03-13

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Jason Smith, a VFX Supervisor at has been working in the Industry since 2003 and has worked on an impressive list of blockbusters since then. We are honoured to have Jason on the Rookie Awards panel this year.

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2020-03-11

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Julie Lottering is the Education and Training Manager at . Julie is an artist, polygot and explorer. She spends her time figuring out how to hack learning curves and building networks that propagate creativity.

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2020-03-10

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Budding illustrators, sharpen your pencils and pens! We have the pleasure of welcoming Finnian MacManus, Senior Concept Artist at , to the judging panel this year.

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2020-03-10

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Mariano Steiner is a Senior Character Artist who has worked on cool titles such as Ryse: Son of Rome, Dead Island and Red Dead Redemption 2. Mariano was at before joining the Creature Team.

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2020-03-09

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Albert Szostkiewicz is an FX Supervisor at Double Negative in Vancouver. Albert brings to the judging panel, a wealth of experience in Feature Films, TV commercials, on-set supervising and gamedev.

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2020-03-09

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Morten Jaeger is the Co-Founder of and we have been following his own journey from the very beginning. We are pumped that he is joining the judging panel this year!

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2020-03-08

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Britta Wikholm is the Art Director and Founder of Visulent AB, founded in June of 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her vision? To really focus on the creative and artistic side of architectural visualisation.

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2020-03-08

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Pasquale Scionti has over 13 years of professional experience in the Architectural Visualization Industry. Pasquale's portfolio is impeccable - his 3D visualisations are detailed and so true to form.

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2020-03-07

OFFICIAL JUDGE: After graduating from , Cliff Schonewill has pursued his craft in the gaming industry at a number of studios, and is currently working at Bonfire Studios in Irvine California. Welcome back to the panel! 

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2020-03-07

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Claire Flemming is a freelance Art Director, best known for her work on Ready Player One and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Claire also directs and produces films, and we are stoked to have her on judging panel.

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2020-03-06

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Carsten Keller is the Creative Director and Head of CG at . With 18 years + experience, he is a heavy weight in the VFX industry and we are so pleased he joins the Rookie Awards judging panel this year. 

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2020-03-05

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Joshua Newman is a Creative Director at ,London. He has over two decades of experience in architectural visualisation with a track record of managing high profile projects with internationally recognised clients.

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2020-03-04

SILVER SPONSOR: specialise in AR, WebAR, SocialAR, and VR, delivering intuitive and immersive experiences with purpose that entertain, invite participation and drive action. We are grateful for their support this year!

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2020-03-04

OFFICIAL JUDGE: We are so humbled to have Nicola Pearcey's continued support. Nicola Pearcey is and European President. Her wealth of experience is remarkable and we are honoured to have her on our judging panel.

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2020-03-03

OFFICIAL JUDGE: After completing his Bachelors of Arts in Computer Games Modelling and Animation, he moved on to work at . Ash Thundercliffe is now a 3D Environment Artist working at Ready at Dawn in California.

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2020-03-03

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Jo Haslam is a Senior Game Designer of over 11 years. Jo currently works at as a Design Director and is very active in the gaming community. Welcome back to the panel Jo!

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2020-03-02

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Following recognition from The Rookies in 2015, Clint’s first industry roles were at Method Studios in Santa Monica,The Mill in New York City and Pixar. Clint is now at DNEG as a Senior Shading TD.

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2020-03-01