# rookieawards2020 therookiesco therookies

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Christina Rzewucki is a Texture & Look Development Artist at . Her role incorporates both creative and technical skills to develop textures and give models photorealistic surface qualities. Welcome to the panel!

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2020-02-20

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Rico Suyang Wang is currently working at as an Environment Artist. Having started in Fine Art and then moving to Games, Rico now specialises in all aspects of the game pipeline.

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2020-02-19

SILVER SPONSOR: creates stunning visual effects for film and high-end TV. Pioneers of their craft, we couldn't think of a better sponsor to support the up and coming pioneers entering the Rookie Awards this year. Hurrah!

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2020-02-19

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Scott Mitchell has been in the animation industry for 15 years. He got his start in classical animation and then made the move to the 3D and Gaming world. Scott is now Art Director at Tuque Games.

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2020-02-18

SILVER SPONSOR: Bafta award-winning , has been kicking since 2004! The studio pride themselves on striving for the highest production values and we are thrilled they are sponsoring the Rookie Awards this year.

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2020-02-18

SILVER SPONSOR: So excited to have the creators of leading creature simulation software, sponsoring the Rookie Awards this year. Will you be using Ziva to create your portfolios this year? We can't wait to see them!

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2020-02-15

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Over the years, Concept Artist, Steve Chinhsuan Wang, has had the opportunity to work with various clients including , , , .

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2020-02-15

SILVER SPONSOR: We are thrilled to announce is sponsoring the Rookie Awards in 2020. Toon Boom develops animation and storyboarding software for film, television, games, mobile devices, training applications, and education.

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2020-02-14

GOLD SPONSOR: have come back for another year to sponsor the Rookie Of The Year, VFX Category, and we are so pleased to have their continuous support of the Awards.

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2020-02-13

GOLD SPONSOR: For over a decade 's flagship rendering software, V-Ray®, has become the rendering engine of choice for renowned international studios. So grateful to have Chaos Group sponsoring our 10th year running the Awards

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2020-02-12

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Romwald Bogun is a Concept Artist at Zagtoon. We are so pleased he agreed to join the judging panel again this year.

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2020-02-11

GOLD SPONSOR: Computer is the mastermind behind Cinema 4D - one of the leading 3D softwares for the creative industries. Today, users across the world rely on Cinema 4D to create cutting-edge 2D and 3D visuals.

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2020-02-11

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Nikie Monteleone is currently a Surfacer at Animation TV and has created some stunning visuals for clients such as M&Ms, Allegorithmic, , , , & .

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2020-02-10

GOLD SPONSOR - For yet another year, we have the support of - the engineers behind Houdini Software. We are honoured to have them on board for our 10th year of running the Rookie Awards - hip hip hooray!

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2020-02-10

PLATINUM SPONSOR - Thrilled to have by on board as a Platinum Sponsor this year. Never before have budding 3D Artists been able to Explore new frontiers with 3D and immersive applications like Adobe Substance.

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2020-02-09

OFFICIAL JUDGE: A passion for digital art has taken Noah Vice around the world working on many blockbusters for renowned visual effects companies. We are fortunate to have this legend back on the judging panel this year.

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2020-02-09

PLATINUM SPONSOR - We are continually blown away by the talented artists who use ZBrush to sculpt and paint - our project pages have never looked so good! has been proudly supporting the Awards since 2013.

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2020-02-08

PLATINUM SPONSOR: Thrilled to announce Platinum Sponsor, , is supporting 'Rookie of the Year' and 'Film of the Year' categories in 2020. Adobe wants you to succeed by being more creative. Now, get those creative juices flowing!

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2020-02-07

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Mirko Venturi is a 3D modeling lead and assets artist at . Mirko leads a team of modelers, runs workshops between projects while also mentoring and supporting artists with a range of needs. Welcome back!

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2020-02-06

ANNOUNCEMENT: Unless you've been living in a hole, you would have heard of - the creator of Fortnite, Gears of War & the Infinity Blade games. Epic is one of our Major Sponsors in 2020 and we are fist-pumping in excitement!

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2020-02-06