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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

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are pleased to have as one of our Major Sponsors in 2020! Autodesk is committed to supporting the growth of Artists in the creative industries and we are honored to work alongside them, for yet another year.

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2020-02-05

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Having worked across the Games, Cinematic and VFX industries, Luis Nieves bring a wealth of knowledge and skill to the judging panel this year. Luis has worked on major films The Avengers and Underworld Awakening.

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2020-02-04

I'm thrilled and honored to be once again part of the Judging Panel for !
Can't wait to see what Artists are going to make for this 10th Year Anniversary!

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2020-02-03

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Jonathan Benainous has worked for many companies around the world and has contributed to major AAA Games. Today he is Senior Texture Artist for WB Games Montreal. We are excited to see him back for our 10th year!

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2020-02-02

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Heather Abels is a rockstar matte painter who is joining our judging panel again this year. Heather has contributed to several Academy Award winning films. Welcome back Heather!

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2020-02-01

OFFICIAL JUDGE: VFX Supervisor at in Adelaide, Genevieve Camilleri joins the judging panel for another year. Take her advice whilst preparing your portfolios this year - don't over complicate it, showcase your very best work.

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2020-01-31

OFFICIAL JUDGE: We are honoured to have Gavin Goulden on the judging panel this year. Gavin is the Lead Character Artist for Insomniac Games, most recently working on 's Spider-Man.

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2020-01-30

OFFICIAL JUDGE: David Luong, Senior Cinematic Artist at and is responsible for lighting, compositing, and digital matte painting for Blizzard’s cinematics on games such as Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and Starcraft 2.

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2020-01-29

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Daniel Thiger is a freelanace artist and known in the industry for creating some amazing work in Designer. He has countless AAA titles under his belt and has also shared his expertise at GDC, in prior years.

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2020-01-28

OFFICIAL JUDGE: Crystal Bretz is a Senior Modeller from , and we are happy to announce that she will be on our panel again this year.

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2020-01-27