The Rookies Awards 2023 : ARTFX students and projects win again!

Here it is, the winners of the 13th edition of the Rookies Awards have been announced for the 2023 year ! This year, the contest was evaluating 535 schools of 106 countries, for a total of 5517 entries, and 29 are from ARTFX ! The Rookies published the official winners. And it’s another great success for our students! Discover the ARTFX winners of this international competition for young talent in VFX, 2D and 3D animation, video games and digital arts.

• Film of the Year (3D Animation) / 1st place :
  Maronii
• Film of the Year (Visual Effects) / 2nd place :
  Skyrace
• The following films also won the Film of the Year – Highly Commended Award (Visual Effects) :
  Macula
  Nellie Bly
  Fady
• Rookie of the Year – Highly Commended Award (Visual Effects)
  Hady Abou Ghazale – Compositing Demoreel 2022

ARTFX once again stands out for its talents in Special Effects and 3D Animation. Our students and their projects are the pride of our school. Congratulations to them!

When The Rookies announced the finalists of its 13th edition, our team was very proud to discover that the ARTFX projects, students and Alumni where nominated 29 times in 2023 ! Here is the full list of the the finalists of each category :

• Rookies of the Year

– Rémy Vu – FX Reel 2022
– Théo Ginocchio – Skyrace
– Hady Abou Ghazale – Compositing Demoreel 2022
– Mathieu Bron – Environment and Lighting showreel
– Fali Rakotoson – Creature/Character reel 2022
– Loïc Mattern – FX Artist
– Lucas Plata – Environment

• Films of the Year
  

3D Animation
– Quit Smoking
– What About Cooking
– Maronii

Visual Effects
– Macula
– Fady
– Skyrace
– La Mouche
– Nellie Bly

• Career Opportunities

Outpost VFX
– Maël Jamier – Demoreel 2023
– Hady Abou Ghazale – Compositing Demoreel 2022
– Mara Sierra Palomino – FX Reel 2022
– Loïc Mattern – FX Artwork

Ghost VFX | London
– Mara Sierra Palomino – FX Reel 2022
– Mathieu Bron – Environment and Lighting showreel

Ghost VFX | Copenhagen
– Cindy Noel – Demoreel
– Mara Sierra Palomino – FX Reel 2022

BeloFX
– Hady Abou Ghazale – Compositing Demoreel 2022

DNEG
– Maël Jamier – Demoreel 2023
– Flore Argentieri – Creature / Character Reel 2022
– Théo Ginocchio – Skyrace
– Hady Abou Ghazale – Compositing Demoreel 2022
– Mathieu Bron – Environment and Lighting showreel

Congratulations to our students, we are proud of you !

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