2023 "Rookies" Now Open For Entries

All of our graduating students at Escape Studios will soon be entering The Rookies Awards, the international competition for young creatives. The competition opens today, Tuesday March 7th 2023 - and the final deadline is 1st June.

The Rookies was founded in 2009 to "showcase the most talented student designers, illustrators, film makers, animators, developers, digital artists, and launch them into the career of their dreams." All our final year students are required to enter as part of their Professional Practice Module.

12th Annual Rookie Awards

The 12th Annual Rookie Awards is a global showcase for talent; it is open to young creatives in visual effects, animation, games, virtual reality, motion graphics and 3d visualisation. All our graduating animation and VFX students are required to enter. 

Create Your Entry Page

Start off by creating an entry page and submitting your details.  Set up a page and use it to showcase your best work - this can be both as a team (say, on a group project) and also individual work (note that professional client-facing paid work is not admissible).  

Students should treat their entry page as something they would show a recruiter when applying for a job. It should include a small bio about you, examples of your work, and your work history.

Deadline to Enter

"Offcut" - VFX Finalist

You can enter your work anytime until the deadline of June 1st 2023.

Rookies Rules 
To enter The Rookies you must:

• be 18 years or older.
• have studied at a certified university, school, or online training facility between January 2022 and May 2023.
• create an entry page and upload examples of your work

"Jerich0" - Highly Commended

Escape Studios Successes
In past years Escape Studios;' students have enjoyed many successes in The Rookies, including:

• Escape Studios ranked No 4 globally (and No 1 in the UK) for Animation & VFX,  
• Escape Projects "Highly Commended" in many categories,  
• Escape Students reach the finals in many categories in animation, VFX and games.  
• Escape Studios ranked No5 Globally (No 1 in the UK) for Anim & VFX Production 2020
• "Introduction to The Light" Wins Rookies Excellence Award
• "Kiwi's Dream" Wins "People's Choice Award" at the Rookies
• "Slushy" Wins Honourable Mention at The Rookies
• "The Crash" Wins Hon Mention at The Rookies
• "Little Gestures" Hon Mention at The Rookies
• Escape Animators Finalists in Rookies "Knight Spider" Competition
• "Offcut" Finalist in Rookies' VFX Film of The Year
• Escape Studios in "Top 50" Rookies' Rankings

Official Rookies Site

To see more, visit the official site.

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. 

To find out more about our new BA/MArt, now recruiting for September 2023, follow this link.   To apply, visit the official page here.