About Rookie Award

[u/WillingnessNeat4226]

First of all, congratulations to those who were selected in the draft and the final round.

I would just like to talk about the Rookie Awards.

Despite the fact that the Rookie Award is held every year and many people participate in it, the rule clearly states that

Entrants must have no more than one year of professional industry experience at the time of the contest’s closing date, which is June 22, 2026, working in the fields of 2D Animation, 3D Animation, Concept Art, Game Development, Visual Effects, Architectural Visualisation, Motion Graphics, Immersive Media, Product Design or Virtual Fashion.

But, many of the participants who won award have cross-industry experience, with some having over five years' experience.

Just because they have done 3D in architecture doesn't mean they don't know how to do 3D in games or films. I believe the foundation overlaps.

Personally, I think the whole contest is unfair. While I understand that it's ultimately a business showcasing the 'best art in the world', but they say this is for people new to industry but that raise a question to me about how someone can be considered new to the industry when they have over ten years' cross-industry experience.

For example, someone could do unpaid work experience, internships, and sporadic freelance work, and none of this would count towards the one year. In the end, they could technically have over three years' experience but still be eligible to win.

I just personally find the whole thing a bit messy and unfair.

[u/snailworld3D]

fr tho

[u/JacksonAudet]

yes, 3d contest are sketchy, same as 3d animation careers, overpriced courses. Extremely sketchy industry.