judges

Rock stars, veterans and rising stars — each judge brings a unique perspective rooted in a passion for crafting excellent work. For more on the judging process, check the FAQ.

finalist judges

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Hornet
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Versus
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California College of the Arts
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Cypher
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Pratt Institute
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Ambassadors
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Red Paper Heart
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Red Paper Heart
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Past Curfew
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Scholar
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Greyscalegorilla
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Ringling College of Art and Design
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Freelance
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Apple TV+
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Final Frontier
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Antimatter
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Blink My Brain
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Dress Code
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Whojo
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Facebook Creative Shop
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CNN
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Impactist
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Golden Wolf
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Sibling Rivalry
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Block & Tackle
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Tigrelab
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PepRally
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PROOF
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Solo Twin Studios Inc.
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The Panics
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Contractor
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Echoic Audio
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MotionPunk
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Le Cube & Final Frontier
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Stephen Petronio Company
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Native Foreign
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Ubiquita Worldwide
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School of Motion
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extraweg
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Smith & Lee Design
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ECHOLAB
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Silkworm Studio
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Cookie Studio
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Mirada
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Pickbrain
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Cabin Editing Company
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MERRY+
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And/Or
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Art&Graft
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Folding Waves
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MIRADA Studios
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GMUNK
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Ignorant Cowboy
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Hobbes
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Wednesday Studio
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YouTooCanWoo
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Tavo Studio
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MK12
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Foreign Fauna
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BET Networks
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Cabeza Patata
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DIRECTOR
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Freelance
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Sarofsky
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Mass FX Media
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Territory Group
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Daniela Sherer Animation
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AI Artist
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Skillbard
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Scholar
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Aideal Studio
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Toronto International Film Festival
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The Mill
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Acorda Therapeutics
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aYoonDesign & Anna Yoon Leadership
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Yeti Pictures

nominees judges

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Framestore / Freelance
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Freelance
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Impossible Objects
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Freelance Motion Designer and Animator
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Freelance
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Buck
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Northern Belle
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Freelance
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Independent / Shock Therapy Arts
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Reunion
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Carbon
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Warner Brothers Discovery
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Chrisman Studios
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Vice Media Group
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Clim Studio
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Pixels + Colour
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Andrea Damiano // Sound Design
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Cash App
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Brand New School
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Savannah College of Art and Design
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Freelance
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Masterclass
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Partizan
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Buck NYC
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Hana Kuma
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Ines Graf
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Brand New School
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Max Greening
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Sibling Rivalry
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School of Motion
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Buck
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PlusOne
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The Drawing Room
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Freelance
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Freelance
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Arisu
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Kho Exist LLC
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Trollbäck+Company
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Rare Volume
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Coat of Arms
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BITO
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Buck
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FOX Broadcast
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Freelance
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For The Culture Club
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One Thousand Birds
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Freelance
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raoulmarks.com
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Revenant
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Freelance
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Sesame Street / Sesame Workshop
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Motion Graphics Collective
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Hard Work Party
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Buck
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Paean Audio
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Dreamwires
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Antfood
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Freelance
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TMB
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Away
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NBCUniversal
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Raxo
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Freelance
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Territory Studio
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Two Fresh Creative
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Freelance
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Western Washington University
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Impossible Objects
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Freelance
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Apple
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Division05
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Node Motion Design
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Hornet
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Digital Kitchen
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Masterclass
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BUCK LA
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Google
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Backslider Brand
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Freelance
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MailChimp