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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
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finalist judges
Finalist Judge
Doug Alberts
Hornet
Finalist Judge
Justin Barnes
Versus
Finalist Judge
Rachel Berger
California College of the Arts
Finalist Judge
John Black
Cypher
Finalist Judge
Liz Blazer
Pratt Institute
Finalist Judge
Justin Blyth
Ambassadors
Finalist Judge
Alexander Brimijioin
Red Paper Heart
Finalist Judge
Zander Brimijoin
Red Paper Heart
Finalist Judge
Allison Brownmoore
Past Curfew
Finalist Judge
William Campbell
Scholar
Finalist Judge
Nick Campbell
Greyscalegorilla
Finalist Judge
Ed Cheetham
Ringling College of Art and Design
Finalist Judge
Paul Cheshire
Freelance
Finalist Judge
Simon Clowes
Apple TV+
Finalist Judge
Chris Colman
Final Frontier
Finalist Judge
Emanuele Columbo
Antimatter
Finalist Judge
Ariel Costa
Blink My Brain
Finalist Judge
Dan Covert
Dress Code
Finalist Judge
Maxim Defossez
Whojo
Finalist Judge
Noa Dekel
Facebook Creative Shop
Finalist Judge
Padraic Driscoll
CNN
Finalist Judge
Kelly Meador & Daniel Elwing
Impactist
Finalist Judge
Ingi Erlingsson
Golden Wolf
Finalist Judge
Rosie Garschina
Sibling Rivalry
Finalist Judge
Adam Gault
Block & Tackle
Finalist Judge
Federico Gonzalez
Tigrelab
Finalist Judge
Erica Gorochow
PepRally
Finalist Judge
Colin Hesterly
PROOF
Finalist Judge
Guillaume Hurbault
Solo Twin Studios Inc.
Finalist Judge
Erwin van den IJssel
The Panics
Finalist Judge
Laila Jhané
Contractor
Finalist Judge
David Johnston
Echoic Audio
Finalist Judge
Thanos Kagkalos
MotionPunk
Finalist Judge
Gus Karam
Le Cube & Final Frontier
Finalist Judge
Jonas Klabin
Stephen Petronio Company
Finalist Judge
Nik Kleverov
Native Foreign
Finalist Judge
Kimberly Knox
Ubiquita Worldwide
Finalist Judge
Joey Korenman
School of Motion
Finalist Judge
Oliver Latta
extraweg
Finalist Judge
Gareth Smith & Jenny Lee
Smith & Lee Design
Finalist Judge
Gavin Little
ECHOLAB
Finalist Judge
Mark Lopez
Silkworm Studio
Finalist Judge
Thiago Maia
Cookie Studio
Finalist Judge
Vanessa Marzaroli
Mirada
Finalist Judge
Federico Masini
Pickbrain
Finalist Judge
Maggie Meade
Cabin Editing Company
Finalist Judge
Bea Merry
MERRY+
Finalist Judge
Kelli Miller
And/Or
Finalist Judge
Mike Moloney
Art&Graft
Finalist Judge
Damian Molony
Folding Waves
Finalist Judge
Mitch Monson
MIRADA Studios
Finalist Judge
Bradley G. Munkowitz
GMUNK
Finalist Judge
Ethan Newman
Ignorant Cowboy
Finalist Judge
Eddy Nieto
Hobbes
Finalist Judge
Iria Lopez and Daniela Negrín Ochoa
Wednesday Studio
Finalist Judge
David Perlick-Molinari
YouTooCanWoo
Finalist Judge
Tavo Ponce
Tavo Studio
Finalist Judge
Ben Radatz
MK12
Finalist Judge
Alicia Reece
Foreign Fauna
Finalist Judge
Kendrick Reid
BET Networks
Finalist Judge
Katie Menzies & Abel Reverter
Cabeza Patata
Finalist Judge
Simon Robson
DIRECTOR
Finalist Judge
Jesse Rylander
Freelance
Finalist Judge
Erin Sarofsky
Sarofsky
Finalist Judge
Shawna Schultz
Mass FX Media
Finalist Judge
David Sheldon-Hicks
Territory Group
Finalist Judge
Daniela Sherer
Daniela Sherer Animation
Finalist Judge
Riccardo Silano
AI Artist
Finalist Judge
Vincent & Tom Skillbard
Skillbard
Finalist Judge
Anne Skopas
Scholar
Finalist Judge
Aideal Studio
Aideal Studio
Finalist Judge
Jody Sugrue
Toronto International Film Festival
Finalist Judge
Yimeng Sun
The Mill
Finalist Judge
Maria A. Verastegui
Acorda Therapeutics
Finalist Judge
Anna Yoon
aYoonDesign & Anna Yoon Leadership
Finalist Judge
Tony Zagoraios
Yeti Pictures
nominees judges
Shortlist Judge
Nawaz Alamgir
Framestore / Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Laura Alejo
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Jerad Anderson
Impossible Objects
Shortlist Judge
Nicolo Bianchino
Freelance Motion Designer and Animator
Shortlist Judge
Ian Bradley
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Lucas Brooking
Buck
Shortlist Judge
Polly Burokas
Northern Belle
Shortlist Judge
Caitlin Campbell
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
David Carberry
Independent / Shock Therapy Arts
Shortlist Judge
Chris Carboni
Reunion
Shortlist Judge
Liam Chapple
Carbon
Shortlist Judge
Rolando Chavez
Warner Brothers Discovery
Shortlist Judge
Ben Chrisman
Chrisman Studios
Shortlist Judge
Assaf Clements
Vice Media Group
Shortlist Judge
Clim
Clim Studio
Shortlist Judge
Theodore Daley
Pixels + Colour
Shortlist Judge
Andrea Damiano
Andrea Damiano // Sound Design
Shortlist Judge
Audrey Davis
Cash App
Shortlist Judge
Chris Dooley
Brand New School
Shortlist Judge
Dominique Elliott
Savannah College of Art and Design
Shortlist Judge
Emily Fife
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Lauren Fundora
Masterclass
Shortlist Judge
Duncan Gaman
Partizan
Shortlist Judge
Thea Glad
Buck NYC
Shortlist Judge
Gaby Goldberg
Hana Kuma
Shortlist Judge
Ines Graf
Ines Graf
Shortlist Judge
Chloë Greene
Brand New School
Shortlist Judge
Max Greening
Max Greening
Shortlist Judge
Lauren Hartstone
Sibling Rivalry
Shortlist Judge
EJ Hassenfratz
School of Motion
Shortlist Judge
Xoana Herrera
Buck
Shortlist Judge
Martijn Hogenkamp
PlusOne
Shortlist Judge
Nol Honig
The Drawing Room
Shortlist Judge
Kelly Jung
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Garret Kane
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Arisu Kashiwagi
Arisu
Shortlist Judge
Claire Kho
Kho Exist LLC
Shortlist Judge
Erin Kilkenny
Trollbäck+Company
Shortlist Judge
Jonathan Kim
Rare Volume
Shortlist Judge
Clara Lehmann
Coat of Arms
Shortlist Judge
Keng Ming Liu
BITO
Shortlist Judge
Mercy Lomelin
Buck
Shortlist Judge
Ana Cristina Lossada
FOX Broadcast
Shortlist Judge
Matt Lupo
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Jordan Lyle
For The Culture Club
Shortlist Judge
Kira MacKnight
One Thousand Birds
Shortlist Judge
Vladimir Marchukov
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Raoul Marks
raoulmarks.com
Shortlist Judge
Kevin McCrae
Revenant
Shortlist Judge
Rodrigo Miguel
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Victor M Newman
Sesame Street / Sesame Workshop
Shortlist Judge
Stef Nitert
Motion Graphics Collective
Shortlist Judge
Noah Norman
Hard Work Party
Shortlist Judge
Simone Noronha
Buck
Shortlist Judge
Panos Pagonis
Paean Audio
Shortlist Judge
Collin Pisarra
Dreamwires
Shortlist Judge
Amanda Wahlström Plantin
Antfood
Shortlist Judge
Josh Van Praag
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Kate Presbury
TMB
Shortlist Judge
Gabriela Re
Away
Shortlist Judge
John Rehm
NBCUniversal
Shortlist Judge
Oscar Rivera
Raxo
Shortlist Judge
Miguel Rodriguez
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Marti Romances
Territory Studio
Shortlist Judge
Scott Rothstein
Two Fresh Creative
Shortlist Judge
Andrew Serkin
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Austin Shaw
Western Washington University
Shortlist Judge
Joe Sill
Impossible Objects
Shortlist Judge
Oliver Sin
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Mara Smalley
Apple
Shortlist Judge
Carey Smith
Division05
Shortlist Judge
Sekani Solomon
Node Motion Design
Shortlist Judge
Dez Stavracos
Hornet
Shortlist Judge
Ryan Summers
Digital Kitchen
Shortlist Judge
Adriana Blancarte Tincher
Masterclass
Shortlist Judge
Lauren Tom
BUCK LA
Shortlist Judge
Melvina Kuroiwa Wong
Google
Shortlist Judge
Billy Woodward
Backslider Brand
Shortlist Judge
Laura Yilmaz
Freelance
Shortlist Judge
Rachel Yonda
MailChimp
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