Search For A Star 2021 Ones To Watch
With over 1200 students registering to take part this was always going to be one of the biggest editions of Search For A Star and d3t Rising Star. We’ve seen an exceptionally high bar of quality this year & some truly inspirational work from students hoping to soon start a career in videogames, and we fully expect to see many of the names below leading the next-generation of the games industry.
In addition to all of our exceptional winners and finalists, there were also many people across all categories that produced excellent projects and showcased a range of high-level skills.
Although they may not have made it to the final few, our One To Watch selection have all shown the skills and potential to become fantastic game developers, and we’re really looking forward to seeing them progress into games industry careers!
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And so, our full list of this year’s winners, finalists and our One To Watch selection :
Games Programming Finalists 2021
Francisco Nicolau
Search For A Star Winner
University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico
Kian Bennett
d3t Rising Star Winner
University of Portsmouth
Finalists
Heather Cochrane
Abertay University
David Taylor
Staffordshire University
Kevin de Temmerman
Howest DAE
Nat Waterworth
University of Huddersfield
Alejandro Balea
Digipen Europe
Emma O’Reilly
University of Central Lancashire
Tim Rademaker
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Cameron Sim
City University of London
Congratulations to Joshua Pritchard of the University of Huddersfield & Sascha Brunner of the University of Central Lancashire who also both qualified as finalists for Search For A Star 2021
Games VFX 2021
(combined category, both Search For A Star & d3t Rising Star)
Sam Mayson
Search For A Star Winner
University of Hertfordshire
Finalists
Anouk Donkers
Howest DAE
Laura Higgins
Escape Studios
Xaver Rauscher
Abertay University
Elie Van Ravels
Howest DAE
Games Animation 2021
(combined category, both Search For A Star & d3t Rising Star)
Sankalp Sharma
Search For A Star Winner
Staffordshire University
Finalists
Iva Kasapova
University of the Arts London
Amir Mansaray
Staffordshire University
Alannah Meek
University of South Wales
William Sheen
Staffordshire University
Environment Art 2021
Chris Rhodes
Search For A Star Winner
University of Huddersfield
Martin Pech
d3t Rising Star Winner
University of South Wales
Finalists
Adam Fautley
University of Huddersfield
Elliot Griffiths
Falmouth University
Antonia Hardy
University of South Wales
Alice Hughes
Escape Studios
Phillip Baker
University of Portsmouth
Gia Bao Lam
Howest DAE
Elmo La Mantia
Falmouth University
Shay Palmer
De Montfort University
Character Art 2021
Tristan McGuire
Search For A Star Winner
Solent University
Gia-Han Lam
d3t Rising Star Winner
Howest DAE
Finalists
Petar Cakic
University of Derby
Oliver Fayers
University of Huddersfield
Luke Marchese
Staffordshire University
Tadas Sadauskas
Escape Studios
Yano Claeys
Howest DAE
Ethan Gangotra
University of Huddersfield
Grzegorz Szargot
Sheffield Hallam University
Eti Udosen
University of Huddersfield
Ones To Watch 2021
In addition to all of our exceptional winners and finalists, there were also many people across all categories that produced excellent projects and showcased a range of high-level skills.
Although they may not have made it to the final few, our One To Watch selection have all shown the skills and potential to become fantastic game developers, and we’re really looking forward to seeing them progress into games industry careers!
Search For A Star Games Programming
Ones to Watch 2021
Alex Williams
University of York
Brodie Templeton
Abertay University
Dean Holland
University of Huddersfield
Finn Gates
Sheffield Hallam University
Hugo Bailey
Birmingham City University
Joshua Pritchard
University of Huddersfield
Manuel Correia
University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico
Mitchell Fielder
Liverpool John Moores University
Sascha Brunner
University of Central Lancashire
Walid Chekkouri
International University of Rabat
d3t Rising Star Games Programming
Ones to Watch 2021
Alexandre Diallo
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Esewi Egheosa
Staffordshire University
Jack Grover
University of Central Lancashire
Sam Badman
University of the West of England
Thijs Bouwhuis
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Search For A Star Character Art
Ones to Watch 2021
Adela Heczkova
Abertay University
Alexander Kempley-Smith
Staffordshire University
Billy Carthew
Falmouth University
Callum Pogson
University of Bolton
David Wilson
Falmouth University
Emily Blane
Abertay University
Georgi Slavov
Glasgow Caledonian University
Heather Sutherland
Sheffield Hallam University
Jake Lamb
Liverpool Media Academy
Jessie Chan
Birmingham City University
Joshua Dawson
Falmouth University
Joshua Norman
University of Huddersfield
Keivan Akbari
Cologne Game Lab
Lauren Westcott
University of Huddersfield
Luize Tunne
SAE Institute (UK)
Luke Cooke-Yarborough
Goldsmiths UoL
Matthew Brett
Falmouth University
Mhark Cudal
Staffordshire University
Rebecca El Cheikh
Cologne Game Lab
Sacha Gaffney
Limerick Institute of Technology
d3t Rising Star Character Art
Ones to Watch 2021
Chelsea Cowan
Staffordshire University
Dominyka Baliunaite
Falmouth University
Elijah Powell
University of Huddersfield
Lilla Somorjai
University of South Wales
Marta Velartova
Teesside University
Matthew Mallinson
Staffordshire University
Migle Ignotaite
University of Huddersfield
Reinaldo Andres Ramirez Diaz
University of Huddersfield
Roksana Kryca
University of Huddersfield
Szymon Zubek
University of South Wales
Zahra Tilling
Westminster Kingsway College
Search For A Star Environment Art
Ones to Watch 2021
Adèle Meunier
Falmouth University
Alex Gate
Birmingham City University
Alice Roberts
Sheffield Hallam University
Bhavik Heetandra
Staffordshire University
Conor Cliffe
Norwich University of the Arts
Georgia Atherton
Sheffield Hallam University
Godfrey Fernandes
University of Derby
Héloïse Menten
Haute Ecole Albert Jacquard
Jack Shergold
Staffordshire University
Jack Shimield
Falmouth University
Jasmine Allan
Escape Studios
John McCormac
Staffordshire University
Joshua Brack
Norwich University of the Arts
Louis Mason
Staffordshire University
Lucy Ayling
Staffordshire University
Marianne Pritchard
Abertay University
Matt Humphrey
Escape Studios
Nathan Day
Norwich University of the Arts
Oliver McGrath
University of Huddersfield
Petter Sovik
University of Chester
Viktor Colpaert
Howest DAE
d3t Rising Star Environment Art
Ones to Watch 2021
Dasha Marsh
University of the Arts London
Jay Topham
De Montfort University
Juan Guillen
Howest DAE
Jurij Bereznyckyj
Glasgow Caledonian University
Louise Chan
University of Hertfordshire
Owain Bramwell
Staffordshire University
Rob Laatz
De Montfort University
Sonia Jarosz
Abertay University
Search For A Star + d3t Rising Star
Games Animation & VFX
Ones To Watch 2021
Charlie Shaw
University of Huddersfield
Jamie Berry
Staffordshire University
Rodrigo Ferreira
Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave
Emmet Mörk
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