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Search For A Star 2021 Ones To Watch

June 9, 2021August 8, 2022 0
Posted in News, Search For A StarOne To Watch SFAS21

Search For A Star 2021 Ones To Watch

June 9, 2021August 8, 2022 Dan Dudley 0

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!

Go straight to to our Ones To Watch listings

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
FutureGames

Article By Dan Dudley

Marketing + community + support person. Lots of behind-the-scenes bits here at Grads In Games & with Search For A Star. If you need help with anything, you can usually find me over on the Grads In Games Discord or email dan@gradsingames.com

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