The One Club for Creativity has unveiled the 94 finalists from 27 countries for the Young Guns 19 competition, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 or younger.
This year’s winners will be announced online on October 27, 2021, and celebrated at a special in-person event on November 17, 2021 at Sony Hall in New York.
Young Guns is the industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today’s vanguard of young creatives. This year’s entries were judged by a diverse jury of 88 top creatives–nearly half of whom are past YG winners–from 38 countries.
All Young Guns winners will receive a unique version of the iconic Young Guns Cube, designed exclusively for this year’s incoming class, and have their permanent profile page added to the Young Guns website. Winners also receive a complimentary one-year One Club for Creativity membership, permanent membership in the Young Guns network, a chance to be featured in Young Guns events and an assortment of career-boosting opportunities from Young Guns sponsors.
Here’s a rundown of finalists:
ANA CECILIA THOMPSON MOTTA
Design Director
PLAYLAB, INC.
KATHRYN KVAS
Creative Director, Writer, Filmmaker
Spotify
VIKKI ZHANG
Illustrator, Artist
Independent
CATHERINE PROWSE
Stop Motion Animation Director, Set Designer, Model Maker
Independent
ALFRED MARROQUIN
Director
Independent
SEAN WANG
Filmmaker
Independent
DANAE GOSSET
Animation Director, Art Director, Designer
Independent
DOUGLAS BERNARDT
Director, Cinematographer
Stink
ERIK BERGER VAAGE
Designer, Art Director
Independent
KHYATI TREHAN
Graphic Designer, 3D Visual Artist
Independent
CLAUDIA RUBรN
Graphic Designer
The New York Times Magazine
GABRIELA NAMIE
Youtube Music’s Art Director
Google
HEEJAE KIM
Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Art Director
Independent
GEORGE LAVENDER
Graphic Designer, Art Director
COLLINS
FARHAD GHADERI
Cinematographer, Director
Independent
VINCENT RENร-LORTIE
Film Director
Independent
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AXEL NYGร
RDS
Associate Creative Director
AKQA
ANDZEJ GAVRISS
Director
HALAL
KOSUKE TAKAHASHI
Inventor, Communication Designer
Dentsu Inc.
NATE HARRIS
Graphic Artist
Independent
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JOAN WONG
Graphic Designer, Collagist
Independent
AISULTAN SEITOV
Director
Partizan Entertainment LLC
ALEXANDER SLOBZHENINOV
Designer
Independent
BOMA ILUMA
Director
Boma Iluma
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EMILY RHYNE
Cinematographer, Editor, Journalist
The New York Times
LAM IEONG KUN
Graphic Designer, Illustrator
indego design
JUSTIN AU
Multidisciplinary Designer, Animator, and Art Director
Justin Au
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BENOIT LALANDE
Director
Independent
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ROCO CORBOULD
Artist, Art Director
Roco Corbould
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GUILHERME MANZI
Illustrator, Graphic Artist
Manzi
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ANDRE BATO
Director
ANDRE BATO CORP
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RAXENNE MANIQUIZ
Graphic Designer, Illustrator
Independent
CLAYTON VILA
Director
Greenpoint Pictures
WARNER SHAW
Editor, Director, Visual Effects Artist
Be Grizzlee
GABBY LORD
Designer, Art Director
Gabby Lord
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ANDREAS PRANOTO
Designer
The New Company
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NATE EDWARDS
Multidisciplinary Artist
Invisible Collective
MAGNUS ATOM
Multidisciplinary Animation Director
Magnus Atom
DOUG HINDSON
Senior Art Director
BUCK
JIAQI WANG
Illustrator, Animator
Jiaqi Wang
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RAPHAEL AJUELOS
Sound Designer, Mixer
Raphael Ajuelos
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DAVID FINDLAY
Filmmaker
Independent
DANIEL IGLESIAS JR.
Director, Writer, Actor
Independent
MAX FRIEDMAN
Graphic Designer
Independent
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TANNER WOODBURY
Graphic Designer
Forth + Back
RASMUS BAK
Designer, Animation Director
Rasmus Bak
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ANDREW KUNG
Photographer
Andrew Kung Photography
SOPHIA DEL PLATO
Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Letterer, Typographer
360i
HAN GAO
Graphic Designer
Independent
JULIJA FRICSONE-GAVRISS
Production Designer
Cosmic
CAMILLE BOUMANS
Editor, Director
Camille Boumans
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DAWIT N.M.
Director, Photographer
Dawit N.M.
JESSE JOHANNING
Designer
Jones Knowles Ritchie
SCOTT CRESS
Design Director, Art Director, Copywriter
Franklyn
SOPHI MIYOKO GULLBRANTS
Illustrator, Designer
Sophi Miyoko Gullbrants
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FELIX KARLSSON & TOBIAS LINDBORG
Creative Team
TBWA/Media Arts Lab
KIYOTAKA MIZUKOSHI
CEO
MOZU STUDIOS Co., LTd.
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VICTOR CLEMENTE
Graphic Designer, Art Director
Independent
BRIAN METCALF
Designer
Nike
MARK MCGILLIVRAY
Designer, Art Director
mcgillivray llc
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TINA SMITH
Graphic Designer, Art Director
Independent
ADRIAN YU
Artist, Film Director, Creative Director
Offline Projects
JASMINA ZORNIC
Design Director
Unibrand Communication
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MARC O’BRIEN
Multidisciplinary Artist, Illustrator, Muralist, Director
Doras Creative
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DAUKANTฤ SUBAฤIลชTฤ
Illustrator
Independent
PREETHI BALAKRISHNAN & KELSEY BOYLAN
Senior Creative Team
Saatchi & Saatchi
FEDERICO PICCIRILLO
3D Motion and Visual Designer
Federico Piccirillo
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ALINA BOHORU
Artist
Independent
NICOLE RIFKIN
Illustrator
Independent
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DARIUS OU DAHAO
Graphic Designer
Studio Darius Ou
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ANA MIMINOSHVIILI
Iillustrator & Designer
Independent
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KRISTINA JANDOVA
Graphic & Type Designer
Bold Scandinavia
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ASEL TAMBAY
Art Director
Zak Group
BOUK RA
Type Designer
Independent
ELLEN PORTEUS
Artist
Independent
ARSH RAZIUDDIN
Art Director
The New York Times
ALEC TEAR
Designer and Lettering Artist
Alec Tear
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BREAKFAST FOR DINNER
Creative Directors & Co-Founders
Breakfast For Dinner
PETER FREEMAN
Multi-faceted brand designer
CENTER Design
FEDERICO MAZZARISI
Director
Great Guns
FERNANDO MONTERO GONZรLEZ
Copywriter
Ogilvy
DANI CHOI
Illustrator
Independent
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JOELLE MCKENNA
Creative Director & Designer
Group SJR
SIMON ABRANOWICZ
Art Director
Abbr.
JAMAL PARKER
International Poetry Slam Champion, Award Winning Author, Teaching Artist, And Advertising Creative.
Translation LLC
DANIEL BARRETO
Experimental Artist
Daniel Barreto
COLIBRI STUDIOS C/O CHRIS BURNETT
Artist and Designer
Colibri Studios, Inc
BRUNO BIZUTI
Creative
AlmapBBDO
TIMOTHY MULCARE
Photographer
Timothy Mulcare Photography, LLC
BEATRIZ LOZANO
Senior Designer
Sunday Afternoon
KUSHAL BIRARI
Creative / Art Director
360i New York
HIU CHING KUNG
Graphic Designer
Kung Hiu Ching
ALEX SPROUSE
Creative Director
FCB NY
ADALIS MARTINEZ
Graphic Designer
Independent
Levine/Leavitt Artist In Residence Award
For the eighth consecutive year, international artists management agency and Young Guns sponsor Levine/Leavitt will bestow one talented winner with the Artist In Residence Award.
The honor, to be announced at the November 17 event in New York, is presented annually to a newly crowned Young Gun whose body of work truly stands out, as judged by an advisory board of industry professionals across a range of disciplines. The winner receives a full year of professional development, guidance and mentorship from Levine/Leavitt to help advance their career.
Oscar and Emmy-Winning Composer Kris Bowers Joins Barking Owl For Advertising, Branded Content
Music, audio post and sonic branding house Barking Owl has taken on exclusive representation of Oscar and Emmy-winning composer Kris Bowers for advertising and branded content.
Bowersโ recent film scores include The Wild Robot and Bob Marley: One Love, alongside acclaimed past works such as The Color Purple (2023), King Richard and Green Book. His contributions to television are equally impressive, with scores for hit series like Bridgerton, When They See Us, Dear White People, and his Daytime Emmy Award-winning score for The Snowy Day.
In addition to his work as a composer, Bowers is a visionary director. He recently took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for his directorial work on The Last Repair Shop. The emotionally touching short film spotlights four of the people responsible for repairing the musical instruments used by students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The Last Repair Shop reflects the positive influence that musical instruments have on the youngsters who play them, and the adults in the LAUSD free repair service who keep them working and in tune.
Barking Owl CEO Kirkland Alexander Lynch said of Bowers, โHis artistry, diversity of style and depth of storytelling bring an unparalleled edge to the work we create for global brands. His presence on our roster reflects our continued commitment to pushing the boundaries of sound and music in advertising.โ
Johanna Cranitch, creative director, Barking Owl, added, โKris first caught my attention when he released his record โHeroes + Misfitsโ where he fused together his jazz sensibility with a deeply ingrained aptitude for melody, so beautifully.... Read More