Welcome to the frame:work New Talent List application process.

Each spring we feature students and recent graduates with skills valuable to the creative pixel professional community. We will host online meetups featuring our 2026 New Talent List this coming March. This is a chance to meet the professional community in an online gathering and make the connections that we hope will launch your career!

As you prepare your submission, please review the available information on our website

• Read more about the New Talent List program
• Understand our program rules
• Learn more about past New Talent List participants and what they are doing now
• Learn more about frame:work and our mission

The submission form will be open until midnight US Pacific time, February 9th, 2026. The list will be shared with our professional members in early March, and made public on March 25th, 2026.

Thank you and we look forward to getting to know you!

New Talent 2026 Application Form

Name *

First

Last

Email *

-Residence-

Global Region *---AfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeMiddle EastOceania

Africa---AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCameroonCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongoCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDR CongoEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatini (Kingdom of)EthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRéunionRwandaSaint HelenaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzania (United Republic of)TogoTunisiaUgandaWestern SaharaZambiaZimbabwe

Americas---American SamoaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArubaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBermudaBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and SabaBrazilCanadaCayman IslandsChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaCuraçaoDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorFalkland Islands (Malvinas)French GuianaGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMartiniqueMexicoMontserratNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSaint BarthélemySaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSint Maarten (Dutch part)SurinameTrinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited States of AmericaUruguayVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Virgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Asia---AfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanBangladeshBhutanBrunei DarussalamCambodiaChinaGeorgiaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanKazakhstanKorea (Democratic People's Republic of)Korea (Republic of)KyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicMacaoMalaysiaMaldivesMongoliaMyanmarNepalPakistanPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaTaiwan, Republic of ChinaTajikistanThailandTimor-LesteTurkmenistanUzbekistanVietnam

Europe---AlbaniaAndorraAustriaBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceGermanyGibraltarGreeceHungaryIcelandIreland (Republic of)Isle of ManItalyKosovoLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldova (Republic of)MonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNew ZealandNorth Macedonia (Republic of)NorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussian FederationSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomVatican City State

Middle East---BahrainCyprusIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonOmanPalestine (State of)QatarSaudi ArabiaSyrian Arab RepublicTürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesYemen

Oceania---American SamoaAustraliaCook IslandsFijiFrench PolynesiaGuamKiribatiMarshall IslandsMicronesia (Federated States of)NauruNew CaledoniaNew ZealandPalauPapua New GuineaSamoaSolomon IslandsTongaTuvaluVanuatu

Current City & State *

Current City *

-Academic Affiliation-

School or University *

Status *select academic statusCompleting Bachelor's Program on or before Spring 2026Completing Bachelor's Program on or before Spring 2027In Masters ProgramCompleting Masters Program Spring '26Completed Masters Degree after February 9, 2025Other Post-Secondary Education StatusCompleting High School on or before Spring 2026

Please elaborate *

Applications will only be accepted from current students who have completed at least 50% of their post-secondary studies by February 9, 2026 or are within 12 months of completion of a Bachelors or Masters program. Consideration will be given for international programs that may not best meet these requirements.

Tell us more *

The New Talent List does not officially run a program for High School graduates, but we are always happy to help make introductions. Please tell us more about yourself and your interest in entertainment design and technology

Please provide graduation date and current activities *

-Academic Activities-

Primary Field of Study

Secondary Field or Fields of Study (if applicable)

Name & Title of Academic Advisor *

Contact Email Address for Advisor *

-Application Details-

Please take your time to fill out thoughtfully. We are reviewing your ability to communicate your skills as well as what those skills are. Consider that content from this application will be used to represent your interests and capabilities to potential employers.

-Academic Activities for High School Graduates-

Fill out the remainder of this applications as best you can. The more we can learn about you the better, but only fill out the fields you feel are relevant to your interests in entertainment design & technology.

Link to Online Portfolio

This can be a website or social media page you use for your work.

Link To Resume (if separate from Portfolio)

Please give us a short introduction about yourself and your interests

Between 40 - 120 words is recommended

List Your Top Three Skills

List software applications you know

software like: Unreal, After Effects, Airtable, VectorWorks, Notion, etc

List software/hardware platforms you know

systems like: TouchDesigner, Encore, GrandMA, Disguise, MadMapper, Pixera, etc

List any design specialization you have

theatrical, industrial, architectural, brand - any particular focus of your creative work

List any coding languages or other technical expertise you have

this should represent coding languages you can write natively, or other specialized technical skills that have not yet been documented

List any AI platforms you are skilled at using

these can be IDEs, image or video generation tools, MCPs or other tools you have created

Describe your ideal career

What motivates you to pursue work in entertainment design and/or technology?

Share one other interesting thing about you

What is your preferred employment? *

• Full Time
• Internship
• Part Time
• Summer '26 Only
• Freelance Projects
• Other
• Any of the Above

Please elaborate

What languages do you speak and what is your level of fluency?

Profile photo *

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