About Boards

Boards is a brand focused on bringing the international commercial production industry community together for dialogue, debate and discussion about the global business of commercial production.

This is achieved through various printed publications, interactive media and live events.

Publications:

Boards Magazine:

Boards Magazine is the leading industry publication about the international business of commercial production. Read monthly by over 13,000 agency producers, creatives, production and post-production company executives, artisans and reps, Boards keeps readers informed about emerging creative talent, business practices and trends.

BoardsMag.com:

Updated daily, BoardsMag.com is a destination where the international commercial production community will find the best and latest commercial work, people moves and industry information.BoardsMag.com is supported by a thrice-weekly newsletter that delivers the best of the site’s current content directly to your email.

Events:

Boards Summit:

The Boards Summit is the largest conference in the world focused on the international business of commercial production. Taking place annually over two days in New York City, the Boards Summit brings together some of the biggest thinkers and most respected creatives in the business of commercial production.

Boards U:

Boards U is a full-day professional development event for agency producers and creatives about the art and process of commercial production. Boards U brings in top creative service providers to teach young agency producer and creative talent about the specific process of each individual discipline of commercial production.

First Boards Awards:

The First Boards Awards celebrates the international industry’s top emerging talent from a series of categories including director, editor, composer, designer, animator and agency producer. The award show and party is an industry-backed event and takes place annually in the spring.

Boards Creative Workshop Series:

The Creative Workshop Series is a half-day event that brings the names, notoriety and networking of the Boards Summit to major advertising centers outside of New York. Launched in Toronto in 2007, the Creative Workshops have been to San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, with plans to hit Amsterdam in 2009.

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Last modified 3/16/2009