Cover designer and 2008 winning director Patrick Daughters: "I was a First Boards Awards winner you know."

A decade young, the First Boards Awards has once again uncovered a host of top talents from around the world and across the spectrum of creative disciplines. Below is a list of all the winners and finalists who’ll all appear on the First Boards Awards DVD, with profiles of the cream of the crop over the following pages. And a huge thank you to our tireless judges without whose work the awards would not be possible.

DIRECTORS
1.    Harold Einstein, Station Film
2.    Nima Nourizadeh, Partizan
3.    Scott Lyon, Outsider
4.    Sam Peacocke, Robber’s Dog
5.    Trish Sie, Bob Industries
6.    Eric Lerner, Partizan
7.    Kenny, O Positive
8.    Mitch Stratten, Hungry Man
9.    Charlie Crane, Knucklehead
10.  Benzo Theodore, Park Pictures

AGENCY PRODUCERS
1.    Matthew Mattingly, Johannes Leonardo
2.    Ben Davies, BBH, London
3.    Nikolas Traxler, Leo Burnett, Chicago

EDITORS
1.    David Brodie, Rock Paper Scissors
2.    Chris McKay, Cut + Run
3.    Bruce Herrman, Lost Planet Editorial

COMPOSERS
1.    Scott Langley, Nylon Studios
2.    Oli Chang, Nylon Studios
3.    Elijah B Torn, MassiveMusic

ANIMATORS
1.    Johnny Kelly, Nexus Productions
2.    FX & Mat, Nexus Productions
3.    Tomas Fontes Salles, The Mill

VFX ARTISTS
1.    Gavin Camp, The Mill
2.    James Sindle, The Mill
3.    Minchung Cho, Framestore NY

MOTION GRAPHICS/DESIGNERS
1.    Stephen Watkins, XYZ Studios
2.    Sean Dekkers, Oktobor
3.    Chris Hoffman, The Core