The results are in! And the winners of the motion 2012 awards are…Drumroll please…!

Best of Show for motion 2012

Rise of the Guardians: Behind the Scenes :: Patrick Hanenberger, Production Designer – DreamWorks Animation

the motion 2012 top-5 speakers awards go to:

• first place: Patrick Hanenberger
• second place: Neil Berkeley
• third place: TIE: Michael Waldron & Derek Walker
• fourth place: Mark Tapio Kines
• fifth place: Angelo Libutti

the motion 2012 top-10 presentations awards go to:

1. Rise of the Guardians :: Patrick Hanenberger
2. c²: Beauty is Embarrassing :: Neil Berkeley
3. TIE: Why Designers are Masochists :: Michael Waldron | The Art of Story in Music Videos :: Nader Husseini
4. Drinking the Kool-Aid :: Derek Walker
5. I Am Not Spock: When Others Can’t Get Past Your Past :: Mark Tapio Kines
6. Storyboards: The Magic Behind Animation
7. Creative CrossFit :: Patrick Yonally
8. TIE: Creatives: It’s Who We Are :: Derek Walker | The Story of Animation :: David Tart
9. Reality Check :: Alexandre Bartholo
10. c²: Superlativ :: Marcel Ziul + Marcos Vaz

the motion 2012 top-3 panel awards go to:

• first-place: Panel: Choices: The Road Less Followed – Ziad Seirafi :: Cosmic Forces | Eric Wilson :: PivotVFX | Derek Walker :: brown & browner
• second-place: Panel: c² : Collaborative Creativity – Patrick Yonally :: Impact Entertainment | Marcel Ziul + Marcos Vaz :: Superlativ | Neil Berkeley :: brkly
• third place: Panel: Kinda Makes You Think… – Dedric Terry :: Forte Post Composing & Sound Design | Mark Tapio Kines :: Cassava Films