Panels and Workshops
Pixels and Pencils: Top Animated Contenders Directors Roundtable
Hosted by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis, the Pixels and Pencils Directors Roundtable highlights the directors behind the top animated films of the year. Showcasing a broad array of artistic avenues and animation styles, these films tell compelling stories as they contend for Academy Awards acclaim.
About the host
Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis is a cohost of the award-winning Variety Awards Circuit podcast and is a two-time Emmy Award-nominated host of PBS' Variety Studio: Actors on Actors. With over two decades of experience as an awards analyst, media commentator, and film and TV critic, Davis has been featured across major publications and platforms, including ABC's Oscars Pre-Show.
Panelists
Chris Appelhans, KPop Demon Hunters
Ugo Bienvenu, Arco
Maggie Kang, KPop Demon Hunters
Kent Seki, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey
Domee Shi, Elio
Mailys Vallade, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Alex Woo, In Your Dreams