Panels and Workshops
Variety's Pixels and Pencils: Top Animated Contenders Directors Roundtable
Hosted by Variety senior 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
Brad Bird, Ray Gunn
Daniel Chong, Hoppers
Joel Crawford, Forgotten Island
Travis Knight, Wildwood
Januel P. Mercado, Forgotten Island
Leah Nelson, Tangles