The fourth annual “Pixels and Pencils” directors roundtable brought together some of animation’s brightest talents at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Oct. 27, marking multiple historic firsts for the event that has become the go-to destination for animated Oscar contenders during awards season.

Variety Chief Awards Editor Clayton Davis moderated the discussion, which featured directors behind this year’s most acclaimed animated features: Ugo Bienvenu (“Arco”), Domee Shi (“ Elio “), Alex Woo (“In Your Dreams”), Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang (“ KPop Demon Hunters “), Maïlys Vallade (“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”) and Kent Seki (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey”).

The panel made history with a record-breaking number of women filmmakers

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