Pixar Animation Studios
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| Pixar | |
| Type | Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 (Lucasfilm Games Group) February 3, 1986 (Pixar) |
| Headquarters | Emeryville, California, US |
| Key people | Edwin Catmull, founder Alvy Ray Smith, founder |
| Industry | Computer animation |
| Products | Pixar Image Computer Computer animated films |
| Number of people | 1,233 |
| Website | http://www.pixar.com/ |
Pixar Animation Studios, commonly known simply as Pixar, is a computer animation studio owned by The Walt Disney Company.
Lucasfilm Computer Division
In 1979, George Lucas started the Lucasfilm Computer Division, which was a division of Lucasfilm that was started when Lucas wanted to branch out into computers.
Pixar Animation Studios
The Lucasfilm Graphics Group was sold to Steve Jobs on February 3, 1986 and became known as Pixar Animation Studios.
Acquisition by The Walt Disney Company
In 2006, Disney purchased Pixar. In 2012, Disney purchased Lucasfilm and its subsidiaries, including LucasArts and Industrial Light and Magic. This brought the three parts of the original Lucasfilm Computer Division together under the same parent company once again.
Films by Lucasfilm Graphics Group (1979–1986)
| Title | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of André & Wally B. | 1984 | Short film |
Films by Pixar Animation Studios (1986-present)
| Title | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Luxo Jr. | 1986 | Short film |
| Red's Dream | 1987 | Short film |
| Tin Toy | 1988 | Short film |
| Knick Knack | 1989 | Short film |
| Toy Story | 1994 | Feature film |
| Geri's Game | 1997 | Short film |
| A Bug's Life | 1998 | Feature film |
| Toy Story 2 | 1999 | Feature film |
| For the Birds | 2000 | Short film |
| Monsters, Inc. | 2001 | Feature film |
| Mike's New Car | 2002 | Short film |
| Boundin' | 2003 | Short film |
| Exploring the Reef | 2003 | Short film |
| Finding Nemo | 2003 | Feature film |
| The Incredibles | 2004 | Feature film |
| Jack-Jack Attack | 2004 | Short film |
| Mr. Incredible and Pals | 2004 | Short film |
| Cars | 2006 | Feature film |
| Mater and the Ghostlight | 2006 | Short film |
| One Man Band | 2006 | Short film |
| Lifted | 2007 | Short film |
| Ratatouille | 2007 | Feature film |
| Your Friend the Rat | 2007 | Short film |
| BURN-E | 2008 | Short film |
| Presto | 2008 | Short film |
| WALL-E | 2008 | Feature film |
| Dug's Special Mission | 2009 | Short film |
| George and A.J. | 2009 | Short film |
| Partly Cloudy | 2009 | Short film |
| Up | 2009 | Feature film |
| Day & Night | 2010 | Short film |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Short film |
| Cars 2 | 2011 | Short film |
| La Luna | 2011 | Short film |
| Brave | 2012 | Feature film |
| The Legend of Mor'du | 2012 | Short film |
| The Blue Umbrella | 2013 | Short film |
| Monsters University | 2013 | Feature film |
| Party Central | 2013 | Short film |
| Lava | 2014 | Short film |
| The Good Dinosaur | 2015 | Feature film |
| Inside Out | 2015 | Feature film |
| Riley's First Date? | 2015 | Short film |
| Sanjay's Super Team | 2015 | Short film |
| Finding Dory | 2016 | Feature film |
| Marine Life Interviews | 2016 | Short film |
| Piper | 2016 | Short film |
| Lou | 2017 | Feature film |
| Cars 3 | 2017 | Feature film |
| Coco | 2017 | Feature film |
| Dante's Lunch | 2017 | Short film |
| Auntie Edna | 2018 | Short film |
| Bao | 2018 | Feature film |
| Incredibles 2 | 2018 | Feature film |
| Toy Story 4 | 2019 | Feature film |
| Lamp Life | 2020 | Short film |
| Onward | 2020 | Feature film |
| Soul | 2020 | Feature film |
| 22 vs. Earth | 2021 | Short film |
| Ciao Alberto | 2021 | Short film |
| Luca | 2021 | Feature film |
| Turning Red | 2022 | Feature film |
| Lightyear | 2022 | Feature film |
| Elemental | 2023 | Feature film |
| Inside Out 2 | 2024 | Feature film |
| Elio | 2025 | Feature film |
| Hoppers | 2026 | Feature film |
| Toy Story 5 | 2026 | Feature film |
| Incredibles 3 | TBA | Feature film |
