Tag: Jim Morris
Pixar Staff to be Reduced by 14 Percent as Disney Continues to Cut Costs
The layoffs at Pixar, which were announced back in January, are expected to happen today. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the animation giant is...
Event Updates: AWUK’s Virtual F*ck Up Night, VES Set Presenters, Maxon 2022 Lineup & More
Animated Women UK (animatedwomenuk.com) will be running a virtual F*ck Up Night event on the evening of Tuesday, March 8, International Women’s Day. After...
Disney+ Pixar Short ‘Out’ Stars Studio’s First Gay Main Character
A new film from the Pixar Animation Studios SparkShorts program of home-grown, experimental storytelling (Purl, Kitbull) has bowed on Disney+ and broken through a...
Disney Appoints Andrew Millstein Blue Sky Co-Prez, Clark Spencer Upped to Disney Animation Prez
With the recent addition of Blue Sky Studios to Disney’s portfolio of film studios, The Walt Disney Studios’ Chief Creative Officer and Co-Chairman Alan...
Disney Sets Film Exec Lineup in Wake of Fox Layoffs
Following the first round of layoffs of senior 20th Century Fox executives, new owner The Walt Disney Co. has announced the leaders who will...
Pixar Launches In-House Indies Program SparkShorts
Pixar Animation Studios has brought its “Experimental Storytelling Initiative” into the limelight with the official reveal of SparkShorts -- an intriguing spin on in-house...
Disney-Pixar President Ed Catmull Retiring
Pixar co-founder and animation pioneer Ed Catmull is retiring from his post as President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios after five decades...
Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter to Run Disney, Pixar
Frozen writer/co-director Jennifer Lee and Inside Out writer/director Pete Docter will be splitting John Lasseter’s duties as the creative head of Disney-Pixar animation studios...
Coco’ Producer Darla Anderson Exits Pixar
Darla K. Anderson, one of the top and few women producers at Pixar is leaving the company. Anderson, who just won an Oscar for...
Syracuse LA Hosting Pixar-DisneyToon Panel
Syracuse University Los Angeles will be hosting a conversation with Pixar and DisneyToon studio executives (and Syracuse alumni) for the benefit of current students...
The Evolving Role of the CG Director of Photography
The key live-action title has gaining traction in the animation business after years of being seen as a largely live-action only task.
This year the...
Disney’s Millstein, Pixar’s Morris Promoted to President
Disney-Pixar president Ed Catmull has announced that Walt Disney Animation Studios' Andrew Millstein and Pixar Animation Studio's Jim Morris have both been promoted to...
Pixar Confirms Peterson’s Departure from ‘Good Dinosaur’
Pixar president Ed Catmull has confirmed that the studio has removed director Bob Peterson from its 2014 movie The Good Dinosaur. In a story...
Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Nabs the Golden Globe Award
Pixar’s Brave won the Golden Globe on Sunday for Best Animated Feature Film. The blockbuster film, which has made over $535.4 million in theaters...
Disney’s D23 Expo Boasts Stars & Sneaks
Disney’s ultimate fandom expo, taking place August 19 – 21 at the Anaheim Convention Center, has announced its planned sneak peeks and appearances by...
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