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|name = Pixar Animation Studios | |name = Pixar Animation Studios | ||
|image = Pixar logo.svg | |image = Pixar logo.svg | ||
| | |founded = February 3, 1986 ({{age|1986|2|3}} years ago) | ||
|predecessor = The Graphics Group | |||
|founder = {{w|Edwin Catmull}}<br>{{w|Alvy Ray Smith}} | |founder = {{w|Edwin Catmull}}<br>{{w|Alvy Ray Smith}} | ||
|key people = Jim Morris (CEO/president)<br>Pete Docter (CCO) | |key people = Jim Morris (CEO/president)<br>Pete Docter (CCO) | ||
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Pixar Animation Studios''' (pronounced "pics-ar") traces its beginnings to the founding of the Graphics Group, a division of [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]] The division was later spun off as its own company in 1986, taking on its current name in the process. The studio originally produced CGI animated shorts, including ''The Adventures of André and Wally B.'', ''Luxo Jr.'', and ''Tin Toy''. They later began working on feature films starting with 1995's ''Toy Story'', a joint production with [[Walt Disney Pictures]] that was the first film to be entirely computer-animated. In 2006, Pixar was acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. | '''Pixar Animation Studios''' (pronounced "pics-ar") traces its beginnings to the founding of the Graphics Group, a division of [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]], in 1979. The division was later spun off as its own company in 1986, taking on its current name in the process. The studio originally produced CGI animated shorts, including ''The Adventures of André and Wally B.'', ''Luxo Jr.'', and ''Tin Toy''. They later began working on feature films starting with 1995's ''Toy Story'', a joint production with [[Walt Disney Pictures]] that was the first film to be entirely computer-animated. In 2006, Pixar was acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. | ||
The company has released 27 films, all distributed under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, with their most recent being ''Inside Out 2'', released on June 14, 2024. | The company has released 27 films, all distributed under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, with their most recent being ''Inside Out 2'', released on June 14, 2024. | ||
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