Pixar Animation Studios, located in the scenic San Francisco Bay Area, was founded not too long ago in 1986. Pixar animation combines the creativity of some of the world’s leading animators and story writers with an entirely new, three dimensional animated look. Pixar’s first movie, Toy Story, was released by The Walt Disney Company in November 1995. Toy Story is the world’s first fully computer-animated feature film and it became the highest grossing film released in 1995. And Pixar’s first interactive title based on Toy Story was the fastest selling CD ROM ever at launch!!

In 1986, the founding year, Pixar’s first short film, Luxo Jr., was nominated for an academy Award. In 1988, Pixar’s short film, Tiny Toy, became the first computer animated film to win an Academy Award for Best animated Short Film. And in 1995, Toy Story received a Special Achievement Academy Award. All together, over these past years that Pixar has existed, 15 employees have been awarded Academy Awards. Obviously, since the beginning, Pixar Animation Studios has been dedicated to the creation of great stories and characters through the use of computer animation.

Because of Pixar’s dedication to quality films, it will continue to create and produce "must see" flicks, including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and A bug’s Life. The studio will also continue to create entertaining short films such as Academy-award winning Geri’s Game, produced in 1997. Pixar’s population around the animation field has yet to be filled and the company is still planting it’s roots in this business!

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