Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios is an Emeryville, California computer animation studio and wholly owned Disney subsidiary producing animated feature films.
Founded
1986Pixar Animation Studios is an Emeryville, California computer animation studio and wholly owned Disney subsidiary producing animated feature films.
Pixar combines proprietary production technology and in-house storytelling in a single studio: its rendering tools and animation pipeline were built for its own films, and the studio's movies and technology have received Academy Awards alongside worldwide box-office results in the billions of dollars.
As part of The Walt Disney Company, Pixar draws on Disney's distribution and marketing reach while maintaining its own creative leadership, dedicated Emeryville campus, and long-running franchise properties that extend across films, streaming series, and theme-park attractions.
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Pixar's productions are made for global theatrical and streaming audiences of all ages, with films released worldwide by Walt Disney Pictures and library titles available on the Disney+ streaming service. Its technology products, led by RenderMan, serve animation and visual-effects studios and individual artists through professional and non-commercial editions.
The studio also engages students and early-career artists through internships, the Pixar in a Box education program with Khan Academy, and recruiting at its Emeryville campus.
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Pixar's core offering is its slate of computer-animated feature films, complemented by short films, streaming series such as Win or Lose, the SparkShorts program, and documentaries. The studio's technology offerings include the RenderMan rendering software, Universal Scene Description technology, and software research and development supporting its production pipeline.
Films and technology from the studio are distributed through The Walt Disney Company, with theatrical releases under Walt Disney Pictures and streaming availability on Disney+. Productions are developed and rendered at the studio's Emeryville facility.
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