Pixar is Launching an Experimental Short Animation Department

In August, Pixar is hosting a panel at a computer graphics conference in LA. The conference is called the SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics). The description for Pixar's panel gives us a hint at what the folks at Pixar have been up to:

“Pixar launched an internal, experimental storytelling initiative to create short films without executive oversight, to explore new creative visions and increase studio opportunities. This talk shares Pixar’s six-month journey of creating seven-minute shorts, with limited resources, amidst the backdrop of a busy studio, juggling multiple feature productions.”

Cartoon Brew reported that the first project produced through this new division is titled Smash and Grab, and is directed by Brian Larsen. Larsen previously worked as Story Supervisor on Brave and Head of Story on the short Piper.

Pixar was built on the revolutionary short films they made and they are always putting out great stuff, It'll be interesting to see what this new team will be putting out. 

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