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Pixar Canada (stylized as P I X A R – C A N A D A) was a short-lived, wholly owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios. It was located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The studio was tasked to produce short films based on Pixar’s feature film characters.
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On April 20, 2010, Pixar opened Pixar Canada in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The roughly 2,000 square meters studio produced seven short films based on Toy Story and Cars characters. In October 2013, the studio was closed down to refocus Pixar's efforts at its main headquarters.
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Pixar Canada was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios, the creator of some of the world's most beloved computer animated films, being the Toy Story series, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and the Cars series. It was founded in 2009 by Dylan Brown (Creative Director), Amir Nasrabadi (General Manager) and Darwyn Peachey (Chief Technical Officer) and officially opened its doors on April 20, 2010. After three years of operation, Pixar announced the closure of Pixar Canada on October 18, 2013, to "refocus creative and business efforts and resources under one roof".
Pixar Canada was also known as The Glenn McQueen Pixar Animation Center, after Glenn McQueen, a Canadian Pixarian who died from skin cancer in 2002; Finding Nemo was also dedicated to him.
•Amir Nasrabadi: Vice-President, General Manager
•Darwyn Peachey: Chief Technical Officer
•Dylan Brown: Creative Director
•Daniel Floyd: Animator
•Joel Beaudet: Animator
•Michael Cacciamani: Lighting
•Air Mater, released with the Blu-ray/DVD release of Cars 2
•Small Fry, released theatrically with The Muppets
•Time Travel Mater, released on TV
•Partysaurus Rex, released theatrically with Finding Nemo 3D
•Hiccups, released on TV
•Bugged, released on TV
Mar 9, 2022 · After having its world premiere March 2 at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Pixar’s 25th feature film, Turning Red, brought its star power to Toronto on Tuesday night for what can only be described as an epic homecoming.
Pixar Canada website. Pixar Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios, the creator of some of the world's most beloved computer animated films, such as Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, Wall-E, and Up.
Dec 5, 2023 · HO/The Canadian Press. Comments. Bookmark. Pixar’s Toronto-set animated film “Turning Red” is getting its day on the big screen after a Disney Plus home premiere during the COVID-19 pandemic....
