Pixar

Pixar Animation Studios is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California. It began in 1979 as a computer graphics group inside Lucasfilm. Steve Jobs bought it in 1986 and it later became an independent company. The studio has offices and a campus in Emeryville and employs hundreds of artists and engineers. Its films are released worldwide by Disney, and its software team has won technical Academy Awards.

The studio produced Toy Story in 1995, the first full-length computer-animated feature film. Other films include Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, Inside Out and Coco. Pixar also created RenderMan, a rendering software used across the film industry.

Disney acquired Pixar in 2006. The studio releases its films through Disney and has won many Academy Awards. John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith are among its early leaders. The studio won Oscars for Best Animated Feature many times. Its campus in Emeryville includes a large animation building. The Pixar brand is also used for shorts, series and theme park attractions.