Pixar Canada
{{short description|Former Pixar animation studio subsidiary}}
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| name = Pixar Canada
| logo = Pixar Canada - logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| type = Subsidiary
| genre =
| fate = Closure
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|2009|04}} (established)
{{Start date and age|2010|04|20}} (opened)
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| defunct = {{End date|2013|10|27}}
| location_city = Vancouver, British Columbia
| location_country = Canada
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| key_people = Amir Nasrabadi (general manager)
Dylan Brown (creative director)
Darwyn Peachey (chief technical officer)
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| parent = Pixar
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Pixar Canada was a short-lived, wholly owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios. It was located in Vancouver, British Columbia.{{cite news|last=Sciretta|first=Peter|title=Pixar Canada Officially Opens|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/pixar-canada-officially-opens/|access-date=May 12, 2012|newspaper=Slash Film|date=April 20, 2010}} The studio was tasked to produce short films based on Pixar’s feature film characters.{{cite news|last=Valiquette|first=Mike|title=jobby: Animator, Supervising Animator, Pixar Canada, Vancouver|url=http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca/?p=1572|access-date=May 12, 2012|newspaper=Canadian Animation Resources|date=April 5, 2010}}
Pixar Animation Studios permanently closed Pixar Canada in October 2013, and laid off its approximately 100 employees to refocus Pixar’s efforts at its main headquarters in Emeryville, California.{{cite news | url=http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/10/08/pixar-canada-shuts-its-doors-in-vancouver/ | title=Pixar Canada shuts its doors in Vancouver | work=The Province | date=October 8, 2013 | access-date=October 8, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424044457/http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/10/08/pixar-canada-shuts-its-doors-in-vancouver/ | archive-date=April 24, 2014 | url-status=dead}} The former studio space is currently Industrial Light & Magic’s studio in Vancouver.{{cite web|first1=Craig|last1=Takeuchi|website=The Georgia Straight|title=Industrial Light and Magic opens permanent studio in Vancouver|date=17 March 2014 |url=https://www.straight.com/movies/608921/industrial-light-and-magic-opens-permanent-studio-vancouver|access-date=17 March 2014}}
History
Pixar Canada was established in April 2009,{{cite news|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|title=Disney/Pixar launching new studio|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneypixar-launching-studio-83582|access-date=March 14, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 7, 2009}} and officially opened on April 20, 2010 in the area of Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia. The location was chosen for tax incentive reasons, for Vancouver’s computer-generated animation talent pool and for time-zone compatibility with the main studio in California.
The studio’s initial three-year plan was to produce animated short films, based on established film characters by Pixar,{{cite news|last=Cooper |first=Sam |title=Pixar Canada studio in Vancouver to produce short films |url=https://theprovince.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Pixar+Canada+studio+Vancouver+produce+short+films/2930589/story.html |access-date=January 12, 2013 |newspaper=The Province |date=April 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627100308/http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Pixar%2BCanada%2Bstudio%2BVancouver%2Bproduce%2Bshort%2Bfilms/2930589/story.html |archive-date=June 27, 2010 |url-status=dead }} to be shown in all of the related businesses within Disney, including television, DVD compilations, internet, theme park attractions, and theatrical presentations. Post-production and stereoscopic work in 3D remained in the hands of the main studio of Pixar in Emeryville, California.
File:Pixar Canada, Dylan Brown, Vancouver Film School, 2009-2.jpg’s Animation & Visual Effects Campus.{{cite web|title=Pixar Canada Creative Director Comes to VFS|work=VFS Blog |url=http://blog.vfs.com/2009/11/20/pixar-canada-creative-director-comes-to-vfs/|publisher=Vancouver Film School|access-date=February 23, 2014|date=November 20, 2009}}]] Among the films produced were Air Mater, Small Fry, and Partysaurus Rex. Pixar’s shorts also became a proving ground for new directors and for concepts for the studio.{{cite web|title=Pixar Canada Closed In Surprise Move, Disney Lays Off 100 Employees|first1=Steve|last1=Cohen|website=Variety|date=9 October 2013 |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/pixar-canada-closed-in-surprise-move-1200706910/}}
In October 2013, Walt Disney Studios announced its closure, with a loss of nearly 100 jobs.{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pixar-vancouver-studios-closing|title=Pixar Vancouver Studios closed three years after opening|website=dailyhive.com|date=19 December 2017|accessdate=18 September 2021}} A company spokesperson said the work done in Vancouver would be transferred to the company’s headquarters in Burbank, California.{{cite web|last1=Ladurantaye|first1=Steve|last2=Bailey|first2=Ian|title=Pixar closes its Vancouver studio after 3 years|work=The Globe and Mail |date=9 October 2013 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/vancouver-film-industry-strong-despite-pixars-exit/article14774575/|access-date=10 August 2014}} Provincial Jobs Minister Shirley Bond described the closure of the Pixar studio as “disappointing”, but added that she saw the decision as being tied to the company’s overall business strategy, rather than the business climate in British Columbia.
Shortly after the closure of the studio, Disney, which had recently acquired Lucasfilm and its subsidiary companies, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)’s satellite division in Vancouver, moved into Pixar Canada’s former studio. The ILM studio in Vancouver has subsequently carried out primary character animation and visual effects with the ILM headquarters in San Francisco on several Hollywood films, including Warcraft, The Revenant, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Release date !Title !Ref |
| November 1, 2011 |
| November 23, 2011 |
| June 5, 2012 |
| September 14, 2012 |
| rowspan="3" |March 22, 2013 |
| Tales from Radiator Springs: Bugged |
| Tales from Radiator Springs: Spinning |
| May 20, 2014 |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Pixar Canada}}
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20130808100731/http://www.pixarcanada.com/}} Archived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20130808100731/http://www.pixarcanada.com/ the original] on August 8, 2013
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{{Animation industry in Canada}}
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Category:2009 establishments in British Columbia
Category:2013 disestablishments in British Columbia
Category:Canadian companies established in 2009