Oct 1, 2015
SFFILM
San Francisco, CA — The San Francisco Film Society announced today that it will present a special 20th Anniversary Celebration of Toy Story, featuring an in-depth look at the genesis of local industry powerhouse Pixar Animation Studios and their groundbreaking first feature film, on Monday October 26, 7:00 pm at the Castro Theatre. In a special presentation moderated by the Film Society’s Noah Cowan, Pixar’s legendary innovators John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, Andrew Stanton and Pete Docter will take audiences on a personal tour of the studio’s early days and explore the process and creative vision that led to the first ever fully computer-animated feature film. A screening of Toy Story will follow the presentation.
“What a rare and amazing opportunity to hear directly from the creative geniuses at the top of the world’s leading animation studio, and to get their personal take on how it all began,” said SFFS Executive Director Noah Cowan. “We’re lucky to have such inspiring neighbors who live by an absolute commitment to quality, integrity and innovation. It will be such a pleasure to trace this remarkable company’s evolution from scrappy Bay Area tech startup to one of the most important storytelling forces of all time, and to revisit Toy Story, a film that quite literally changed the filmmaking world.”
In an unprecedented look back at the earliest days of Pixar Animation Studios, the company’s key leadership figures will share their detailed accounts of the inspiration, technology and storytelling principles that gave birth to the groundbreaking animation powerhouse and its first feature film. Founding members of the Pixar team-Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and President Ed Catmull, along with the first employees they hired, writer/directors Pete Docter and Andrew Stanton-will relate personal stories of their experiences and participate in a richly detailed multimedia presentation chronicling the development of the first fully computer-animated feature film. The program will include never-before-seen footage from Pixar’s archives, rare behind-the-scenes material and recorded testimonials from film and technology luminaries, providing an inside look at how the studio’s creative process has developed since its first film was released 20 years ago. Following the presentation, a special 20th anniversary screening of Toy Story will give audiences a chance to revisit the now-classic film that started it all.
Tickets to the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Toy Story:
Balcony: $35 SFFS members / $50 general
Orchestra: $60 SFFS members / $75 general
VIP (pre-screening reception & reserved orchestra seating): $250
Box office now open online at sffs.org. Ticket proceeds will benefit year-round programs at the San Francisco Film Society.