In the late '80s, some of Pixar's top researchers got together to design RenderMan, a program that combines all the 3D assets created for each frame of a movie and translates them into a film ...

The Annecy Festival's artistic director provides commentary on why each feature film was selected for competition.

This is when a variety of techniques are used to make an otherwise flat 2D film feel 3D, with depth, but also with a unique hand-drawn style. Animators might use illustration tricks like shading ...