The organizers of the legendary Venice Film Festival decided to award a Honorary Golden Lion the renowned director John Lasseter and the team of directors of the studios Disney / Pixar, for his contribution to animated films.
The news circulated these weeks by the Italian media, which immediately picked up the American and European press. The award will recognize in this year's edition of the festival, the entire career of Lasseter for having revolutionized animated cinema, organizers said Monday. In turn, they also added that Lasseter, without a doubt, is one of the "Top Innovators and Experimenters in Hollywood",
This León de Oro has previously been given to filmmakers of the stature of David Lynch, the most dreamlike and experimental director in the United States; Tim Burton and the genius of traditional Japanese animation, creator of impossible worlds, Hayao Miyazaki.
From the head of Lasseter and your company Pixar, were hits like "Toy Story", "Finding Nemo", "The Incredibles", and the recent WALL E, who has achieved a nomination for Oscar as best animated film, at this year's Hollywood ceremony.
Lasseter, two-time Oscar winner and creative head of Walt Disney and Pixar, will receive the statuette between September 2 and 12 of this year, when the 66th edition of the Venetian festival.