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VENICE, Italy — The Venice Film Festival’s red carpet was festooned with balloons Sunday to mark the lifetime achievement award for director and producer John Lasseter and his crew of Pixar directors. They were rewarded for their work creating a new generation of childhood memories populated with Nemo, Woody and Lightning McQueen, right. It is the first time in festival history that the award honors not just one filmmaker but an entire studio.
Pixar pioneered digital computer animation and has made 10 feature films to date, four of which have won Oscars.
“We really set out to deeply entertain an audience, not just children but adults as well,” Lasseter said Sunday.
