Presentation
Special Film Event - Pioneers Featured Speaker, Catmull Story: To SIGGRAPH and Beyond!
DescriptionSIGGRAPH 2025 will open by honoring a film that forever changed the course of animation, technology, and storytelling. Pixar’s “Toy Story”, the world’s first fully computer-animated feature film, will be celebrated in a special 30th anniversary event that captures the spirit of innovation, perseverance, and creativity that defines both the film and the SIGGRAPH community.
Presented by SIGGRAPH’s Computer Animation Festival in partnership with ACM SIGGRAPH Pioneers, the celebration will begin with a featured introduction by Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and a pioneering figure in computer graphics. In “Pioneers Featured Speaker: Catmull Story: To SIGGRAPH and Beyond”, Catmull will share personal reflections on the breakthroughs, challenges, and triumphs that made “Toy Story” possible.
Following the talk and a live audience Q&A, attendees will enjoy trivia and giveaways before a special screening of “Toy Story”, transporting audiences back to where the magic — and CG revolution — began.
Press release
All of Ed Catmull's contributions to SIGGRAPH
Image credit: “Toy Story”, Copyright © Disney/Pixar
Presented by SIGGRAPH’s Computer Animation Festival in partnership with ACM SIGGRAPH Pioneers, the celebration will begin with a featured introduction by Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and a pioneering figure in computer graphics. In “Pioneers Featured Speaker: Catmull Story: To SIGGRAPH and Beyond”, Catmull will share personal reflections on the breakthroughs, challenges, and triumphs that made “Toy Story” possible.
Following the talk and a live audience Q&A, attendees will enjoy trivia and giveaways before a special screening of “Toy Story”, transporting audiences back to where the magic — and CG revolution — began.
Press release
All of Ed Catmull's contributions to SIGGRAPH
Image credit: “Toy Story”, Copyright © Disney/Pixar
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Event Type
ACM SIGGRAPH 365 - Community Showcase
Computer Animation Festival
TimeSunday, 10 August 202512:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
LocationWest Building, Ballroom C
Livestreamed
Recorded
Full Conference
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