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THE
OSCAR 2011 SHORT FILMS
John Lasseter
Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
By DERRIK J. LANG
The Associated Press, Saturday,
February 26, 2011; 6:06 AM
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- John Lasseter's
pair of Oscars have a new friend: a lifetime
achievement trophy. The Pixar and Disney animation
chief received the award Friday night for
his dedication to the 40-minutes-or-less medium
from Shorts International, an entertainment
organization which promotes, distributes,
broadcasts and produces short films.
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"It
feels fantastic because I love short films,"
said Lasseter.
"I love the art form and what it did
for me as a filmmaker. I learned so much from
making short films. They're these little gems,
these fantastic little ideas that are not
meant to be a feature film. They're perfect
unto themselves. A great short film leaves
you smiling and thinking about it."
Lasseter won the animated short film Oscar
in 1988 for "Tin Toy," as well as
a special achievement award in 1995 for "Toy
Story," the first feature-length computer-generated
film. The lifetime achievement award from
Shorts International may not be his only prize
this weekend. He's nominated with the other
"Toy Story 3" filmmakers for best
adapted screenplay.
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