Monsters, Inc.: Golden Nica / Computer Animation / Visual Effects

A threshold had been crossed by the Golden Nica Winner Monsters, Inc.: The technology employed – for animating Sully's fur for example - allows computer animated films become much more emotional.

The winner of the Golden Nica in the category 'Computer Animation / Visual Effects', Monsters, Inc. (USA), submitted by director Pete Docter of Pixar Animation Studios, represents excellence in art and technology, particularly in creating Sully, a fuzzy character. The technology developed for Sully’s hair allowed the artists to cross a threshold: There’s a moment in the film, for example, when the little girl Boo touches Sully’s fur with her finger. It’s an emotional moment because it’s tactile.

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