- Pete Docter was featured speaker at two roundtables this weekend (see picture above) as part of the 25th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. This included Saturday’s, “It Starts With A Script” with many of the Oscar nominated screenwriters and Sunday’s, The ʺDirectors on Directingʺ panel included Docter, Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), James Cameron (Avatar), Todd Phillips (The Hangover), Jason Reitman (Up In The Air) and Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds). Part two of the festival next weekend will feature a producers panel (“Movers & Shakers”) that will include Up producer Jonas Rivera.
- Pete is really going to need a new awards mantle. Up won Best Animated Feature and Best Directing in a Feature Production at the 37th Annual Annie Awards. You can check out all the winners here, and The Annie Awards ceremony will be webcast on the Annies website beginning Tuesday, February 9, 2010.
- Up was also recently named Film Of The Year at the Richard Attenborough Film Awards. This is UK award voted on by journalists. You can check out more info here.
