A computer-animated film is an animated film that was created using computer software to appear
three-dimensional
In geometry, a three-dimensional space (3D space, 3-space or, rarely, tri-dimensional space) is a mathematical space in which three values (''coordinates'') are required to determine the position (geometry), position of a point (geometry), poi ...
. While traditional
2D animated films are now made primarily with the help of computers, the technique to
render realistic
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics, sometimes called Computer-generated imagery, CGI, 3D-CGI or three-dimensional Computer-generated imagery, computer graphics, are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian coor ...
(CG) or 3D
computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is a specific-technology or application of computer graphics for creating or improving images in Digital art, art, Publishing, printed media, Training simulation, simulators, videos and video games. These images ...
(CGI), is unique to computer animation.
This is a list of theatrically released feature films that are entirely computer-animated.
Released films
Release date listed is the ''first'' public theatrical screening of the completed film. This may mean that the dates listed here may ''not'' be representative of when the film came out in a particular country.
The country or countries listed reflects the places where the production companies for each title are based. This means that the countries listed for a film might not reflect the location where the film was produced or the countries where the film received a
theatrical release
An art release is the premiere of an artistic production and its presentation and marketing to the public.
Film
A film release is the authorization by the owner of a completed film to a public exhibition of the film. The exhibition may be in thea ...
. If a title is a multi-country production, the country listed first corresponds with the production company that had the most significant role in the film's creation.
Upcoming films
See also
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History of animation
Animation, the method for creating moving pictures from still images, has an early history and a modern history that began with the advent of celluloid film in 1888. Between 1895 and 1920, during the rise of the cinematic industry, several diffe ...
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Timeline of CGI in film and television
This is a chronological list of films and television programs that have been recognized as being pioneering in their use of computer animation.
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
* Animation
An ...
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List of animated feature films
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List of stop motion films
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List of computer-animated television series
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Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is an Academy Awards, Academy Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best animation, animated feature film. An animated feature is defined by the a ...
References
External links
List of animated features theatrically released in the United States(with US release dates)
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Computer-animated
Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating moving images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both still images and moving images, while computer animation refers to moving images. Modern c ...
Computer-animated
Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating moving images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both still images and moving images, while computer animation refers to moving images. Modern c ...
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Computer-animated films