Luxo Jr.

The film premiered on August 17, 1986, at SIGGRAPH in Dallas, Texas. 　　 In a dark room, a metal desk lamp stands in the center of the floor. Lost in thought, it hangs its head low, with only a small patch of light illuminating the space beneath its feet. Suddenly, a colorful rubber ball rolls toward the large lamp, which casually kicks it away. However, the ball soon rolls back again. After this happens several times, the large lamp discovers a smaller lamp—identical in appearance—joyfully chasing the ball right up to it. Full of energy and enthusiasm, the little one even stands on top of the ball, trying to balance on it. Suddenly, the rubber ball deflates... 　　 This film won the Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the 1987 Berlin International Film Festival and second place in the OIAF category at the 1986 Ottawa International Animation Festival. It was the first animated short produced by Pixar after Ed Catmull and John Lasseter left Industrial Light & Magic. The lamp featured in the film later became Pixar’s iconic logo.