Director Jan Pinkava (1963)

Ratatouille (2007) is a delightful American animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Remy, a young rat with extraordinary taste and smell abilities, dreams of becoming a chef like his human idol, the late Auguste Gusteau. However, his fellow colony members including his brother Émile and father Django, only eat for survival and are cautious of humans. The rats inhabit an elderly woman’s attic outside Paris but are forced to flee when she discovers them, leaving Remy alone. With guidance from his imaginary Gusteau, he ventures out onto the roof of Gusteau’s restaurant. There he notices Alfredo Linguini, the new garbage ...

Geri’s Game (1997) is an animated short created by Pixar and written and directed by Jan Pinkava. Set in a deserted city park, the film follows Geri as he sets up a chessboard and engages in a game against himself. By switching between sides of the board and changing his glasses, Geri acts out both players with distinct personalities. The game appears so realistic that it seems like two individuals are competing, with shots even including hands and bodies of both ‘players’ in the same frame. The confident player easily captures all of the timid player’s pieces, ...