Mark Andrews
and Brenda Chapman Brave
FILM SYNOPSIS
Merida is a high-spirited Scottish princess who resists her mother's efforts
to transform her into a more ladylike young woman. Faced with an arranged
marriage she doesn't want, Merida runs away into the forest, where she
encounters a witch who teaches her a dangerous spell.
Tim Burton
Frankenweenie
FILM SYNOPSIS
Young Victor Frankenstein is a science whiz who spends his time
experimenting in his parents' attic and filming amateur monster movies
starring his dog, Sparky. When Sparky dies in an accident, however, Victor
decides to see if he can reanimate his beloved pet.
Sam Fell and
Chris Butler
ParaNorman
FILM SYNOPSIS
Norman Babcock is a smart, lonely boy living in the New England town of
Blithe Hollow who has an unusual power: he can see the dead and communicate
with the spirit world. His strange talent does little to endear him to his
fellow students or his older sister, but it draws the attention of local
eccentric Prenderghast, who gives him dire warnings of an approaching curse.
Peter Lord
The
Pirates! Band of Misfits
FILM SYNOPSIS
The Pirate Captain leads a band of buccaneers who remain fiercely loyal to
him despite his shortcomings as a raider and pillager. Facing stiff
competition from more successful high seas brigands, the Captain is
nevertheless determined to capture the prestigious Pirate of the Year awar
Rich Moore
Wreck-It Ralph
FILM SYNOPSIS
Ralph is a character in a video arcade game, a destructive, oversized
demolitions expert who dreams of transforming himself from a villain into a
hero. Leaving his own game behind, Ralph sets off on an odyssey through a
series of games where his programmed propensity for violence works against
his efforts to change.