Lucas to Present Venice Award to Lasseter

I mentioned earlier of news report that John Lasseter will receive the lifetime achievement award at the upcoming Venice Film Festival. We now have reports that George Lucas will be presenting him with the award. I guess that's only fitting since Lucas gave birth to Pixar.

The presentation, which will take place September 6 in the Palazzo del Cinema's Sala Grande, will be held in conjunction with screenings of new 3D version of "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2." Lasseter directed both films. The evening also will include the premiere of a 10-minute clip from "The Princess and the Frog," Disney's return to hand-drawn animation, and the screening of a new sequence from the in-production project "Toy Story 3."

Zz.