Fantasia is a 1940 American animated anthology film from Walt Disney Productions, pairing eight animated sequences with classical music pieces conducted by Leopold Stokowski and performed largely by the Philadelphia Orchestra, with the music critic Deems Taylor appearing on screen between segments to introduce each one. The project began as an elaborate Mickey Mouse short built around The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and grew into a feature when its costs outgrew what a short could recoup. Disney and RCA developed a new stereophonic sound system for the film, Fantasound, using multiple speakers placed around the theater to create a surround sound effect, making Fantasia the first commercial film shown in stereo and introducing recording techniques, including simultaneous multitrack recording and overdubbing, that became standard in the film industry. Its high production costs, the expense of installing Fantasound in theaters, and the loss of its European market to World War II left the film unprofitable on its original release, and it only became a financial success after a 1969 theatrical re-release found it a new audience.
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Did Fantasia win an Academy Award?
Yes. It was the subject of two Academy Honorary Awards in 1942.
It received two Academy Honorary Awards on February 26, 1942, rather than a competitive Oscar. One of them went to Walt Disney, William Garity, John N. A. Hawkins and the RCA Manufacturing Company.
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Fantasia is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions.
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Fantasia is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions.
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Fantasia is a 1940 American animated anthology film from Walt Disney Productions, pairing eight animated sequences with classical music pieces conducted by Leopold Stokowski and performed largely by the Philadelphia Orchestra, with the music critic Deems Taylor appearing on screen between segments to introduce each one.
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Fantasia is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions.
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Samuel Armstrong James Algar Bill Roberts Paul Satterfield Ben Sharpsteen David Hand (animator), David D. Hand Hamilton Luske Jim Handley Ford Beebe, Jr. T. Hee Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson
Created By: Hamilton Luske, Infobox: director
Samuel Armstrong James Algar Bill Roberts Paul Satterfield Ben Sharpsteen David Hand (animator), David D. Hand Hamilton Luske Jim Handley Ford Beebe, Jr. T. Hee Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson
Created By: Norm Ferguson, Infobox: director
Samuel Armstrong James Algar Bill Roberts Paul Satterfield Ben Sharpsteen David Hand (animator), David D. Hand Hamilton Luske Jim Handley Ford Beebe, Jr. T. Hee Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson
Created By: T. Hee, Infobox: director
Samuel Armstrong James Algar Bill Roberts Paul Satterfield Ben Sharpsteen David Hand (animator), David D. Hand Hamilton Luske Jim Handley Ford Beebe, Jr. T. Hee Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson
Created By: David Hand, Infobox: director
Samuel Armstrong James Algar Bill Roberts Paul Satterfield Ben Sharpsteen David Hand (animator), David D. Hand Hamilton Luske Jim Handley Ford Beebe, Jr. T. Hee Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson
Created By: James Algar, Infobox: director
Samuel Armstrong James Algar Bill Roberts Paul Satterfield Ben Sharpsteen David Hand (animator), David D. Hand Hamilton Luske Jim Handley Ford Beebe, Jr. T. Hee Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson
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Samuel Armstrong James Algar Bill Roberts Paul Satterfield Ben Sharpsteen David Hand (animator), David D. Hand Hamilton Luske Jim Handley Ford Beebe, Jr. T. Hee Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson
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