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''Disney’s The Princess Academy'' was a cancelled 2D animated short film, written and directed by Olivier Ciappa, and with art by David Kawena.<ref name="DP"> [https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/disney-princess-academy-david-kawena-oliver-ciappa/ An article about the production of ''The Princess Academy.''] Retrieved 28 Jul '20</ref> The short film would’ve contained female heroines from both well known and obscure Disney and Pixar projects interacting together in the same setting. '''''Due to the Disney Animation hand drawn studio closing its doors, Ciappa and Kawena saw no point in continuing the project, and shelved the film.'''''  
''The Princess Academy'' was a cancelled Disney 2D animated short film, written and directed by Olivier Ciappa, and with art by David Kawena.<ref name="DP"> [https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/disney-princess-academy-david-kawena-oliver-ciappa/ An article about the production of ''The Princess Academy''.] Retrieved 28 Jul '20</ref> The short film would’ve contained female heroines from both well-known and obscure Disney and Pixar projects interacting together in the same setting. '''Due to Disney Animation's hand drawn studio closing its doors, Ciappa and Kawena saw no point in continuing the project, and shelved the film.'''


[[File:DA ConceptArt.jpg|thumb|right|Concept art by artist David Kawena, showing many of the female protagonists who would've appeared in the film.]]
[[File:DA ConceptArt.jpg|thumb|right|Concept art by artist David Kawena, showing many of the female protagonists who would've appeared in the film.]]
==Plot==
==Plot==
Very little is known about the plot of the film. Most of what is available is concept art and completed storyboards. One piece of concept art features an unnamed little girl dressed as a princess, who could be the main protagonist of the short. Some sources have stated that the Academy itself would act as some sort of boarding school for new princesses, however, this has not been confirmed. What is known is that the short would’ve contained numerous references to Disney and Pixar films, both from the past and present. From the concept art shown, the film would’ve featured an abundance of cameos from different Disney heroines, who are having a wonderful time dancing and spending time together.


Very little is known about the plot of the film. Most of what is available is concept art and completed storyboards, so we can only assume what the plot is about. One piece of concept art features an unnamed little girl dressed as a princess, who could be the main protagonist of the short. Some sources have stated that the Academy itself would act as some sort of boarding school for new princesses, however, this has not been confirmed. What we do know is that the short would’ve contained numerous references to Disney and Pixar films. From the concept art shown, the film would’ve featured an abundance of cameos from different Disney heroines, who are having a wonderful time dancing and spending time together. For fans of Disney Princesses, it surely would’ve been a joy to watch.
[[File:PA protag.jpg|thumb|right|Concept art of the alleged protagonist of the film.]]


[[File:PA protag.jpg|thumb|right|Concept art of the alleged protagonist of the film.]]
==Production==
==Production==
 
Production started for the film around 2009, after the release of ''The Princess and The Frog''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150622095140/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2940248 An archived news article about ''The Princess Academy''.] Retrieved 28 Jul '20</ref> Early on into production, eight-time academy award winning composer Alan Menken agreed to work on the project, as long as it would be greenlit by Disney in the future. <ref>[https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2012/08/princess-academy-great-animated-short.html A blog post about the film.] Retrieved 28 Jul '20</ref>
Production started for the film around 2009, after the release of The Princess and The Frog.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150622095140/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2940248 An archived news article about ''The Princess Academy.''] Retrieved 28 Jul '20</ref> Early on into production, eight-time academy award winning composer Alan Menken agreed to work on the project, as long as it would be greenlit by Disney in the future. <ref>[https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2012/08/princess-academy-great-animated-short.html A blog post about the film.] Retrieved 28 Jul '20</ref>


==Cancellation==
==Cancellation==
In 2013, Disney completely gutted their hand drawn animation department, firing almost all of their veteran 2D animators. This was a shock to Kawena and Ciappa, who had been working on ''The Princess Academy'' for years now. As stated by Kawena:
In 2013, Disney completely gutted their hand drawn animation department, firing almost all of their veteran 2D animators. This was a shock to Kawena and Ciappa, who had been working on ''The Princess Academy'' for years now. As stated by Kawena:
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
After months working on it, with hundreds and hundreds of storyboards and concept art, the Disney Animation hand drawn studios closed its doors. So there was no point for us to even show that project.<ref name="DP"/>
"After months working on it, with hundreds and hundreds of storyboards and concept art, the Disney Animation hand drawn studios closed its doors. So there was no point for us to even show that project."<ref name="DP"/>
</blockquote>  
</blockquote>  
With no other options, the film was cancelled.  
With no other options, the film was cancelled.  
==Availability==
==Availability==
Out of the hundreds of concept art and storyboards for the film, only a few have been posted online by Kawena and Ciappa. Due to the film being cancelled very early on, it’s doubtful that any animation was completed for the project. Very little is still known about the plot of the animated short film, as Kawena and Ciappa have been very secretive about it. Also, since composer Alan Menken only agreed to work on the project if it was greenlit by Disney, it’s unlikely that any original songs were completed. In addition, no script for the short animated film has ever been leaked online. Still, thanks to the concept art that is available online, fans can enjoy what could’ve been one of the biggest collaborations in Disney history.
==See Also==
===Advertisements===
*[[The Incredibles (found full version of McDonald's Happy Meal commercial for Pixar animated film; 2004)]]
*[[The Incredibles (found online promotional trailers for Pixar animated film; 2004)]]
*[[Pixar (partially lost early CGI animated commercials from animation studio; 1989-1998)]]
===Animation (Disney)===
*[[Alice in Wonderland (partially lost original draft of Disney animated film; 1939)]]
*[[Aladdin (found Howard Ashman treatment of Disney animated film; 1988)]]
*[[American Dog (partially found original version of "Bolt" Disney animated film; 2007-2008)]]
*[[The Black Cauldron (partially found deleted scenes of Disney animated film; 1985)]]
*[[Chanticleer (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 1940s-mid 1960s)]]
*[[Chicken Little 2 (partially found production material of cancelled sequel to Disney animated comedy film; 2006)]]
*[[Disney Circle Seven Animation (partially lost production material of cancelled Pixar sequel films; 2004-2006)]]
*[[Dumbo II (partially found production material from cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2000s)]]
*[[Fantasia 2006 (partially lost production material for cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002-2004)]]
*[[Fraidy Cat (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2004-2005)]]
*[[Frozen (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 1937-2012)]]
*[[Gigantic (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2013-2017)]]
*[[The Jungle Book (lost Bill Peet version of Disney animated film; 1963-1964)]]
*[[Kingdom of the Sun (partially found original version of "The Emperor's New Groove" Disney animated film; late 1990s)]]
*[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (partially found production material and deleted scenes of Disney animated sequel film; 1995-1998)]]
*[[Maleficent (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2003-2005)]]
*[[Music Land (lost Disney animated anthology film; 1955)]]
*[[My Peoples (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-early 2000s)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb (lost production material of cancelled theatrical film of Disney Channel animated series; 2010s)]]
*[[The Search for Mickey Mouse (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2002)]]
*[[The Seven Dwarfs (partially found production material of cancelled direct-to-video prequel to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney animated film; 2000s)]]
*[[Tangled (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 2001-2010)]]
*[[Tinker Bell (partially found first draft of Disney animated film; 2007)]]
*[[Treasure Planet II (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002)]]
*[[Wild Life (lost production material for cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-2000)]]
*[[Zootopia (partially found pre-rewrite version of Disney animated film; early 2010s)]]
===Animation (Pixar)===
*[[A Tin Toy Christmas (lost production material of cancelled Pixar animated Christmas TV special; early 1990s)]]
*[[Cars 3 (lost deleted scene of Pixar animated sequel film; 2017)]]
*[[The Good Dinosaur (lost original version of Pixar animated film; 2011-2013)]]
*[[Inside Out (lost original Bing Bong death scene of Pixar animated film; 2015)]]
*[[Made in Point Richmond (found miscellaneous content from Pixar DVD; 1986-2000)]]
*[[Newt (partially found production material of cancelled Pixar animated film; early 2010s)]]
*[[Toy Story (partially found early test footage of Pixar animated film; 1992)]]
*[[Toy Story 4 (found original script of Pixar animated sequel film; 2013-2017)]]
*[[Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (partially found intermissions for 3D double feature re-release of Pixar animated films; 2009)]]
*[[Toy Story "Black Friday Reel" (partially found rough cut of Pixar animated film; 1993)]]
*[[Toy Story "Jessie" (found Patsy Montana Award acceptance speech animation of Pixar character; 2000)]]
*[[WALL·E (partially found original treatments of Pixar animated film; 1994-2008)]]
===Audio===
*[[Enchanted (lost deleted song from Disney live-action/animated fantasy comedy film; 2007)]]
*[[Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)]]
*[[Jack Wagner (partially lost Disney Park background music collection from American actor; 1970s-2001)]]
*[[Mars Needs Moms (found Seth Green vocal performance of Disney motion-capture animated film; 2011)]]
*[[The Nightmare Before Christmas (lost original Vincent Price audio of Disney stop-motion animated film; early 1990s)]]
*[[Pinocchio (lost Mel Blanc's "Gideon the Cat" dialogue from Disney animated film; 1940)]]
*[[Toy Story 2 (partially found Bullseye dialogue test footage from Pixar animated sequel film; late 1990s)]]
===Live Action===
*[[101 Dalmatians (found "Spotted Landmarks" teaser trailer of Disney live-action film; 1995-1996)]]
*[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (found deleted scenes from Disney live-action film; 1993)]]
*[[Sleeping Beauty (partially found live action reference material for Disney animated film; 1959)]]
*[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (lost original cut of Disney dark fantasy film; 1982)]]
*[[Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)]]


Out of the hundreds of concept art and storyboards for the film, only a few have been posted online by Kawena and Ciappa. Due to the film being cancelled very early on, it’s doubtful that any animation was completed for the project. We also know very little about the plot of the film, as Kawena and Ciappa have been very secretive about it. Also, since composer Alan Menken only agreed to work on the project if it was greenlit by Disney, it’s unlikely that any original songs were completed. Still, thanks to the concept art that is available, we can enjoy what could’ve been one of the biggest collaborations in Disney history.
===Short Films===
*[[Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1920s)]]
*[[Blowin' in the Wind (found Pixar animated short film; 1985)]]
*[[Lafflets (lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1922-1923)]]
*[[Language Arts Through Imagination (found series of Disney educational short films; 1988-1989)]]
*[[Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)]]
*[[Mickey's Man Friday (partially found production material of unproduced remake of Disney animated short film; 1939-1941)]]
*[[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1927-1928)]]
*[[Poor Papa (found "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" Walt Disney animated short film; 1927)]]
*[[Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)]]
*[[Tales from Radiator Springs "To Protect and Serve" (lost episode of "Cars" animated miniseries; 2015)]]
*[[Totally Twisted Fairy Tales (partially found Disney animated short series; 1997)]]
*[[Uncle Walt (lost unauthorized Disney short film; 1964)]]


==External Link==
==External Links==
*[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Academy An article about the film from The Disney Wiki] Retrieved 28 Jul '20
*[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Academy Disney Wiki article on ''The Princess Academy''.]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 15 August 2023

PA.jpg

Concept art of the title card for the film.

Status: Lost

The Princess Academy was a cancelled Disney 2D animated short film, written and directed by Olivier Ciappa, and with art by David Kawena.[1] The short film would’ve contained female heroines from both well-known and obscure Disney and Pixar projects interacting together in the same setting. Due to Disney Animation's hand drawn studio closing its doors, Ciappa and Kawena saw no point in continuing the project, and shelved the film.

Concept art by artist David Kawena, showing many of the female protagonists who would've appeared in the film.

Plot

Very little is known about the plot of the film. Most of what is available is concept art and completed storyboards. One piece of concept art features an unnamed little girl dressed as a princess, who could be the main protagonist of the short. Some sources have stated that the Academy itself would act as some sort of boarding school for new princesses, however, this has not been confirmed. What is known is that the short would’ve contained numerous references to Disney and Pixar films, both from the past and present. From the concept art shown, the film would’ve featured an abundance of cameos from different Disney heroines, who are having a wonderful time dancing and spending time together.

Concept art of the alleged protagonist of the film.

Production

Production started for the film around 2009, after the release of The Princess and The Frog.[2] Early on into production, eight-time academy award winning composer Alan Menken agreed to work on the project, as long as it would be greenlit by Disney in the future. [3]

Cancellation

In 2013, Disney completely gutted their hand drawn animation department, firing almost all of their veteran 2D animators. This was a shock to Kawena and Ciappa, who had been working on The Princess Academy for years now. As stated by Kawena:

"After months working on it, with hundreds and hundreds of storyboards and concept art, the Disney Animation hand drawn studios closed its doors. So there was no point for us to even show that project."[1]

With no other options, the film was cancelled.

Availability

Out of the hundreds of concept art and storyboards for the film, only a few have been posted online by Kawena and Ciappa. Due to the film being cancelled very early on, it’s doubtful that any animation was completed for the project. Very little is still known about the plot of the animated short film, as Kawena and Ciappa have been very secretive about it. Also, since composer Alan Menken only agreed to work on the project if it was greenlit by Disney, it’s unlikely that any original songs were completed. In addition, no script for the short animated film has ever been leaked online. Still, thanks to the concept art that is available online, fans can enjoy what could’ve been one of the biggest collaborations in Disney history.

See Also

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Animation (Disney)

Animation (Pixar)

Audio

Live Action

Short Films

External Links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 An article about the production of The Princess Academy. Retrieved 28 Jul '20
  2. ↑ An archived news article about The Princess Academy. Retrieved 28 Jul '20
  3. ↑ A blog post about the film. Retrieved 28 Jul '20
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