La Luna (2011 film)
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| Directed by | Enrico Casarosa |
| Written by | Enrico Casarosa |
| Produced by | Kevin Reher |
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| Edited by | Steve Bloom |
| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
La Luna (Italian: [la ˈluːna], Italian for "The Moon") is a 2011 American animated short film, directed and written by Enrico Casarosa in his directorial debut. The film is loosely based on Italo Calvino's short story "The Distance of the Moon."
The short premiered on June 6, 2011 at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, and it was paired with Pixar's Brave for its theatrical release on June 22, 2012, being shown before the film's beginning. La Luna was released on November 13, 2012, on the Brave DVD and Blu-ray, and on a new Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2, the second collection of Pixar's short films. La Luna was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 84th Academy Awards.