Peter Schneider (film executive) Peter Schneider (film executive) Peter Schneider is an American film and theatrical producer, notable as the first president of Walt Disney Feature Animation for The Walt Disney Company from 1985 to 1999, and was responsible for helping to turn the feature animation department around and creating some of the most critically acclaimed and highest grossing animated features that Disney released. These films included "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), "The Little Mermaid" (1989), "Beauty and the Beast" (1991, the first animated feature to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture), "Aladdin" (1992), and "The Lion King" (1994, the highest
2014 in film Upcoming 51ºNORTH headlined the 2014 Starmus Festival and will be released on June 30, 2015. 2014 in film The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. The Top 10 films released in 2014 by worldwide gross are as follows: "" grossed more than $1.1 billion, becoming the 20th highest-grossing film of all time. "" grossed more than $956 million, becoming the 36th highest-grossing film of all time. "Big Hero 6" grossed more than $657 million, becoming the highest-grossing animated film