Frozen (2013 film) billion, and Lasseter was promoted to chief creative officer of both Pixar and Disney Animation. The next attempt started in 2008, when Lasseter was able to convince Chris Buck (who co-directed the 1999 film "Tarzan" for the studio) to return to Walt Disney Animation Studios from Sony Pictures Animation (where he had recently co-directed the Oscar-nominated 2007 film "Surf's Up"); that September, Buck pitched several ideas to Lasseter, one of which was "The Snow Queen". Buck later revealed that his initial inspiration for "The Snow Queen" was not the Andersen fairy tale itself, but that he wanted "to do something
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic footage from Norway that inspired the look of "Frozen"; announcements of what is planned for the "Frozen" franchise; a preview of Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff's appearances in the TV series "Once Upon a Time"; and a sneak peek of Walt Disney Animation Studios' film "Big Hero 6". The special also announced "Frozen Fever", an animated short film serving as a sequel to "Frozen", which was released alongside the live-action Walt Disney Pictures film "Cinderella" on March 13, 2015. The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic is a television special