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Buena Vista International Television Licenses Disney & Disney/Pixar Animated Feature Films to TVP Poland

Toy Story to be shown on Children's Day in Poland

EMERYVILLE, CA, May 23, 2002 - Buena Vista International Television (BVI-TV) has licensed the 'Classic Treasures' package - a unique collection of Disney and Disney/Pixar animated features - to Telewizja Polska S.A (TVP). The announcement was made today by Tom Toumazis, senior vice president and managing director, BVI-TV and Maciej Domanski, Director of the Program Acquisitions, TVP.

For the first time, viewers in Poland will be able to enjoy some of the most popular animated movies ever: A Bug's Life, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Toy Story and Toy Story 2. These titles combined have grossed over $2 billion at worldwide box offices and have been watched by over 121 million people at cinemas in Europe alone.

Tom Toumazis said, "We have developed our presence on Polish television with TVP over many years so it is particularly appropriate that the 'Classic Treasures' movies, which are the very best in animated feature entertainment, be showcased with them."

Domanski added, "TVP is committed to providing the best quality in family entertainment and these world-renowned movies really do fit that genre perfectly. We are especially pleased that we will be able to premiere Toy Story on Polish television on Children's Day."

About Buena Vista International Television
Buena Vista International Television (BVI-TV) is the distribution arm of Walt Disney Television International. Founded in the 1980s, BVI-TV is a leading distributor of quality branded and non-branded programming to both free and pay television and currently licenses almost 5,000 hours of Disney programming to over 300 clients in 120 countries.

About Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR, http://www.pixar.com) combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of computer animation. In partnership with Disney, Pixar has created four of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Academy Award^®-winning Toy Story (1995); A Bug's Life (1998); Golden Globe-winner Toy Story 2 (1999); and the Academy Award^®-winning Monsters, Inc. (2001). Pixar's four films have earned more than $1.7 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studios' next three film releases are Finding Nemo (summer 2003), The Incredibles (holiday 2004) and Cars (holiday 2005).