Brave is a film.
Brave is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The film won the Academy Award , the Golden Globe , and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature Film . Preceding the feature theatrically was a short film entitled La Luna , directed by Enrico Casarosa . La Luna (2011 film) . 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 . Princess Merida of DunBroch ( Scottish Gaelic : Mèrida ) is the main character from the 2012 Disney Pixar film Brave .