Brave is a city.
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 was produced by Katherine Sarafian , with John Lasseter , Andrew Stanton , and Pete Docter as executive producers . Co-directing with Mark Andrews , Chapman became Pixar 's first female director of a feature-length film . The film won the Academy Award , the Golden Globe , and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature Film .