Brave is a film.
Brave (2012 film) . 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 . Brave is the first film to use the Dolby Atmos sound format . Brave premiered on June 10 , 2012 , at the Seattle International Film Festival , and was released in North America on June 22 , 2012 , to both positive reviews and box office success . The film won the Academy Award , the Golden Globe , and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature Film .