▁On ▁its ▁first ▁anni versary ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁An imation ▁announced ▁a ▁full ▁sl ate ▁of ▁animated ▁projects ▁in ▁development : ▁Open ▁Season , ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁a ▁C elt ic ▁folk ▁ball ad ▁Tam ▁Lin , ▁Cloud y ▁with ▁a ▁Ch ance ▁of ▁Me at ball s , ▁Sur f ' s ▁Up , ▁and ▁a ▁feature - length ▁film ▁version ▁of ▁The ▁Ch ub b Ch ub bs !. ▁ ▁Its ▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁was ▁Open ▁Season , ▁released ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁which ▁became ▁Sony ' s ▁second - high est - g ross ing ▁home ▁entertain ment ▁film ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁spawn ed ▁three ▁direct - to - video ▁sequ els . ▁Its ▁second ▁feature ▁film , ▁Sur f ' s ▁Up ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Anim ated ▁Fe ature , ▁and ▁won ▁two ▁An nie ▁Awards . ▁A ▁motion - capt ured ▁animated ▁film ▁titled ▁Ne ander th als ▁and ▁written ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Jon ▁F av re au , ▁was ▁cancel led ▁som etime ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁after ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁development . ▁S PA ' s ▁first ▁ 3 D ▁movie ▁since ▁the ▁I MAX ▁ 3 D ▁release ▁of ▁Open ▁Season , ▁Cloud y ▁with ▁a ▁Ch ance ▁of ▁Me at ball s , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁September ▁ 2