Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White is based on the fairytale by the brothers Grimm. The Hollywood movie industry mockingly referred to Snow White as "Disney's Folly" while it was in production. Walt Disney had to mortgage his house to help finance the film's production. The film premiered on December 21st 1937. It was the first animated feature to be filmed in Technicolor. In 1939, Snow White was recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field. Walt was given a special Academy award© consisting of one statuette and seven miniature statuettes. Before coming up with the names of the dwarfs, there were other ideas such as Awful, Biggy, Blabby, Dirty, Gabby, Gaspy, Gloomy, Hoppy, Hotsy, Jaunty, Jumpy, Nifty, and Shifty. The woman who provided the voice for Snow White was the daughter of Disney's casting director Guido Casselotti