Lucasfilm Animation
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| Company type | Subsidiary Limited liability company; formerly: Subsidiary Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation, computer-generated imagery |
| Founded | March 3, 2003 |
| Founder | George Lucas |
| Headquarters | Letterman Digital Arts Center San Francisco, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dave Filoni Athena Portillo |
| Parent | Lucasfilm (Disney Entertainment) |
| Subsidiaries | Lucasfilm Animation Singapore |
Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. LLC[1] is the animation division of Lucasfilm, established in 2003. Its first major productions were the feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and its associated television series, both of which debuted in 2008. In September 2016, Dave Filoni, known for his contributions to Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, accepted a promotion to oversee the development of all future Lucasfilm Animation projects.[2]
Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
Founded in 2003 in Singapore as a means to tap into the talent pool, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore (LAS) opened in October 2005. LAS works closely with Lucasfilm Animation. The LAS production schedule also includes contributions to projects from other Lucasfilm companies. While the largest of LAS’ production groups focused on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in July 2006 LAS announced the creation of the Game Group and the Digital Artists Group (DAG). With difficulty in meeting the technical and aesthetic requirements of Clone Wars, LAS was ultimately removed from the production and released a number of employees.
The Game Group developed and announced Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance on the Nintendo DS in 2008.
R2-D2 is featured in the company logo at the end of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
The Digital Artists Group serves as an extension of Industrial Light & Magic, contributing to ILM's work on feature film visual effects. LAS had supported LucasArts’ video game productions and Lucasfilm Animation.
In November 2007, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore launched the Jedi Masters Program, a paid apprenticeship providing young artists with mentorship opportunities from industry professionals at ILM, LucasArts and Lucasfilm Animation. The Jedi Masters Program has classroom facilities within the Singapore studio and combines classroom instruction with mentored work in an actual production environment.
Due to its old building being saturated, Lucasfilm Singapore moved into a new building at the beginning of 2014.[4][5]
On 15 August 2023, Lucasfilm announced that it will be shutting down its Singapore operation. Disney explained that the shutdown was due to economic factors, with the Screen Actors Guild strike in USA affecting the industry's work.[6]
Filmography
Feature films
Released films
| Title | Director | Release date | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Dave Filoni | August 15, 2008 | $8.5 million | $68.3 million[7] |
| Strange Magic | Gary Rydstrom | January 23, 2015 | $70 – 100 million | $13.6 million[8] |
Television series
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–13) for Cartoon Network, (2014) for Netflix, (2020) for Disney+
- Star Wars Rebels (2014–18) for Disney XD
- Star Wars Resistance (2018–20) for Disney Channel and Disney XD
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021–present) for Disney+
- Tales of the Jedi (2022–present) for Disney+
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023–present) for Disney+ and Disney Junior
- Star Wars Detours (unaired)
Shorts and specials
- Star Wars Rebels shorts (2014) for YouTube
- Star Wars Blips shorts (2017) for YouTube
- Star Wars Forces of Destiny shorts (2017–18) for YouTube
- Star Wars Forces of Destiny specials (2017–18) for Disney XD
- Star Wars Resistance shorts (2018) for YouTube
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures shorts (2023) for YouTube
References
- ^ "Business Entity Detail: LUCASFILM ANIMATION LTD. LLC (search on Entity Number: 201233810027)". California Business Search. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Dave Filoni Now Overseeing Creative Development of New Lucasfilm Animation Projects". slashfilm.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Singapores newest landmark: George Lucas Sandcrawler". Inquirer.net. January 19, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "Lucasfilm's Sandcrawler Building Opens in Singapore – Lucasfilm News". lucasfilm.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Lucasfilm's Industrial Light + Magic Exploring Opening New Facility in Vancouver, The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ "Lucasfilm to shut Singapore operations, affecting more than 300 employees". CNA. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Strange Magic (2015)". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
