American animation company
Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. LLC
[1]
is an American
animation studio
and subsidiary of
Lucasfilm
, originally 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 and
Strange Magic
, which premiered in 2015. 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.
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Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
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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).
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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.
R2-D2
is featured in the company logo at the end of
Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Industrial Light & Magic
launched its Singapore operations in 2006, as the first international ILM. The Digital Artists Group served as an extension of ILM, contributed 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 provided young artists with mentorship opportunities from industry professionals at ILM, LucasArts and
Lucasfilm
Animation. The Jedi Masters Program had classroom facilities within the Singapore studio and combined classroom instruction with mentored work in an actual production environment.
The Game Group developed
Star Wars: The Clone Wars ? Jedi Alliance
in 2008 and
Star Wars: The Clone Wars ? Republic Heroes
in 2009, both on the
Nintendo DS
.
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Due to its old building being saturated, Lucasfilm Singapore moved into a new Eclipse building, frequently referred to as the
Sandcrawler
building, at the beginning of 2014.
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Sandcrawler, an eight-story building owned by Lucas Real Estate Singapore was home to Lucasfilm Singapore, Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) and ESPN Asia Pacific designed by
Aedas
.
In 2021, Disney has sold its Sandcrawler building for US$132 million to
Blackstone Group
.
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On August 15, 2023, Lucasfilm announced that it will be shutting down its Singapore operations. Disney explained that the shutdown was due to economic factors, with the
SAG-AFTRA strike
in the United States affecting the industry's work.
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References
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"Business Entity Detail: LUCASFILM ANIMATION LTD. LLC (search on Entity Number: 201233810027)"
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California Business Search
. California Secretary of State. Archived from
the original
on March 15, 2015
. Retrieved
August 18,
2015
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"Dave Filoni Now Overseeing Creative Development of New Lucasfilm Animation Projects"
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slashfilm.com
. September 26, 2016
. Retrieved
December 27,
2016
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"Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)"
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Box Office Mojo
. Retrieved
April 1,
2022
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"Strange Magic (2015)"
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Box Office Mojo
. IMDB
. Retrieved
March 14,
2022
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"Singapores newest landmark: George Lucas Sandcrawler"
. Inquirer.net. January 19, 2014
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October 20,
2016
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"Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Shuts Down on 'The Clone Wars' 15th Anniversary"
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www.animationmagazine.net
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August 18,
2023
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Casamassina, Matt (December 11, 2008).
"Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance Review"
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IGN
. Retrieved
August 18,
2023
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"Lucasfilm's Sandcrawler Building Opens in Singapore ? Lucasfilm News"
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lucasfilm.com
. Archived from
the original
on May 31, 2018
. Retrieved
December 27,
2016
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Lucasfilm's Industrial Light + Magic Exploring Opening New Facility in Vancouver
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The Hollywood Reporter
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"Blackstone to Buy Disney's Singapore Building for $132 Million"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. January 13, 2021
. Retrieved
August 21,
2023
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"Lucasfilm to shut Singapore operations, affecting more than 300 employees"
.
CNA
. Retrieved
August 15,
2023
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