Lucasfilm Animation

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. 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 Ltd. LLC
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAnimation, computer-generated imagery
FoundedMarch 3, 2003 (2003-03-03)
FounderGeorge Lucas
HeadquartersLetterman Digital Arts Center
San Francisco, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Dave Filoni
Athena Portillo
OwnerDisney Entertainment
ParentLucasfilm
SubsidiariesLucasfilm Animation Singapore (Closed)

Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
Sandcrawler building, former headquarters of Lucasfilm Animation and Industrial Light & Magic in Singapore.[3]

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).[4] 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.[5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

Filmography

Released films
Title Director Release date Budget Gross
Star Wars: The Clone WarsDave FiloniAugust 15, 2008$8.5 million$68.3 million[10]
Strange MagicGary RydstromJanuary 23, 2015$70 – 100 million$13.6 million[11]

Television series

Shorts and specials

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Dave Filoni Now Overseeing Creative Development of New Lucasfilm Animation Projects". slashfilm.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. "Singapores newest landmark: George Lucas Sandcrawler". Inquirer.net. January 19, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. "Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Shuts Down on 'The Clone Wars' 15th Anniversary". www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. Casamassina, Matt (December 11, 2008). "Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance Review". IGN. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  6. "Lucasfilm's Sandcrawler Building Opens in Singapore – Lucasfilm News". lucasfilm.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  7. Lucasfilm's Industrial Light + Magic Exploring Opening New Facility in Vancouver, The Hollywood Reporter
  8. "Blackstone to Buy Disney's Singapore Building for $132 Million". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  9. "Lucasfilm to shut Singapore operations, affecting more than 300 employees". CNA. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  10. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  11. "Strange Magic (2015)". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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