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Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. LLC is the animation division of
Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is a business segment of The Walt Disney Company. The studio is best known for creating and producing the ''Star Wars'' and ' ...
, established in 2003. Its first major productions were the feature film '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and its associated
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, both of which debuted in 2008. In September 2016,
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, known for his contributions to ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and ''
Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animation, 3D animated science fiction on television, science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after ''Episode ...
'', accepted a promotion to oversee the development of all future Lucasfilm Animation projects.


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
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in 2008.
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is featured in the company logo at the end of ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars.'' The Digital Artists Group serves as an extension of
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, 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 Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is a business segment of The Walt Disney Company. The studio is best known for creating and producing the ''Star Wars'' and ' ...
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.Lucasfilm's Industrial Light + Magic Exploring Opening New Facility in Vancouver
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Filmography


Feature films


Released films


Television series

* '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'' (2003–2005) for
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* '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008–2013) for Cartoon Network, (2014) for
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, (2020) for
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* ''
Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animation, 3D animated science fiction on television, science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after ''Episode ...
'' (2014–18) for
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* ''
Star Wars Resistance ''Star Wars Resistance'' is an American 3D animated comic science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation. It follows Kazuda Xiono, a New Republic pilot who is recruited by the Resistance to spy on the growing threat of the ...
'' (2018–20) for
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and Disney XD * '' Star Wars: The Bad Batch'' (2021–present) for Disney+ * '' Tales of the Jedi'' (2022) for Disney+ * ''
Young Jedi Adventures ''Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures'' is an American animated series created for the streaming service Disney+ and the television network Disney Junior. It is part of the '' Star Wars'' franchise and follows a group of younglings as they learn t ...
'' (2023) for Disney+ and
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* '' Star Wars Detours'' (unaired)


Shorts and specials

* ''
Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animation, 3D animated science fiction on television, science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after ''Episode ...
'' shorts (2014) for YouTube * '' Star Wars Blips'' shorts (2017) for YouTube * ''
Star Wars Forces of Destiny ''Star Wars Forces of Destiny'' is a 2D animated web series by Lucasfilm Animation released through Lucasfilm's YouTube channel. Set across multiple eras of the ''Star Wars'' franchise, it is a collection of two- to three-minute shorts centerin ...
'' shorts (2017–18) for YouTube * ''
Star Wars Forces of Destiny ''Star Wars Forces of Destiny'' is a 2D animated web series by Lucasfilm Animation released through Lucasfilm's YouTube channel. Set across multiple eras of the ''Star Wars'' franchise, it is a collection of two- to three-minute shorts centerin ...
'' specials (2017–18) for Disney XD * ''
Star Wars Resistance ''Star Wars Resistance'' is an American 3D animated comic science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation. It follows Kazuda Xiono, a New Republic pilot who is recruited by the Resistance to spy on the growing threat of the ...
'' shorts (2018) for YouTube


References

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