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	Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Online
		Christian Kubsch, general manager of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, said that the primary focus of the animation studio is to build a highly talented group of artists, who will produce a feature film, and be at the forefront of animation production in Asia.
		When Lucasfilm Animation announced that it would be setting up a studio in Singapore last year, he said the company initiated a recruitment drive for animators in the region to fill the company’s animation-talent pool.
		Animators already hired by Lucasfilm Animation Singapore are concluding a 12-week intensive training programme, which started in August this year.
	www.apb-news.com /content/nov05/lead-lucas.htm (714 words)

	Lucasfilm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lucasfilm Ltd. is a film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in Marin County, California.
		It has also been a leader in developing new film technology in special effects, sound, and computer animation, and because of their expertise its subsidiaries often help produce non-Lucasfilm pictures.
		In July 2005, Lucasfilm's marketing, online, and licensing units will move into the new Letterman Digital Arts Center located in the Presidio in San Francisco.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lucasfilm (257 words)

	Movie-List Forums - New Lucasfilm Animation in Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The new endeavor is called Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and is owned jointly by Lucasfilm (which has a 75% stake in the company) and Creative Technology Ltd., a private group of Singapore investors and the government.
		The Singapore government is hoping that the formation of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore will spur on additional growth in the entertainment and media sectors.
		Lucasfilm Animation Singapore may eventually employ up to 300 people and is planning to be working on its first major project by the middle of 2005.
	www.movie-list.com /forum/printthread.php?t=9916 (243 words)

	Lucasfilm: Pressroom \| Creation of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
		Gathering at Skywalker Ranch to discuss the startup of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, are (left to right) Micheline Chau, President and Chief Operating Officer, Lucasfilm Ltd.; George Lucas; and Teo Ming Kian, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board.
		Lucasfilm Ltd. today announced that it has established Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, a digital animation studio designed to produce digital animated content, including films, television and games for global audiences.
		Lucasfilm has joined with a consortium of investors in Singapore, including EDB Investments Pte Ltd and Creative Technology Ltd. The Singapore-based creative team will be led by Gail Currey, Vice President and General Manager of Lucasfilm Animation.
	www.lucasfilm.com /press/news/news20040802.html (349 words)

	Star Wars creator sets up Asian base
		Lucasfilm Ltd holds 75 per cent stake in the company, while the rest of the pie is with Creative Technology Ltd, a group of private Singapore investors and the government.
		Lucasfilm Animation Singapore becomes George Lucas' second such facility, having formed Lucasfilm Animation in California last year.
		Over the past several years, Lucasfilm has been looking to enter the animation arena, especially as the same tools used to create high-end visual effects at Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic are increasingly utilised to create animated hits like Finding Nemo and Shrek 2 at other studios.
	inhome.rediff.com /money/2004/aug/04lucas.htm (262 words)

	ShaniaLounge.com - George Lucas Expands Film Empire Into Singapore
		Lucasfilm Ltd. is setting up a venture with Singapore's government to produce digital animation for films, TV, and video games -- its first government collaboration and reflecting the growing popularity of animation in Hollywood and Asian films.
		Lucasfilm aims to blend those genres -- Western animation and Japanese-style anime -- at the new Asian studio, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, which is 75-percent owned by Lucasfilm Ltd. The remainder is held by a Singapore state-led consortium.
		The Asian animation unit, which is looking to hire about 300 people in Singapore, will focus on production work while the design and script-writing will continue to be done in its Marin County, California headquarters.
	lounge.teamshania.com /showthread.php?t=5000 (530 words)

	Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame -- Advisory Board
		Ray Harryhausen is one of the greatest stop-motion animators in film history, whose creations were born of metal armatures and synthetic flesh.
		Lucasfilm’s feature films have won 19 Oscars and its television projects have won 12 Emmy Awards, while Lucas is the recipient of the Irving G. Thalberg Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
		Phil Tippett, founder and president of Tippett Studio, is an award-winning director of animation, and producer of visual effects.
	www.sfhomeworld.org /about/board.asp (3560 words)

	FROM 2D TO 3D - Animation Show Forums
		Animators, facing a limited number of jobs, also face a choice: learn to create with computers or move on.
		Employees point to a staff meeting this spring, where the president of the animation division, David Stainton, proclaimed that the future would be digital and that the more than 500 animators would have to be retrained to work on computers.
		If the animators want to make a change to one of the sharks, for example, they can turn to a menu whose buttons are arranged in the shape of a shark body.
	www.animationshow.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=95 (1822 words)

	Business : Press Releases : HindustanTimes.com
		Lucasfilm Ltd. is one of the world's leading film and entertainment companies.
		Lucasfilm's motion-picture productions include five of the 20 biggest box-office hits of all time and have received 19 Oscars and 59 Academy Award nominations.
		Lucasfilm Ltd. is headquartered in Marin County, Calif.
	www.businesswireindia.com /Feeds/HT/bwirelease05573.asp (551 words)

	AWN Headline News
		Lucasfilm Ltd. has announced that it has established Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, a digital animation studio designed to produce digital animated content, including films, television and games for global audiences.
		Lucasfilm Ltd. is headquartered in Marin County, California.
		Lucasfilm Ltd. is one of the world's leading film and entertainment companies.
	news.awn.com /index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=11619 (874 words)

	Star Wars creator sets up Asian base
		Lucasfilm Ltd holds 75 per cent stake in the company, while the rest of the pie is with Creative Technology Ltd, a group of private Singapore investors and the government.
		Lucasfilm Animation Singapore may eventually employ up to 300 people and is planning to be working on its first major project by the middle of 2005.
		Lucasfilm Animation Singapore becomes George Lucas' second such facility, having formed Lucasfilm Animation in California last year.
	www.rediff.com /money/2004/aug/04lucas.htm (262 words)

	Welcome to the IESB!
		Lucasfilm Ltd. is setting up a venture with Singapore's government to produce digital animation for films, TV, and video games -- its first government collaboration and reflecting the growing popularity of animation in Hollywood and Asian films.
		Lucasfilm aims to blend those genres -- Western animation and Japanese-style anime -- at the new Asian studio, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, which is 75-percent owned by Lucasfilm Ltd. The remainder is held by a Singapore state-led consortium.
		The Asian animation unit, which is looking to hire about 300 people in Singapore, will focus on production work while the design and script-writing will continue to be done in its Marin County, California headquarters.
	www.iesb.net /movies/movie80304c.htm (574 words)

	Lucasfilm Ltd. - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) is an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in Marin County, California.
		Lucasfilm is set to move away from films and more into TV, due to rising budgets.
		Lucasfilm was reorganized to consolidate all the companies to be under Lucasfilm.
	starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Lucasfilm (456 words)

	Lucasflim Ltd. announces creation of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
		Lucasfilm Ltd. today announced that it has established Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, a digital animation studio designed to produce digital animated content, including films, television and games for global audiences.
		Lucasfilm has joined with a consortium of investors in Singapore, including EDB Investments Pte Ltd and Creative Technology Ltd. The Singapore-based creative team will be led by Gail Currey, Vice President and General Manager of Lucasfilm Animation.
		Lucasfilm's motion-picture productions include five of the 20 biggest box-office hits of all time and have received 19 Oscars and 59 Academy Award nominations.
	www.sedb.com /edb/sg/en_uk/index/news_room/news/2004/lucasflim_ltd__announces.html (573 words)

	Lucasfilm setzt weiterhin Maya ein - MACup news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		When Lucasfilm decision-makers â“ such as Chief Technology Officer, Cliff Plumer â“ began the process of determining the new facilityâs animation infrastructure, their goal was to find robust products that could handle the demanding requirements of feature film and television production.
		Rob Coleman, animation and development director at Lucasfilm Animation Singapore commented: âOne of the benefits of choosing Maya is the enormous talent base using the software.
		Lucasfilm Animation Singapore will be continuing to recruit experienced Maya artists in the coming months.
	www.macup.com /aktuelle/Lucasfilm_setzt_weiterhin_Maya_ein/1130685773 (474 words)

	Asia Times - News and analysis from throughout Southeast Asia
		SINGAPORE - Lucasfilm Ltd announced on Tuesday that it has established Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, a digital animation studio designed to produce digital animated content, including films, television and games for global audiences.
		Lucasfilm has joined with a consortium of investors in Singapore, including EDB Investments Ltd and Creative Technology Ltd. The Singapore-based creative team will be led by Gail Currey, vice president and general manager of Lucasfilm Animation.
		This new studio will not only provide exceptional career opportunities for local animators and people keen in the creative arts, it will also attract top talent from the world over to live and work in Singapore.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/FH04Ae04.html (361 words)

	Lucasfilm Animation Singapore opens new chapter in Singapore's media industry
		Lucasfilm is today one of the most successful production companies in the history of cinema.
		This means moving into digital animation and games which are two of the fastest growing segments.
		With this Lucasfilm partnership, we now have the opportunity to work with the best in the industry.
	www.sedb.com /edb/sg/en_uk/index/news_room/news/2004/lucasfilm_ltd__announces.html (861 words)

	FTAC - Film and Television Action Committee
		Lucasfilm Ltd. today officially opened the doors of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, a digital animation studio designed to produce movies and television for global audiences.
		Gail Currey, Vice President and General Manager of Lucasfilm Animation also announced the hiring of key creative executives in the U.S. ·Catherine Winder, Executive Producer, has worked as both an executive and producer in feature film, home video and television animation in both the US and Asia.
		She began her animation career in Asia at Walt Disney Television Animation, Japan and then moved to Turner Films/Hanna Barbera in Taiwan.
	www.ftac.org /html/vfx-10-26-05.html (889 words)

	www.gameindustry.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Lucasfilm Animation Singapore will be a joint venture between Lucasfilm, the Economic Development Board (EDB) and Singapore entrepreneur Sim Wong Hoo.
		Lucasfilm aims to create a new style in animation that will blend East and West, said Mr Lucas in a statement.
		Asked why Lucasfilm chose Singapore to set up its first production studio outside the US, she said: 'It's a really nice place to live.'It also took into account Singapore's protection of intellectual property rights, education system, cosmopolitan environment and pro-business policies, she said.Lucasfilm also expects to find talent here.
	www.gameindustry.com /ih/item.asp?id=261 (505 words)

	Ottawa 05 International Animation Festival
		Animation Director Rob Coleman will give an in-depth presentation on the digital characters of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
		Join Disney Animation's top filmmakers for a look at the studio's CG character animation department and the evolution of the Disney legacy from one generation of artists to the next.
		Fast Track is a new business component at the Television Animation Conference that allows you to meet privately with all your targets in one shot.
	www.awn.com /ottawa (401 words)

	Strong Expressions : Deep Impressions
		Lucasfilm Ltd, the company floated by Star Wars creator George Lucas, has set up a new studio in Singapore, said a Cinescape Online report.
		The new venture, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, will produce movies, television shows and video games in a digitally animated format, said the report.
		Over the past several years, Lucasfilm has been looking to enter the animation arena, especially as the same tools used to create high-end visual effects at Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic are increasingly utilised to create animated hits like Finding Nemo and Shrek 2 at other studios.
	jroller.com /page/sumith?entry=star_wars_creator_sets_up (298 words)

	WebWire \| Singapore Animation Studio Opens - First 3-D Animated Project Already Underway
		October 27, 2005 -- Lucasfilm Ltd. today officially opened the doors of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, a digital animation studio designed to produce movies and television for global audiences.
		Lucasfilm Animation Singapore will work hand-in-hand with the team at Lucasfilm Animation, based at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California.
		Gail Currey, Vice President and General Manager of Lucasfilm Animation also announced the hiring of key creative executives in the U.S. • Catherine Winder, Executive Producer, has worked as both an executive and producer in feature film, home video and television animation in both the US and Asia.
	www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=5053 (858 words)

	Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		Lucasfilm Animation was formed in 2003 to produce digital animation feature films, as well as content for television programs and games.
		In 2004 the company expanded its animation operations through the creation of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore.
	hoovers.com /lucasfilm-animation/--ID__108243--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (184 words)

	Lucasfilm Joins With HP For Special FX Technology - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Age of alliances: A fillip for Hewlett-Packard; Lucasfilm, the creator of the Star Wars film franchise, said Wednesday it will partner with the computer leviathan for three years and use the HP software force to create visual effects, video games and animation.
		HP said more than 1,000 high-powered computers, to be used for visual effects as well as for composing and editing, will be sent to Lucasfilm's newly opened Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, as well as Lucasfilm's Singapore location.
		George Lucas' Lucasfilm will continue to keep raising the effects bar, according to Shane Robison, HP's chief strategy and technology officer: "Lucasfilm has become a leader of the digital revolution in entertainment by understanding how to use technology to push the limits of what is possible in filmmaking," he explained.
	www.forbes.com /2005/08/25/lucasfilm-hp-movies-cx_cn_0825autofacescan09.html (306 words)

	Cornell News: computer animation executives
		Lucasfilm/Pixar animation pioneers to 'star' on campus, April 19-22
		ITHACA, N.Y. -- Top executives from Pixar, the animation studio that created "Finding Nemo" and "Monsters, Inc.," and other animation experts who, collectively, have won six Oscars, will be on the Cornell University campus, April 19-22, to meet with students interested in the digital arts.
		As a result, two new courses are being taught in computer animation, adding to the interest in the possibility of an interdisciplinary major.
	www.news.cornell.edu /releases/April04/Pixar.execs.lm.html (786 words)

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