Lucasfilm Ltd. is one of the world's leading film and
entertainment companies. Founded by George Lucas in 1971, it is a
privately held, fully integrated entertainment company. In addition
to its motion picture and television production operations, the
company's global activities include Industrial Light & Magic and
Skywalker Sound, serving the digital needs of the entertainment
industry for visual effects and audio post-production; LucasArts,
a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment
software worldwide for video game console systems and PC; and
Lucas Licensing, which manages the global merchandising activities
for Lucasfilm's entertainment properties. Additionally, Lucas
Online creates Internet-based content for Lucasfilm's entertainment
properties and businesses. Lucasfilm's motion picture productions
include five of the 20 biggest box-office hits of all time and have
received 19 Oscars and 53 Academy Award nominations. Lucasfilm's
television projects have won 12 Emmy Awards. Lucasfilm Ltd. is
headquartered in San Rafael, Calif.
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
is a Lucasfilm Ltd. company serving the digital needs of the entertainment
industry for visual effects. ILM has been awarded 14 Academy Awards for
Best Visual Effects and received 16 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards.
Skywalker Sound is a Lucasfilm Ltd. company serving the
digital needs of the entertainment industry for audio post-production.
Skywalker Sound
has been honored with 17 Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing.
Lucas Digital, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company comprising Industrial
Light & Magic (ILM) and Skywalker Sound, serves the digital needs of the
entertainment industry for visual effects and audio post-production. ILM
has been awarded 14 Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and received
16 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards. Skywalker Sound has been
honored with 17 Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing.
Lucas Licensing, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, manages all the
global merchandising activities in the fields of publishing, toys,
games, collectibles, apparel and home furnishings for Lucasfilm's
entertainment properties.
LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, is a leading developer
and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for
video game console systems and PC. Based in San Rafael, Calif., as
well as on the Internet at www.lucasarts.com,
LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his
vision of a state-of-the-art, multi-faceted entertainment company.
Lucas Online, a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., was founded in
1997 as a digital destination for entertainment, education, reference
and e-commerce for Lucasfilm's intellectual properties and businesses.
Lucas Online provides video streaming, interactive content and news updates.
