News & Features
Seeing Sound: The Future of Live Experiences
Make room for some stellar content and southern hospitality from Industrial Light & Magic in the heart of Texas at SXSW 2025! Find us on the schedule from March 7-15, where we are teaming up with the minds behind ABBA Voyage, alongside the Dead & Company and U2:UV’s Las Vegas Sphere experiences. We’ll explore how…
Netflix’s ‘Ultraman: Rising’: Building new worlds for the ultimate icon
Take a closer look at how the ILM Vancouver team built a new world of stylized action for Japanese icon Ken Sato, also known as Ultraman, and how they pushed the visual envelope with a bold aesthetic as ILM steps back into animated features with Netflix’s Ultraman: Rising.
ILM Honored with inaugural Technology & Engineering Emmy Award
Last evening the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presented the inaugural “Excellence in Production Technology” Emmy® Award to The Santa Clauses Season Two. The award was presented as part of the 75th Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards at the Prince George Ballroom in New York, hosted by David Pogue, Emmy award-winning correspondent, CBS Sunday Morning. Rachel…
ILM Receives Inaugural Technology & Engineering Emmy Award Nomination
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the recipients of the 75th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards and introduced a new category for the 75th Technology & Engineering Awards, called “Excellence in Production Technology,” and named three nominees including ILM for its work on The Santa Clauses, Season 2, along…
Hollywood Professional Association Unveils 2024 HPA Awards Creative Category Nominees
This morning the Hollywood Professional Association unveiled the HPA Award Creative Category nominees and ILM received seven nominations across three categories. In the Outstanding Visual Effects – Live Action Feature category, ILM received four of the five nominations. For the Live Action Feature category, ILM was nominated for Alien: Romulus (Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Ale’ Melendez, Sebastian…
Director Justin Simien & ILM’s Bill Georgiou Discuss ‘Haunted Mansion’
ILM’s Sydney studio took on everything from digital creatures to CG environments for this adaptation of a beloved Disney Parks attraction.
Industrial Light & Magic’s Everlasting ‘Star Trek III’ Starship Designs
Take a deep dive into the history and lore behind the starship designs created by ILM and introduced 40 years ago in The Search for Spock.
Artist Benton Jew Shares ILM Memories and the Story Behind ‘Lighter Darker’
The ILM veteran worked on projects like Jurassic Park and The Mask, and helped create a special Halloween poster that inspired the moniker for ILM’s new podcast.
Marvel Studios ‘Echo’: Staging Non-Stop Action
ILM’s Vancouver & London studios realized everything from ingenious facial replacements to a challenging plate composite for one cohesive action shot.
‘Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast’ Launching September 3, 2024
Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast reveals the creative process of filmmaking and the art of visual storytelling. Join us as we chat with top filmmakers, artists and innovators about their craft, careers, and the collaborative process of bringing stories to life.
On Location of ‘The Creator’ with ILM’s Andrew Roberts
The visual effects supervisor was practically a one-man operation as he joined director Gareth Edwards and crew in Thailand and the United Kingdom.
StageCraft Volume Makes Public Premiere at D23
For the first time, ILM’s groundbreaking virtual production technology transports fans inside the Star Wars galaxy.
76th EMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
Nominations for the 76th Emmy® Awards were announced today from the historic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, recognizing remarkable programs, extraordinary performances and impactful storytelling across multiple platforms. Three projects the ILM contributed visual effects and animation work on were among the nominees. The nearly 22,000 voting members of the Academy nominated an abundance of…
Visual Effects Roundtable: Ahsoka
Join creator Dave Filoni, Production Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Bluff, Animation Supervisor Paul Kavanagh, and Visual Effects Supervisor Enrico Damm for a roundtable discussion on the visual effects of Lucasfilm’s hit Disney+ series ‘Ahsoka’.
Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Cooper on ‘The Creator’
After 25 years at ILM, Cooper has earned a reputation for seeking out the most efficient solutions to creative problems.
‘The Creator’ Dominates 22nd Annual VES Awards
Wednesday evening, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s global professional honorary society, held the 22nd Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry, and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games, and special venues. ILM’s work on The Creator earned six nominations and won four awards including the coveted…
‘The Creator’: Gareth Edwards, ILM, and the Art of Collaboration
Visual effects supervisors Jay Cooper, Andrew Roberts, Charmaine Chan, and Ian Comley take us behind-the-scenes of an unusual visual effects challenge.
ILM Contributes to 4 of the 5 Oscar Nominated films in Visual Effects Category
Earlier today The Academy announced their Oscar nominations for the 96th Academy Awards and we are excited to share that ILM teams contributed to 4 of the 5 films recognized. The films include The Creator, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, Napoleon, and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3. Jay Cooper, Visual Effects Supervisor for…
The Academy to recognize exceptional technologies ILM helped develop with Technical Achievement Awards
On February 23, 2024 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will recognize 16 technologies for their impact on filmmaking. Two technologies that ILM played a key role in helping to develop will be among those recognized. SciTech Awards committee chair Barbara Ford Grant said “this year, we honor 16 technologies for their exceptional…
BAFTA Announces Nominations for 2024 EE Film Awards
Earlier today BAFTA announced the nominations for the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards, celebrating the very best in film over the past year. ILM contributed to four of the five films recognized with a nomination in the Special Visual Effects category. Jay Cooper, Charmaine Chan, Ian Comley, and Jonathan Bullock were each nominated for Gareth…