Lucasfilm to Close ILMs Animation and VFX Operations in Singapore Known for Work on The Clone Wars and More, in Effort to 'Consolidate Global Footprin

ILM announced this week that they are shutting down their VFX and animation operations in Singapore over the next several months as a result of the shifting entertainment landscape and likely implemented as part of Disney's overall plan to shrink their workforce and streamline their budget.



In a statement to Variety, Disney said:

The Eclipse Building, which currently houses ILM's Singapore Studio, commonly referred to as the 'sandcrawler building'.



The Singapore studio, founded in 2004, is primarily known within the Star Wars community for its work on The Clone Wars, which began in 2006. The studio currently employs approximately 300 people who will now be forced to find other work, or potentially relocate to another ILM office. In a statement earlier this week, ILM said:

With the studio closing over the next several months, ILM aims to give employees as much notice as possible to make plans. ILM is headquartered in San Francisco, but also holds offices in Vancouver, London, Sydney and Mumbai. ILM also communicated that they will be collaborating with the local business community to conduct a job fair for employees.



In response to this news, The Singapore Economic Development Board and the InfoComm Media Development Authority released a joint statement:

In these tumultuous times for the entertainment industry, it certainly feels as though we are receiving negative news story after negative news story. While this closure doesn't concern me greatly for Lucasfilm Animation nor the vitality of ILM, I certainly hope the transition is as smooth as possible for the 300 employees in Singapore.



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