Industrial Light & Magic
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Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded on May 26, 1975 by George Lucas.[8] It is a division of the film production company Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when he began production on the original Star Wars,[9] now the fourth episode of the Skywalker Saga.
Company type | Division |
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Industry | |
Founded | May 26, 1975; 48 years ago (1975-05-26) |
Founder | George Lucas |
Headquarters | 1110 Gorgas Ave. Letterman Digital Arts Center, Presidio of San Francisco, California, 94129 United States |
Key people | Rob Bredow (CCO) Janet Lewin (General Manager) Dennis Muren (Consulting Creative Director) |
Number of employees | 1,200[1] |
Parent | Lucasfilm |
Divisions | ILM Art[2] ILM Immersive[3] ILM StageCraft[4] ILM Technoprops[5] ILM TV[6] |
Subsidiaries | ILM Vancouver ILM London ILM Sydney ILM Mumbai[7] ILM Singapore (Closed) |
Website | ilm |
ILM originated in Van Nuys, California, then later moved to San Rafael in 1978, and since 2005 it has been based at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio of San Francisco. In 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired ILM as part of its purchase of Lucasfilm.[10] As of 2024, Industrial Light & Magic has won 15 Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects.[1]