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Singapore � 27 October 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.

The studio was created through a consortium that includes Lucasfilm Ltd., EDB Investments and Creative Technology Ltd.

"We're very excited about the opening of the new studio," said George Lucas. "Our first series � a TV adventure titled Clone Wars, based on the time between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith � is already in active development and we hope to see it on the air in 2007."

Mr Teo Ming Kian, Chairman, Economic Development Board said, "Lucasfilm's new studio in Singapore represents a significant milestone in the development of Singapore's digital media industry. With this strategic partnership, we now have the opportunity to work with the best in the business. It will also open many exciting opportunities for our people with their broad range of interests and competencies to venture in. The opening today complements EDB's efforts in promoting rich, content areas from documentaries to gaming to digital animation - which will add to the diversification of our economy."

Micheline Chau, President and Chief Operating Officer of Lucasfilm Ltd. and Gail Currey, Vice President and General Manager of Lucasfilm Animation, flew in especially for the occasion from San Francisco.

The studio, which is approximately 3,715 square metres (40,000 square feet) currently employs more than 35 staff from 19 countries around the world. By the end of 2005, Lucasfilm
Animation Singapore expects to hire 50 employees, with more being hired in 2006.

The company also announced several key hires that will be based at the Singapore studio.

�Christian Kubsch, General Manager, has more than 20 years of experience in production and animation. Kubsch will pull together and oversee all elements of the digital animation studio, including recruiting key talent and running its day-to-day operations. Kubsch joined the company from DreamWorks Animation, where he was a production executive. His credits include Over the Hedge, a digitally animated feature film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Matrix Revolutions and Matrix Reloaded, Titanic and The Mask. A native of West Berlin, Germany, Kubsch graduated from John F. Kennedy International School prior to studying film and theatre production at New York's Long Island University.

�Phillip Stamp, Director of Animation, has more than twelve years of experience in animation production for both television and feature films. He's been integrally involved in art direction, design, storyboarding, script supervision and animation. He joins the company from Canada, where he worked on INUK Season II, Alien Planet and The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne.

�Teo Chor Guan, Software Engineer Manager, has more than 15 years of experience in systems engineering for computer graphics. Her wide range of experience spans from 3-D graphics research at the Institute of Systems Science in Singapore to building air traffic control systems for MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates in Canada. Most recently with the Games Development Group at the School of Design at Nanyang Polytechnic, she has also worked as a software developer at Electronic Arts (EA) Canada. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) from the National University of Singapore and a Masters in Computer Science from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.

� Rossina Lim Yennyenn, Controller, has 10 years of accounting, financial systems and financial management experience serving most recently as the Manager of Financial Accounting for ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) with responsibilities over cash flow, financial reporting, taxation and accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant with experience in public accounting (Arthur Andersen) and achieved a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University.

"Chris Kubsch is building a strong crew of artistic talent, production and operational expertise that will be a huge asset both to the Singapore animation community and our Lucasfilm entertainment companies," said Gail Currey, Vice President and General Manager of Lucasfilm Animation. "We're looking forward to the innovation and creative vision they'll undoubtedly bring to our first television series and our future animation and digital media projects."

The technology at the studio will also lead the industry. "We're leveraging not only the technology, but the expertise and the techniques developed over the years at Industrial Light & Magic and LucasArts, to train a new generation of digital artists at our Singapore studio," said Cliff Plumer, Chief Technology Officer of Lucasfilm Ltd. "Our infrastructure in Singapore mirrors our campuses at Skywalker Ranch and the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, making the integration and communication seamless and efficient."

About Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Lucasfilm Ltd.
Lucasfilm Animation Singapore was established in August 2004. It is part of Lucasfilm Ltd., 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 59 Academy Award nominations. Lucasfilm's television projects have won 12 Emmy Awards.