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Industrial Light & Magic open new facility in Vancouver

By Mark Newbold

April 8, 2025

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Congratulations to the team at ILM in Vancouver as they cut the ribbon on a new facility that saw a grand opening headed by Janet Lewin, SVP, GM and Head of ILM who explained her vision for the future of the facility. Exciting times as we move into the second half of the decade, and a fantastic way to celebrate 50 years of ILM.

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Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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Congratulations to the team at ILM in Vancouver as they cut the ribbon on a new facility that saw a grand opening headed by Janet Lewin, SVP, GM and Head of ILM who explained her vision for the future of the facility. Exciting times as we move into the second half of the decade, and a fantastic way to celebrate 50 years of ILM.

SourceILMVFX

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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