Lucasfilm, Ltd. operates as a motion picture and television production company. The company produces, promotes, and strategically manages various theatrical, television, and entertainment properties; provides digital and visual effects; operates as an animation studio, producing content for films, television, and games audience; and develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for video console systems and personal computers. It also engages in licensing and merchandising activities related to entertainment properties; offers digital audio post-production services; and operates as a digital destination for entertainment, education, reference, and e-commerce related to entertainment properties. Lucasfilm, Ltd. was founded in 1971 and is based in Nicasio, California.