Laika LLC

LAIKA is an award-winning stop-motion animation studio that is home to a community of storytellers, artists, inventors, technicians & craftspeople from around the world. Based in Portland Oregon. Its first four films, Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014) and Kubo & The Two Strings (2016) were all nominated for Oscars® and PGA Awards as Outstanding Animated Films. LAIKA's fifth film, MISSING LINK was released in 2019 to widespread critical acclaim. LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar® for its innovation in 3D printing in 2016.

Kubo & The Two Strings, which marked the directorial debut of CEO & Lead Animator, Travis Knight, also received an Oscar® nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects and the BAFTA Award as well as three Annie Awards, the National Board of Review and 19 regional and critics’ group awards. The Boxtrolls earned Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe Award nominations and 13 Annie Award nominations, more than any other film that year. ParaNorman garnered BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, and GLAAD Media Award nominations, won two Annie Awards and was cited as the year’s best animated film by 14 critics’ groups. Coraline earned Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Critics’ Choice nominations, and was named one of the year’s 10 Best Films by the American Film Institute (AFI).


Offices

  • Laica Oregon HQ

    7325 NE Imbrie Dr #400 Hillsboro
    OR 97124