LAIKA Studios

LAIKA was founded in 2005 in Oregon and is guided by the vision of its President & CEO Travis Knight. Located just outside Portland, Oregon, LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar for its innovation in 3D printing in 2016. Its five films - Missing Link (2019); Kubo and the Two Strings (2016); The Boxtrolls (2014); ParaNorman (2012), and Coraline (2009) - were all nominated for Oscars and PGA Awards as Outstanding Animated Film. Missing Link was the first LAIKA film to win the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature and was awarded two Visual Effects Society (VES) awards for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature and Outstanding Animated Character, and received seven Annie Award nominations. Kubo received a second Oscar nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects and won the BAFTA Award, as well as three Annie Awards, the National Board of Reviews Best Animated Feature citation, and 19 regional and critics group awards. The Boxtrolls earned Critics Choice and Gol...