Laika (company)
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Laika, LLC (stylized as LAIKA) is an American stop-motion animation studio specializing in feature films, commercial content for all media, music videos, and short films. The studio is best known for its stop-motion feature films Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and Missing Link. It is owned by Nike co-founder Phil Knight and is located in Hillsboro, Oregon, part of the Portland metropolitan area. Knight's son, Travis Knight, acts as Laika's president and CEO.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Animation, film production |
Genre | Animation |
Predecessor | Will Vinton Studios |
Founded | July 20, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-07-20) |
Founders | Phil Knight Travis Knight Will Vinton |
Headquarters | Northeast Bennett Street, , U.S. |
Key people | Phil Knight (Chairman) Travis Knight (President & CEO)[1] Matt Levin (President, Live-Action Film & Series) |
Products | Films |
Owners | Phil Knight Travis Knight |
Number of employees | 362 (2020)[2][3] |
Website | Official website |
Laika had two divisions: Laika Entertainment for feature films and Laika/house for commercial content. The studio spun off the commercial division in July 2014 to focus exclusively on feature film production. The new independent commercial division is now called HouseSpecial.[4][5]