Laika

Also known as Laika, LLC., Laika Entertainment, LLC., Will Vinton Studios

American stop-motion animation studio

Key facts

Company type: Private
Industry: Animation, film production
Genre: Stop-motion
Predecessor: Will Vinton Studios
Founded: July 20, 2005 ; 20 years ago ( 2005-07-20 )
Founders: Phil Knight , Travis Knight , Will Vinton
Headquarters: Northeast Bennett Street, Hillsboro, Oregon , U.S.
Key people: Phil Knight (chairman), Travis Knight (president & CEO) , Matt Levin (president, Laika Live Action)
Products: Films
Owners: Phil Knight, Travis Knight
Number of employees: 362 (2020)
Subsidiaries: HouseSpecial (2005-2014), Laika Live Action
Website: Official website

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Official website: www.laika.com
Image: Laika studio - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG

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inception: 2005-07-20
Commons category: Laika (company)
native label: Laika

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Laika, LLC is an independent 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, Missing Link, and an upcoming film Wildwood. 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.

The studio has a Los Angeles-based subsidiary called LAIKA Live Action.