Laika, LLC
Laika's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation, film production |
| Genre | Animation |
| Predecessor | Will Vinton Studios |
| Founded | July 20, 2005 |
| Founders | Phil Knight Travis Knight Will Vinton |
| Headquarters | Northeast Bennett Street, , U.S. |
Key people | Phil Knight (chairman) Travis Knight (president & CEO) Matt Levin (President, Live-Action Film & Series) |
| Products | Films |
| Owners | Phil Knight Travis Knight |
Number of employees | 362 (2020) |
| Website | Official website |
Laika, LLC (stylized as LAIKA) is an American independent production company specializing in stop-motion animation and forthcoming live-action 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.
Laika previously 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.