LAIKA/house, a commercial animation studio, is a dynamic community of filmmakers, designers and animators who work together to produce world-renowned commercials and characters in every type of animation (stop-motion, CG, 2d, 3d) in every medium all under one roof in Portland, Oregon. The studio is owned by Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight. In its pocket, LAIKA has 11 CLIO Awards, three London International Advertising & Design Awards, five Mobius Advertising Awards, two Cannes Lion International Advertising Festival awards, two Academy Awards® out of five nominations, 11 Prime time Emmy Awards, and honors from the New York International Film & TV Festival, Annecy Awards, Annie Awards, and the World Animation Celebration Festival. Recently, LAIKA/house was honored with an Annecy nomination, three Annie nominations, eight Telly awards, SICAF 2006 Special Distinction, Animation Magazine’s No. 1 AniCom Pick two years in a row and AdWeek’s Best Spots for 2005. laika, liaka, lika, lakia, laikia, animation, laika/house, claymation, laika house, lourri hammack, jan johnson, mark gustafson, kirk kelley, joan gratz, annie award, animcomm, annecy, sicaf, stop motion, cg, commericals, animate, animated films, phil knight, vinton, will vinton, portland, animatic, academy award, m&m, ben & jerry animation animación 生気 animated films commerical