OUR HISTORY

In 2005, in a warehouse in Portland, OR, LAIKA began crafting films in the beautiful cinematic style known as stop-motion animation. LAIKA CEO Travis Knight had honed his stop-motion skills and developed a deep passion for the art form while working as an animator on projects like Eddie Murphy’s The PJ’s at Portland-based Vinton Studios in years prior, and he decided to devote his efforts to building a studio that would carry on the tradition and modernize it for a whole new generation of moviegoers. Since then, LAIKA has made 4 award-winning films and has assembled an unrivaled team of world-class artists.