Tag: LAIKA
‘Wednesdays with Gramps’ Directors Chris & Justin Copeland Explore Family Ties and Love for Gaming in Their Heartwarming Short
“Whenever we work on a film, we ask ourselves: what about this idea makes it work as an animated film? What separates it from...
LAIKA & Rizzoli Universe Announce Multi-Project Publishing Collab
Acclaimed stop-motion animation studio LAIKA (laika.com) and Rizzoli today announced a five-project collaboration falling under the Rizzoli Universe imprint, celebrating LAIKA’s 20th anniversary.
The multi-title...
‘ParaNorman’ Remaster Resurrects in Theaters with $2M Short Run
Following on from its record-breaking anniversary re-release of Coraline, LAIKA has brought another of its stop-motion animated classics back to life on the big screen....
LAIKA Reveals Soaring First-Look & BTS Footage from ‘Wildwood’
Acclaimed Portland, Oregon studio LAIKA (Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings) is introducing a new young heroine to the big screen in Wildwood — its...
The World Animation Summit Unveils Star-Studded Panels & Speakers for 2025 Event
From November 17-19, The World Animation Summit will bring together creative stars, innovative visionaries and industry tastemakers to celebrate the latest triumphs of our favorite...
Tickets Now on Sale for ‘ParaNorman’s Return to Theaters
Tickets for the theatrical re-release of its award-winning stop-motion animated film ParaNorman this October are now on sale. LAIKA's second feature film will return...
Looney Tunes Classics Find Safe Streaming Home on Tubi After Removal from HBO Max
Looney Tunes fans finally received some good news after HBO Max removed hundreds of the beloved shorts from its streaming library in March. Over...
LAIKA’s ‘ParaNorman’ Returns to Theaters for Halloween in Remastered RealD 3D with New Short Film
From Annecy today, LAIKA announced that its award-winning stop- motion animated film ParaNorman will once again haunt the big screen this Halloween for a...
‘Corpse Bride’ Writer John August Penning Untitled Pete Candeland Movie at LAIKA
BAFTA-nominated screenwriter John August (Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie) has signed on to write the untitled stop-motion animated feature film to be directed by Pete Candeland...
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Celebrates Stop-Motion Magic in Oregon
The 2025 Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts is pulling back the curtain on the creatively and technically challenging world of stop-motion animation in Animation:...
Stop-Motion Exhibit ‘Animation: Script to Screen’ Debuts at Oregon’s Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts
This June, featured artists from collaborating stop-motion animation studios such as LAIKA, HouseSpecial, ShadowMachine and Tippett Studio will share their craft, career stories and...
WIA Awards 55 Emerging Creatives with 2024-2025 Scholarships
Today, WIA announced the 55 global recipients — the largest group of award recipients to date — of the WIA Scholarship fund. The WIA...
New Memorial Page in Honor of Fumi Kitahara Now Live
This week, the animation community received the sad news of the death of accomplished publicist Fumi Kitahara. As detailed in longtime colleague and friend...
‘Coraline’ Roblox Experience Nears 18 Million Visits
On the heels of LAIKA’s 15th anniversary re-release of its first film, Coraline, which took in a record-breaking $56 million at the global box...
Documentary on Animation Sculptor Kent Melton Launches Kickstarter
Kent Melton, a celebrated maquette sculptor for animation studios Disney and LAIKA who passed away in early 2024, will be the subject of a...
LAIKA’s ‘Coraline’ Cat Statues by PDX Artists Raise $300K+ for Children’s Hospital
LAIKA, the Visit Downtown Campaign, Wild in Art and OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital announced Friday that the auction of the Coraline Cat Statues that...
LAIKA Partners with Portland State University to Build an Inclusive Animation Workforce
Portland State University and award-winning Portland, Oregon-based animation studio LAIKA — known for Oscar-nominated animated feature films such as Coraline, ParaNorman and Kubo and the Two Strings...
LAIKA Recruits the Copeland Brothers to Develop Animated Feature Film Projects
Filmmakers Chris and Justin Copeland, known collectively as The Copeland Brothers, have joined award-winning studio LAIKA (Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings) to develop...
‘Coraline’ Sets Theatrical Encore for Halloween with Fathom & Trafalgar
LAIKA's debut stop-motion feature is ready for its re-re-re-release, as the studio announces Coraline is returning to theaters for a limited run once again —...
BFI Southbank Spotlights the Stop-Motion Magic of LAIKA in London
The BFI Southbank is on a roll with its animation programming. Following its spotlight on Cartoon Saloon in January, London’s venerable cinematheque is currently...
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