Emily Haynes Author

LAIKA is an animation studio that produces original animated films. Their latest feature, The Boxtrolls, was nominated for a Golden Globe. ParaNorman, released in 2012, was nominated for both an Oscar® and a BAFTA. And their first stop motion movie, Coraline, was released to critical acclaim and won an Oscar® in 2009. Travis Knight is LAIKA’s president and CEO as well as lead animator on LAIKA’s first feature, Coraline; producer and lead animator on both ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls; and producer and director on Kubo and the Two Strings. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Emily Haynes is an editor and author.