Tag: Kubo and the Two Strings
LAIKA Keeps Staff’s Pay Rolling: ‘The World Will Need Storytellers’
Portland, OR-based indie studio LAIKA -- the birthplace of critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated stop-motion features Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and...
Homebound Watchlist: Where to Find LAIKA’s Oscar-Nominated Flicks
As families and animation fans of all ages try to keep entertained and inspired while following stay-at-home precautions for coronavirus, tons of studios and...
‘Klaus’ Wins Animation BAFTA; ‘1917’ Takes Best Film, VFX & More
The winners of the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards -- BAFTA's international celebration of the very best in film -- were honored Sunday...
Five Animated Films Up for Producers Guild Award
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the Motion Pictures and Television nominees for the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards. Winners in these...
Golden Globes: ‘Missing Link’ Wins Best Animated Feature
The HFPA presented the 77th Golden Globe award ceremony on Sunday night, kicking the Hollywood awards season into high gear. Ricky Gervais returned to...
UPHE Sets ‘Addams Family’ Reunion on Disc & Digital
Everyone’s favorite creepy and kooky family is back on screens in their big-screen animation debut, The Addams Family, arriving on Digital December 24 and...
LAIKA Sets Day-Long Retrospective at Landmark LA Oct. 27
LAIKA, the award-winning animation studio whose five films -- Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and Missing...
‘Inside LAIKA and the Art of Missing Link’ Pop-Up Arrives in LA
It’s commonly believed that award season voters have a short memory, and they need to be reminded of the great movies that were released...
LAIKA Taps Universal Vet David Burke as CMO
Film industry veteran David Burke has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Oscar-winning animation studio LAIKA, creators of Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo...
How Fraunhofer’s 3D Printing Tech Gave Life to Mr. Link
For its new stop-motion feature Missing Link, in theaters Friday, LAIKA utilized Fraunhofer IGD’s Cuttlefish 3D printer driver to create the charming character models....
LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’: Around the World in Stop-Motion
A Victorian-era London cryptologist, a mysterious creature, and a Latina adventuress from California set out on a whirlwind adventure around the globe in search...
Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars of Animation 2019
***This feature appears in the April issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)***
It has become an annual spring tradition here at the magazine to highlight...
XYZ Films & Starburns Producing Will Vinton Documentary
XYZ Films (Mandy) and animation house Starburns Industries (Rick and Morty, Oscar-nominated feature Anomalisa) will be producing the biographical documentary feature Welcome to My...
FMX: ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Missing Link,’ Indie Animation & Trailer #2!
More delightful and intriguing programming has been added to the lineup for FMX 2019, taking place April 30-May 3 in Stuttgart, Germany (www.fmx.de). The...
3 Animated Features Nominated in 2019 BAFTA Film Awards
The nominees for the EE British Academy Film Awards have been announced, with period dramedy The Favourite leading with 12 nominations -- including Best...
‘Aquaman,’ ‘Bumblebee,’ ‘Spider-Man’ in Holiday Box Office Battle
As Santa is getting his reindeer ready for work, industry watchers are predicting that the big family movies of the week are going to...
Chris Butler Unveils Laika’s Upcoming ‘Missing Link’
Portland-based stop-motion animation hub LAIKA has released a new trailer for its wonderful new globe-trotting movie Missing link, which is coming to theaters on...
Tom Kenny & His Band, Honoree Chris Prynoski to Kick-Off LA Animation Fest
The LA Animation Festival (www.laafest.com) has revealed highlights the can’t-miss Opening Night Preview Party, which will kick off the 2018 event. Tickets are on...
LAIKA Hires Michael Waghalter to Head Biz Dev Ahead of Brand-Building Boost
Oregon-based stop-motion specialist LAIKA has brought on Michael Waghalter as it prepares to ramp up its brand-building efforts across museum exhibitions, pop culture cons...
‘Coco’ Director Unkrich Stresses Value of Diversity at Pixelatl Festival
Oscar-winning Coco director Lee Unkrich talked frankly about the new culture at Pixar, and his gratitude towards the people and culture of Mexico at...
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