Travis Knight

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Travis Knight is an award-winning director and producer and as president & CEO of LAIKA, he has made all key creative and business decisions since the studio’s founding in 2005. He was lead animator on Coraline and held that position as well as producer on ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls. He was nominated for an Academy Award® and won the Visual Effects Society Award and BAFTA® Award for his directorial debut on Kubo and the Two Strings. Under his leadership, LAIKA has garnered worldwide distinction for its melding of the age-old craft of stop-motion with the most cutting-edge cinematic advances and manufacturing techniques. As a result, every LAIKA film has been Oscar®-nominated for best animated feature. Travis made his live-action directorial debut in 2018 with Paramount’s Bumblebee. He sits on the Board of Directors for LAIKA, NIKE, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

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Books by Travis Knight

Masters of the Universe: The Art of the Film

By Dan Jolin

Foreword by Travis Knight

The deluxe, OFFICIAL art book companion to Masters of the Universe. Includes a foreword from director Travis Knight, exclusive crew interviews, and unprecedented behind-the-scenes visuals.

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