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LONDON & HILLSBORO, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#httpstwittercomLAIKAStudios–The BFI today announces details of LAIKA: FRAME x FRAME, a free exhibition that will showcase the boundary pushing art and science behind the studio’s five epic films, at BFI Southbank from 12 August – 1 October 2024. This narrative-rich experience will honour the stories of LAIKA and the unparalleled level of detail in the physical puppets, intricately crafted sets, costumes and awe-inspiring props – some never before seen – from LAIKA’s vast production archives. The exhibition is presented alongside STOP MOTION: CELEBRATING HAND-CRAFTED ANIMATION ON THE BIG SCREEN, supported by Headline Partner LAIKA, a major new season taking place at BFI Southbank from 1 August – 9 October with free film screenings for children under 16.
Utilising assets from every department of the Portland-based studio, LAIKA: FRAME x FRAME tells the story of LAIKA through the lens of its five feature films to date, CORALINE (2009), PARANORMAN (2012), THE BOXTROLLS (2014), KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (2016) and MISSING LINK (2019), all of which were nominated for the Academy Award® for Outstanding Animated Feature. Each film will be celebrated with one key frame within the exhibition surrounded by a constellation of artefacts, encompassing illustrated concept and character design, artistic inspirations, storyboards, costumes, puppets, props, sets and dynamic digital content, which will highlight the painstaking attention to detail and boundless creativity that go into the making of one single frame in a LAIKA feature. Further cabinets and drawers will allow guests to unlock even more treasures, illustrating how a LAIKA film comes together to create something extraordinary from the sum of its exceptional parts.
The exhibition will invite audiences to step inside, as well as behind, the scenes of LAIKA’s films, affording the opportunity to interact with the studio and the talented team behind these creations firsthand. New scenic reproductions, built at a ‘human scale’, will transport guests from the real world into Coraline’s Other Garden as they enter the exhibition, with highlights of the over 700 individual artefacts on display inside including:
LAIKA: FRAME x FRAME is presented alongside STOP MOTION: CELEBRATING HAND-CRAFTED ANIMATION ON THE BIG SCREEN, supported by Headline Partner LAIKA, a major new season taking place at BFI Southbank from 1 August – 9 October with free film screenings for children under 16. Titles playing on the big screen will include LAIKA’s five films to date, from the newly remastered 3D CORALINE (2009) to MISSING LINK (2019), plus KING KONG (1933), JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963), CHICKEN RUN (2001), CORPSE BRIDE (2005), FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009), ANOMALISA (2015), and many more. Special guests in venue will include filmmakers Henry Selick (CORALINE), Chris Butler and Sam Fell (PARANORMAN), Guillermo del Toro (GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO), Peter Lord (CHICKEN RUN), Nick Park (WALLACE AND GROMIT), The Brothers Quay (STREET OF CROCODILES), Suzie Templeton (PETER AND THE WOLF), Barry Purves (ACHILLES), Osbert Parker (CLOTHES) and further names to be announced.
Tickets for BFI Southbank screenings and LAIKA’s free exhibition in August are on sale to BFI Patrons from 1 July, BFI Members from 2 July and to the general public from 4 July. Tickets for BFI Southbank screenings and LAIKA’s free exhibition in September and early October are on sale to BFI Patrons from 5 August, BFI Members from 6 August and to the general public from 8 August.
All talent appearances are work permitting and subject to change.
On-sale dates: Tickets for BFI Southbank screenings and LAIKA’s free exhibition in August are on sale to BFI Patrons from 1 July, BFI Members from 2 July and to the general public from 4 July. Tickets for BFI Southbank screenings and LAIKA’s free exhibition in September and early October are on sale to BFI Patrons from 5 August, BFI Members from 6 August and to the general public from 8 August.
ABOUT THE BFI
We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. Our mission is:
Founded in 1933, the BFI is a registered charity governed by Royal Charter. The BFI Board of Governors is chaired by Jay Hunt.
ABOUT LAIKA
LAIKA was founded in 2005 in Oregon by President & CEO Travis Knight. The studio’s five films Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and Missing Link (2019) have all been nominated for the Academy Award® for Outstanding Animated Feature. Kubo and the Two Strings won the BAFTA® Award for Best Animated Film and received an additional Oscar® nomination for Visual Effects. Missing Link was awarded the Golden Globe® for Best Animated Film. LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar® in 2016 for its innovation in 3D printing. LAIKA is currently in production on its next animated film Wildwood. The studio is developing the animated feature films The Night Gardener, from an original idea by Bill Dubuque, creator of the hit series Ozark, and Piranesi, based on the NYT bestselling novel by Susanna Clarke. LAIKA has launched a Live Action subsidiary with a range of projects in development including a feature film based on the action thriller novel Seventeen by screenwriter John Brownlow.
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A selection of images for journalistic use in promoting the BFI are available below:
Venue images: BFI Southbank, BFI IMAX
Exhibition images: LAIKA: FRAME x FRAME
Contacts
Press Contacts:
Liz Parkinson – Senior PR Manager, BFI Cultural Programme
liz.parkinson@bfi.org.uk / 020 7957 8918
Richard Pickard – Junior Press Officer, BFI Cultural Programme
richard.pickard@bfi.org.uk / 020 7173 3265
For LAIKA
Maggie Begley
Maggie@mbcprinc.com / (+1) 310 749 3055
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