Oscar-winning animation studio LAIKA has promoted Chief Advertising Officer David Burke, including the title and accountability of Chief Working Officer to his present position. Burke served as basic supervisor for Common Photos within the Republic of Eire and Northern Eire starting in 2006 earlier than becoming a member of LAIKA in 2019. He’ll proceed to report back to the studio’s president and CEO Travis Knight.
“Dave is a daring, forward-thinking chief and an all-around terrific man,” mentioned Knight. “He has grow to be an indelible a part of LAIKA’s story. Dave’s distinctive thoughtfulness, creativity, and discernment make him uniquely suited to steer our studio into the long run. Partnering with Dave has been a pleasure, and collectively we wholeheartedly consider LAIKA’s most interesting chapters are forward of us.”
Burke’s position at LAIKA now contains all points of the corporate’s operations actions whereas remaining the lead on model advertising and marketing and movie promotions. As well as, as a key govt workforce member, he’s concerned in creating LAIKA’s live-action technique.
“I’m thrilled to tackle the expanded position of Chief Advertising and Operations Officer at LAIKA,” shared Burke. “I’m grateful to our CEO Travis Knight for his management and belief in me to assist drive the corporate’s mission ahead. Our workforce of gifted colleagues is second to none, and I’m excited to proceed working alongside them on this new capability. Collectively we are going to proceed to construct on LAIKA’s legacy of making singular and authentic tales that entertain and encourage audiences worldwide.”
Burke has been instrumental in launching LAIKA’s 5 Academy Award-nominated legacy titles Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and the Lacking Hyperlink throughout VOD, AVOD and bodily media, together with nationwide retrospective theatrical screenings of LAIKA’s library by means of Fathom. As well as, Burke has established a proper DEI framework for the studio specializing in accessibility and expertise pipeline growth, together with a partnership with HBCU Bowie State in Maryland, with LAIKA funding the creation of the college’s stop-motion animation curriculum and bodily studio. He has additionally developed LAIKA’s partnerships with Ladies in Animation, Movie Impartial’s Undertaking Contain, and Portland Group School.
Burke’s tenure at LAIKA features a multi-year sponsorship of the Academy Museum of Movement Photos with a named gallery on the museum’s third ground. He expanded the studio’s exhibition program by partnering with the Museum of Transferring Picture (MOMI), the Oregon Museum of Science and Business (OMSI), and, most just lately, a stop-motion animation exhibit at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Tradition (MoPOP).
Whereas at Common, Burke deliberate releases on near 400 movie titles, reminiscent of The Bourne Ultimatum, Jurassic World, Fifty Shades of Gray, Ted, Les Misérables, and Bridesmaids; Illumination movies, together with Despicable Me and The Secret Lifetime of Pets; and franchise titles reminiscent of Quick & Livid franchise, Mamma Mia! Movies.
Earlier than Common Photos, Burke labored with Irish impartial movie distributor Clarence Photos, the place he was concerned in releasing a variety of Irish and Worldwide movies. He’s a former Chairman of The Business Belief, which promotes the worth of copyright and creativity in Eire’s movie, tv, and video business. He holds a Movie Research MA from College School Dublin and an MBA from DIT Enterprise Faculty.
Supply: LAIKA
Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.
