Jerry Beck

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

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Dreamworks Short “To: Gerard” Set For Tribeca Dilm Festival World Premiere

DreamWorks Animation has announced that the World Premiere of its latest short film, To: Gerard will take pace on April 18th, at the Tribeca Film Festival. In To: Gerard, writer/director Taylor Meacham (making his directorial debut) pens a love letter to his father—one that unifies his love for animation and the art of illusion—to tell […]

TRAILER: Sony’s “Connected”

Sony Pictures Animation’s Connected is an original animated comedy from director Mike Rianda (Gravity Falls) and producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Lego Movie), about an everyday family’s struggle to relate while technology rises up around the world! It comes out on September 18th – and here’s our first look:

Nick to Debut Nelvana’s “Ollie’s Pack” in April

Ollie, his two best friends and an otherworldly backpack embark on monstrous adventures with the premiere of Nickelodeon’s original action-comedy series, Ollie’s Pack, in April. Produced by Nelvana, the 26-episode, 2D-animated series combines the struggles of tween life with the responsibility of controlling an entire dimension of monsters. The series is slated to debut internationally […]

Animation History is the Theme of the 6th Annual Oregon Film History Conference

If you are interested in the question: “Where did Matt Groening, Brad Bird and Bill Plympton come from, and what, if anything, did their emergence have to do with the previous generation of animation figures from Oregon, a group which included Mel Blanc, Marc Davis, Ralph Wright, Pinto Colvig and George Bruns?” this conference may […]

Disney+ to Revive “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” with Creator Bruce W. Smith

Disney+ has ordered the long-anticipated revival of the groundbreaking animated series The Proud Family which, 18 years after its Disney Channel premiere, is still beloved for its characters, stories and multilayered humor and for its messages about inclusion and cultural diversity in a smart, modern way. The new animated family sitcom The Proud Family: Louder […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Dreamworks Short “To: Gerard” Set For Tribeca Dilm Festival World Premiere

TRAILER: Sony’s “Connected”

Nick to Debut Nelvana’s “Ollie’s Pack” in April

Animation History is the Theme of the 6th Annual Oregon Film History Conference

Disney+ to Revive “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” with Creator Bruce W. Smith

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