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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TRAILER: Paramount Animation’s “Rumble”

Rumble is Paramount Animation’s next feature (following Wonder Park), this one taking on the world of monsters – and wrestling. Directed by Hamish Grieve (former Dreamworks Head of Story) and starring Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Geraldine Viswanathan, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i, Tony Danza, Becky Lynch, Susan Kelechi Watson, Stephen A. Smith, Jimmy Tatro, Ben Schwartz, […]

Women In Animation awards Eight 2020 Scholarships

This past Friday at the 2020 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit, Women In Animation President Marge Dean proudly announced the recipients of this year’s WIA Scholarships. The WIA Animation Scholarship is an annual award committed to furthering deserving animation students who demonstrate artistic talent, a passion for animation, a financial need, and a promising future […]

Nickelodeon Adds Three New Senior Executives To Lead Movies, Casting and Recruiting

Nickelodeon has named three executives to newly created senior positions in its animation studio headquarters in Burbank, as the network continues to steadily increase its development and production slate. The new hires include: Darlene Caamaño Loquet, named Senior Vice President of Nickelodeon Movies; Liz Paulson, named Senior Vice President of Nickelodeon Animation Casting & Talent […]

Hype, PunkRobot & Red Animation Studios Join Pipelines to Form “Los Amigos”

Three of the most successful studios in Latin America today announce a coalition based on a shared production pipeline to be dubbed “Los Amigos.” Brazil’s Hype (Tainá and the Guardians of the Amazon), Chile’s Academy award-winning PunkRobot (Bear Story), and Peru’s Red Animation Studios (A Mouse Tale), have been working together since 2017 on a […]

And the Oscar Goes to… Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” and Sony’s “Hair Love”

The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature went to Pixar’s Toy Story. Best Animated Short was awarded to Sony Animation’s “Hair Love”. Both films were indeed Oscar-worthy, but clearly the Academy adhered to its longtime traditions – favoring the commercial studio films in competition. Director director Josh Cooley and producers Jonas Rivera and Mark Nielsen […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

TRAILER: Paramount Animation’s “Rumble”

Women In Animation awards Eight 2020 Scholarships

Nickelodeon Adds Three New Senior Executives To Lead Movies, Casting and Recruiting

Hype, PunkRobot & Red Animation Studios Join Pipelines to Form “Los Amigos”

And the Oscar Goes to… Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” and Sony’s “Hair Love”

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