Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

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.

Articles By Jerry Beck

GKids to Open “Promare” and “Another Day Of Life” in September

Lest you thought GKids was sitting out Awards Season… They have two big pictures opening in September for Academy Award consideration. Raúl De La Fuente & Damian Nenow’s Another Day of Life will bow September 13th in both New York and Los Angeles. A week later, on September 20th, the distributor will open Studio Trigger’s […]

Netflix unleashes “The Last Kids on Earth” on September 17th

Netflix will debut an animated special for The Last Kids on Earth on September 17th – the same day the latest book in the namesake best-selling series drops. Netflix’s adaptation is based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Max Brallier, who serves as a showrunner on the Netflix title. The story follows […]

Viacom Acquires Rights To “Garfield” for Nickelodeon

Viacom Inc., through one of its subsidiaries, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paws, Inc., the entity holding global intellectual property rights to the Garfield and the U.S. Acres franchises–including corresponding rights related to content, consumer products, and location-based experiences. The acquisition is expected to close in the upcoming weeks. The acquisition of […]

Short Film “Hair Love” to Hit North American Theaters Exclusively with “The Angry Birds Movie 2”

Hair Love is a heartfelt animated short film that centers around the relationship between an African-American father, his daughter Zuri, and the most daunting task a father could ever come across – doing his daughter’s hair. The short, a passion project from Matthew A. Cherry, will be making its theatrical debut in North America on August […]

‘Call For Entries’ For the 47th Annie Awards Opens Today

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 47th Annual Annie Awards™ to begin today, August 5. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards™ will be presented in 10 Production categories (Best Feature, Broadcast Production, Short Film, Virtual Reality, etc.) and 22 Achievement categories (Best Animation, Direction, Production Design, […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

GKids to Open “Promare” and “Another Day Of Life” in September

Netflix unleashes “The Last Kids on Earth” on September 17th

Viacom Acquires Rights To “Garfield” for Nickelodeon

Short Film “Hair Love” to Hit North American Theaters Exclusively with “The Angry Birds Movie 2”

‘Call For Entries’ For the 47th Annie Awards Opens Today

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