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.

Articles By Jerry Beck

Sony Pictures Animation Unveils Upcoming Slate at Annecy Festival

Sony Pictures Animation made a splash at Annecy Festival, the animation industry’s largest annual gathering, presenting an exciting lineup of all-new animated features coming off of the success of the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Sony Animation’s president, Kristine Belson, shared exclusive visuals from the studio’s next major theatrical releases, including The Angry Birds Movie […]

INTERVIEW: Creator Matt Braly on “Amphibia”

Annie Award-winning Gravity Falls writer, director and storyboard artist Matt Braly has created a new Disney Channel animated series. Amphibia, starring Mouse House staple Brenda Song, premieres June 17th. The show has just wrapped production on Season 1 and has already been renewed for a second year. Jerry Beck: What does the title of the […]

FIRST LOOK: Disney’s new “Chip n’ Dale”

Today at Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Disney announced the original series Chip ‘n’ Dale is in production for the Disney+ streaming service and shared a first look at the logo for the upcoming original series Monsters At Work. Combining a traditional style of animation with contemporary, comedic narratives, Chip ‘n’ Dale is being directed […]

Gkids Acquires Anca Damian’s “Marona’s Fantastic Tale”

Gkids has announced it has acquired North American distribution rights for the animated feature Marona’s Fantastic Tale, the new film from director Anca Damian, whose earlier film Crulic: The Path to Beyond, won Annecy’s Cristal Prize for Best Feature in 2012. Marona’s Fantastic Tale premieres in competition at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival today. […]

TRAILER #2: Disney’s “Frozen 2”

A new trailer was revealed this morning for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen 2, offering a glimpse at the dramatic journey Elsa and Anna take into the unknown. From the Academy Award-winning team—directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, producer Peter Del Vecho and songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez—and featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Sony Pictures Animation Unveils Upcoming Slate at Annecy Festival

INTERVIEW: Creator Matt Braly on “Amphibia”

FIRST LOOK: Disney’s new “Chip n’ Dale”

Gkids Acquires Anca Damian’s “Marona’s Fantastic Tale”

TRAILER #2: Disney’s “Frozen 2”

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