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 Picks Up China’s “White Snake”

GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature White Snake, which premieres in competition at the Annecy Int’l Animated Film Festival this week. GKIDS will release the film theatrically this fall in both original Chinese and a […]

Nickelodeon Launches New Animated Shorts Program

Nickelodeon is setting out to develop the next generation of animation talent through the launch of its new Intergalactic Shorts Program. With new leadership at Nick Animation, and a newly installed team driving its search for new talent, the Intergalactic Shorts Program is designed to identify original, comedy-driven content and nurture the voices and passionate […]

Gkids to Releasing “Bunuel In The Labybrith Of The Turtles” For Academy Consideration

GKIDS has announced it will release Salvador Simó’s Bunel In The Labyrinth of the Turtles on August 16th in Los Angeles. The film, based on a Spanish graphic novel, will be screening in competition at the Annecy Festival next week. A rare and unusual meditation on the nature of art and the torment of the […]

Highlights from Heritage Auctions’ Latest Animation Art Auction

The largest offering of artwork from the 1955 Walt Disney classic film Lady and the Tramp ever brought to market will be among the items in highest demand at Heritage Auctions’ Animation Art auction June 15-16 in Dallas, Texas. The sale includes more than 75 lots from Lady and the Tramp, including one-of-a-kind hand-painted production […]

Women In Animation Launches WIA Global Fund

Women in Animation (WIA) is thrilled to announce the launch of The WIA Global Fund, recently established to broaden the organization’s international reach by developing and expanding WIA programs and initiatives, all in support of WIA’s goal to achieve 50/50 equality in creative leadership within the animation industry by 2025. WIA aspires to raise $1 […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Gkids Picks Up China’s “White Snake”

Nickelodeon Launches New Animated Shorts Program

Gkids to Releasing “Bunuel In The Labybrith Of The Turtles” For Academy Consideration

Highlights from Heritage Auctions’ Latest Animation Art Auction

Women In Animation Launches WIA Global Fund

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