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

Animated Academy Award Nominations

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nominations for its 91st Annual Academy Awards. The 5 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their producers and directors: Best Animated Feature nominees are: THE INCREDIBLES 2 Pixar – Director: Brad Bird. Producers: Nicole Paradis Grindle, John Walker. ISLE OF […]

GKids Acquires “Funan” for Spring 2019 Theatrical Release

GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced it has acquired the US distribution rights for the animated feature Funan, the inspiring and emotionally-searing debut from filmmaker Denis Do, based on his own family story, which won the top prizes at the Annecy Int’l Animated Film Festival and the […]

Guests Announced For The 4th Annual GLAS Animation Festival

The 4th Annual GLAS Animation Festival is fast-approaching (mark your calendar now – its March 21-24 in Berkeley, CA) and soon they’ll be announcing competition selections, curated programs, additional special guests, and the complete festival schedule. In the meantime, feast your eyes on the GLAS 2019 Signal Film directed by Manshen Lo and featuring music […]

FRIDAY at MoMA: George Griffin presents “Lineage” and a History of British Animation

This Friday, January 11th, at MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art), award-winning animator George Griffin presents Lineage, his smart and funny mash-up of animation history, documentary self-portraiture, and conceptualism. Drawing (literally) upon an entire century of animation techniques. Griffin will also introduce a program on the history of British animation. This special animation program is […]

Sony’s “Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse” Wins Golden Globe Award

The infamous Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their winners tonight – and included in the mix was the winner for Best Animated Feature. Sony’s Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse won the top honor. Producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller accepted the award and spoke – and thanked everyone including Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. They were […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Animated Academy Award Nominations

GKids Acquires “Funan” for Spring 2019 Theatrical Release

Guests Announced For The 4th Annual GLAS Animation Festival

FRIDAY at MoMA: George Griffin presents “Lineage” and a History of British Animation

Sony’s “Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse” Wins Golden Globe Award

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Jerry Beck

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