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.

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53rd Annie Awards Set For Saturday Feb. 21st 2026 at Royce Hall

ASIFA-Hollywood announced today the date for the 53rd Annie Awards celebration – Saturday, February 21, 2026, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. For details on this year’s Annie Awards, please visit www.annieawards.org. The following key deadlines for this year’s Annie Awards include: • Call for Entries/Submissions – Monday, August 4, 2025. Discounts offered on early submissions. • […]

TRAILER: Disney’s “Zootopia 2”

Walt Disney Animation Studios revealed a brand-new teaser trailer this morning for Zootopia 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2016’s Academy Award-winning Zootopia. Featuring glimpses at new and returning characters, the trailer reunites rookie cops Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman) and teases a new team-up with a […]

Global Icons and Fleischer Studios “BOOP!” Updates Licensing Show

Leading brand-licensing agency Global Icons and Fleischer Studios, owners of beloved icon Betty Boop and several other classic animated cartoon characters, have entered into several new licensing collaborations for the beloved Queen of Cartoons, including launches for stylish new apparel and accessories. In addition, vibrant new character art will be unveiled for licensees at this […]

A First-Look at Genndy’s Latest – A Hand-Drawn Feature for Netflix: “Fixed”

Netflix has announced the release date and First Look for Genndy Tartakovsky’s new adult animated comedy film, Fixed, starring Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett, Michelle Buteau, and River Gallo. Fixed will release on Netflix on Wednesday, August 13th, 2025. Here’s a few peeks at the picture:

Universal Dates Dreamworks “Forgotten Island” for 2026

Universal Pictures will release DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island on Friday, September 25, 2026 – wide, taking the place of the Untitled DreamWorks Animation. Plot and details of the film are being kept under wraps, but the film is described as a broad party comedy adventure that transports the film’s protagonists to a long forgotten, magical […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

53rd Annie Awards Set For Saturday Feb. 21st 2026 at Royce Hall

TRAILER: Disney’s “Zootopia 2”

Global Icons and Fleischer Studios “BOOP!” Updates Licensing Show

A First-Look at Genndy’s Latest – A Hand-Drawn Feature for Netflix: “Fixed”

Universal Dates Dreamworks “Forgotten Island” for 2026

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