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

Events

Today, Disney officially opened Mickey: The True Original Exhibition in New York City’s Meatpacking District, welcoming guests from around the globe to the 16,000 square-foot immersive pop-up celebrating the 90th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. Opening in the same city where he made his big screen debut in “Steamboat Willie” on November 18th, 1928 at the […]

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Independent

Meet “Mr. Link”: 8 feet tall, 630 lbs, and covered in fur, but don’t let his appearance fool you… he is funny, sweet, and adorably literal, making him the world’s most lovable legend at the heart of Missing Link, the latest stop-motion animated adventure from LAIKA. Chris Butler writes and directs with a cast led […]

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Illumination

The Secret Life of Pets 2 will follow summer 2016’s blockbuster about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborator Janet Healy will produce the sequel to the comedy that had the best opening ever for an original film, […]

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Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, the number-one network for kids, has named Oscar-nominated producer Ramsey Naito to the role of Executive Vice President of Animation Production and Development, in charge of the network’s animation content across all formats and platforms–spanning digital, TV and film. The announcement was made today by Nickelodeon President Brian Robbins, to whom she will report. […]

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Netflix

Nearly 60% of Netflix members on a global basis enjoy kids and family content every month, so the company today unveiled a robust slate of animated event programming – both feature films and original series – to give kids and families around the world more of what they love. The six all-new projects together with […]

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