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.

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‘Call For Entries’ For the 46th Annual Annie Awards Begins Today

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 46th Annual Annie Awards to begin today,Wednesday, August 1st. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards will be presented in 10 Production categories (Best Feature, Broadcast Production, Short Film, Virtual Reality, etc.) and 22 Achievement categories (Best Animation, […]

USC, UCLA, CAL ARTS and Women In Animation Announce Women’s Animation Symposium

Academic powerhouses USC, UCLA and CalArts, along with Women In Animation (WIA), have partnered to create Breaking the Glass Frame: Women and Animation, Past, Present, Future; a symposium designed to empower women and LGBTQ+ people by spotlighting female contributions to the field of animation and exploring solutions to sexual harassment, bias and lack of diversity […]

FIRST LOOK: Dreamworks Netflix “She-Ra and the Princess of Power”

DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix today unveiled a first look of the highly-anticipated Netflix original series She-Ra and the Princess of Power, as well as the fall premiere date of November 16th. The images reveal several main characters from the upcoming series, including Adora and the titular She-Ra voiced by Aimee Carrero (Elena of Avalor), […]

TRAILER: “Ruben Brant, Collector”

Now this is what we are looking for. Ruben Brandt, Collector, which will have its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival next month. The feature was directed by Milorad Krstić, and produced by Peter Miskolczi, Radmila Roczkov, Hermina Roczkov, János Kurdy-Fehér and Krstić. It was written by Krstić, with original music composed by Tibor […]

FIRST LOOK: Paramount’s “Wonder Park”

Here’s our first look at Wonder Park, the first film from the in-house Paramount Animation studio, run by Don Hahn and Karen Rosenfelt (the film will be released under the Nickelodeon Movies banner). It tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. Here’s […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

‘Call For Entries’ For the 46th Annual Annie Awards Begins Today

USC, UCLA, CAL ARTS and Women In Animation Announce Women’s Animation Symposium

FIRST LOOK: Dreamworks Netflix “She-Ra and the Princess of Power”

TRAILER: “Ruben Brant, Collector”

FIRST LOOK: Paramount’s “Wonder Park”

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