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

Dreamworks/Amazon Trailer: “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle”

DreamWorks Animation Television is creating two original kids series for Amazon Prime Video, beginning with the all-new The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle expected to premiere May 11, 2018 in the US, UK, Germany, India, and Japan. A second series inspired by the blockbuster franchise, Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny, will have a […]

Chuck McCann (1934-2018)

Voice actor, puppeteer, and comedic actor Chuck McCann, has passed. He died Sunday afternoon at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center. He was 83. If you grew up in New York or the tri-state area, McCann was an ever-present figure on channel 11 (WPIX), after school, becoming a second father to many of us with his skits and […]

Fred Crippen (1928-2018)

We are very sad to report (via USC’s Tom Sito) of the passing of animator Fred Crippen at age 90. Fred created the legendary TV cartoon series Roger Ramjet, and the very funny “Shorty and Cheap Chicken” commercials for National Lumber. He animated spots for Sesame Street, shorts for UPA and contributed to many classic […]

GLAS 2018 Award Winners; Festival Announces Animation Grant

The GLAS Animation Festival 2018 in Berkeley has come to a close and they have unveiled news of a new GLAS Animation Grant, a new program to support independent animators making short films in the United States. This first year, GLAS will be awarding two grants of $2,500 each to two animation filmmakers. Applications and […]

Disney XD To Air Cal Arts/Gobelins Student Film “Nightmare in the Morning”

Disney XD will premiere Yonatan Tal’s student short film, Nightmare in the Morning on Saturday, March 24th at 9:00pm ET/PT, marking the first time the channel has run a short film created by a student. Tal made the film during his third year in the Character Animation program at CalArts, and completed it while on […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Dreamworks/Amazon Trailer: “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle”

Chuck McCann (1934-2018)

Fred Crippen (1928-2018)

GLAS 2018 Award Winners; Festival Announces Animation Grant

Disney XD To Air Cal Arts/Gobelins Student Film “Nightmare in the Morning”

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