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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The Academy’s 2017 “Careers In Film Summit” Animation Panel

The Academy will present its 3rd annual Careers in Film Summit on Saturday, October 14th, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The day-long event will provide high school and college students the opportunity to learn about careers in the motion picture industry, as well as hear from Academy members, Oscar-winning and nominated filmmakers, […]

FULL SCHEDULE: “Animation Is Film” In L.A. Oct. 20-22

Here is comes. The inaugural year of Gkids Animation Is Film festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, commences in two weeks. Gkids has teamed with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Variety magazine and ASIFA-Hollywood to launch Animation Is Film, an annual animation festival in Los Angeles. The first edition will showcase […]

Nickelodeon Dates New SpongeBob Stop-Mo Special “The Legend Of Boo-kini Bottom”

Nickelodeon will treat viewers to a spooky stop-motion special with the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom, on Friday, Oct. 13th, at 7p.m. (ET/PT). The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom tells the story of the Flying Dutchman (Brian Doyle-Murray) coming to Bikini Bottom to make sure everyone in town is scared–especially SpongeBob, who […]

TRAILER: Wes Anderson’s “Isle Of Dogs”

The official trailer for Wes Anderson’s second animated feature, Isle of Dogs, dropped today – and its looks like another winner. and what a killer voice cast: Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Greta Gerwig, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, F. Murray Abraham, Courtney B. Vance, Bob Balaban […]

TRAILER: NFB’s “Window Horses”

Another contender appears in time for this year’s awards season: Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming, a 2016 Canadian animated feature film written and directed by Ann Marie Fleming – based on her graphic novel. Funding for the film was raised through an Indiegogo campaign. The film was co-produced by Fleming’s Stickgirl […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

The Academy’s 2017 “Careers In Film Summit” Animation Panel

FULL SCHEDULE: “Animation Is Film” In L.A. Oct. 20-22

Nickelodeon Dates New SpongeBob Stop-Mo Special “The Legend Of Boo-kini Bottom”

TRAILER: Wes Anderson’s “Isle Of Dogs”

TRAILER: NFB’s “Window Horses”

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