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

Gkids Set To Release “Birdboy: The Forgotten Children”

GKIDS announced today that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature Birdboy: The Forgotten Children. The film, known internationally by its original Spanish title Psiconautas, los niños olvidados, is directed by Alberto Vázquez and Pedro Rivero, and is based on Vázquez’s graphic novel and award-winning short film, Birdboy. GKIDS will […]

Date Set For Disney XD’s “Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer”

Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer, an animated comedy series from Emmy Award-winning director Aaron Springer (Disney’s “Mickey Mouse” cartoon shorts), premieres with multiple airings Saturday June 3rd (7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m. EDT), on Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, “Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer” stars Springer as Billy, […]

Cartoon Network Greenlights LEGO Spin-Off “Unkitty!” From Warner Bros. Animation

Cartoon Network is transporting viewers to a joyous kingdom full of sparkle matter, happy thoughts and the occasional rage-out in Unikitty!, an all-new animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The series follows Unikitty, the beloved character from The LEGO Movie, and a whole cast of friends into a world full of adventure, excitement and […]

Asifa-Hollywood To Give $160K To Animation-Based Programs & Events

This year, ASIFA-Hollywood, the world’s foremost professional, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the art of animation and celebrating the people who create it, has earmarked $160,000 for animation-based programs and events, including but not limited to ASIFA’s Animation Aid Foundation, $12,000; ASIFA Animation Educators Forum and its scholarship and faculty grants programs, $65,500; the Animated […]

THURSDAY in LA: Fleischer’s “Gulliver’s Travels” @ LACMA with Live Music

For the fourth edition of Film Independent’s new Bring the Noise series at LACMA (The Los Angeles Museum of Art) — in which musical artists compose original score for favorite films, and play the score live in real time to accompany the movie — the band Inc. No World bring their skills to “one of […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Gkids Set To Release “Birdboy: The Forgotten Children”

Date Set For Disney XD’s “Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer”

Cartoon Network Greenlights LEGO Spin-Off “Unkitty!” From Warner Bros. Animation

Asifa-Hollywood To Give $160K To Animation-Based Programs & Events

THURSDAY in LA: Fleischer’s “Gulliver’s Travels” @ LACMA with Live Music

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