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

PGA Nominates Producers of Disney Trio, Kubo and Pets

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture nominations for the 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards. In the category of Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: · Finding Dory – Producer: Lindsey Collins · Kubo and the Two Strings – Producers: […]

OFFICIAL TRAILER: Pixar’s “Cars 3”

Disney-Pixar has released its first official trailer for Cars 3 – a sure-to-be summer hit coming out June 16th. Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he’s still the best race car in the world. Helping him to do that is director Brian Fee and a voice cast including […]

Disney’s “Zootopia” Wins The Golden Globe

Winning the Hollywood Foreign Press’ Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature was Disney’s Zootopia. The event was held tonight at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Upon accepting the award, director Byron Howard made a statement about the film “We wanted to make a film that not only spoke to kids, but to […]

ANIME TRAILER: “Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side Of Dimensions”

It’s official! The first animated feature to be released theatrically in 2017, in the US, will be Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side Of Dimensions. Screen Vision Media will give this a two-week release on January 27th. Supposedly a decade in the making, the film features new designs and an all-new story from the original creator of […]

FIRST LOOK TRAILER: The Weinstein Company’s “Leap!”

The Weinstein Company is releasing the French-Candian co-production, Leap! on March 3rd – and here is the first trailer. The film stars the voice of starring Elle Fanning as an orphan girl dreaming of becoming a ballerina, making her way to Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

PGA Nominates Producers of Disney Trio, Kubo and Pets

OFFICIAL TRAILER: Pixar’s “Cars 3”

Disney’s “Zootopia” Wins The Golden Globe

ANIME TRAILER: “Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side Of Dimensions”

FIRST LOOK TRAILER: The Weinstein Company’s “Leap!”

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