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.

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FIRST LOOK TEASER: Guillermo del Toro’s Dreamworks/Netflix “Trollhunters”

Just released this morning, the teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix original series Trollhunters from DreamWorks TV Animation. Trollhunters is “an epic saga about a group of friends who discover a fantastical new world wrapped beneath their home town and who will face a battle between good and bad trolls”. All episodes will be available on […]

FIRST LOOK TEASER: Disney’s “Tangled: The Series”

The debut teaser trailer for Disney’s Tangled: The Series dropped online today. The show premieres on Disney Channel in 2017. This teaser spot will debut tonight, during the premiere of Disney Channel Original Movie The Swap (8:00 p.m., ET/PT). Here’s our first look:

Butch Hartman and Sander Schwartz Lead Master Classes at The World Animation and VFX Summit

Animation Magazine’s World Animation and VFX Summit has announced three innovative Master Classes which take place on Wednesday, November 2, at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, Calif. Multiple Emmy- and Annie-winning creator of Nickelodeon’s long-running series Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom and T.U.F.F. Puppy and animation industry innovator Butch Hartman will share the […]

Aardman Teams With Sunrise For Pre-School “Munki and Trunk”

Aardman today announced a new global TV distribution partnership between their Rights and Brand Development division and Cape Town based studio Sunrise Productions. Aardman will represent Sunrise’s brand new non-dialogue animated series Munki and Trunk, which will premiere at MIPCOM Junior. Commenting on the partnership, Alison Taylor, newly appointed Head of Sales and Acquisitions said: […]

TRAILER: Reel FX’s “Rock Dog”

The first(?) animated release of 2017 is looking to be Rock Dog. Opening in US theaters on February 24th, 2017 via Summit Premiere (a subsidiary of Lionsgate), the pic was directed by Ash Brannon (Toy Story 2) at Reel FX in LA and Texas (though financed by a Chinese production company). Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

FIRST LOOK TEASER: Guillermo del Toro’s Dreamworks/Netflix “Trollhunters”

FIRST LOOK TEASER: Disney’s “Tangled: The Series”

Butch Hartman and Sander Schwartz Lead Master Classes at The World Animation and VFX Summit

Aardman Teams With Sunrise For Pre-School “Munki and Trunk”

TRAILER: Reel FX’s “Rock Dog”

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