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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TRAILER: Apple TV+ “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse”

Apple TV+ released today the trailer for the upcoming animated short film The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and the Horse, based on the internationally best-selling book of the same name by celebrated author Charlie Mackesy. The story of kindness, friendship, courage and hope for viewers of all ages premieres globally on December 25th, Christmas […]

Twenty-seven Features Eligible for Academy Award 2022

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film for the 95th Academy Awards. Twenty-seven features are eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 95th Academy Awards. Some of the films have not yet had their required qualifying release and […]

Submission Deadline Approaches for 50th Annie Awards

If you are planning to submit your entries for the 50th Annie Awards, you have until Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 5 p.m. PST. According to ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Director, Frank Gladstone, “The closer we get to the deadline and the faster the submissions deluge begins, the more likely that errors will occur. “We are asking […]

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Stars in an All-New Walt Disney Animation Studios Short

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit returns to the studio that bears his creator’s name – Walt Disney Animation Studios – with an all-new animated short, over 94 years since Disney’s last Oswald cartoon. Created by Disney Animation’s hand-drawn animation team to help celebrate the start of Disney 100 Years of Wonder that marks 100th anniversary of […]

DreamWorks Animation Debuts New Logo Sequence

DreamWorks Animation has created an all new logo sequence that will first be seen on the upcoming feature film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, in theaters December 21st. The new curtain raiser features DreamWorks’ iconic moonchild in flight, soaring through the stars amongst the studio’s celebrated franchises including this year’s The Bad Guys, alongside […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

TRAILER: Apple TV+ “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse”

Twenty-seven Features Eligible for Academy Award 2022

Submission Deadline Approaches for 50th Annie Awards

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Stars in an All-New Walt Disney Animation Studios Short

DreamWorks Animation Debuts New Logo Sequence

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