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

WarnerMedia Kids & Family Adds to its Upcoming Preschool Fare on Cartoonito

WarnerMedia Kids & Family expands Cartoonito’s preschool slate with the recently greenlit animated series Dylan, as well as three animated acquisitions: Bing, Odo, and Pocoyo. The growing roster joins previously announced series Batwheels, Little Ellen, multiple forthcoming projects from best-selling children’s book author Mo Willems, and more, that will be available on the upcoming preschool […]

FIRST LOOK: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Vivo”

Netflix announced the morning that its musical feature (picked up from Sony Pictures Animation) Vivo will release globally on Netflix on August 6th, 2021. About the Clip: Vivo, a musically gifted kinkajou (aka a rainforest “honey bear”) embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to deliver a song to his cherished owner’s long-lost love, with […]

TRAILER: “Where Is Anne Frank”

Coming to theaters in Europe on November 24th, Ari Folman’s adaptation of Anne Frank’s Diary – titled “Where Is Anne Frank”. Folman (Waltz With Bashir) received a 15-minute standing ovation at its Cannes Film Festival premiere. Where Is Anne Frank is the first movie to be supported by The Anne Frank Fonds Basel, director Ari […]

TRAILER: “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life”

Today, Disney+ revealed the official trailer for Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life premiering Wednesday, July 28. Comprised of three seven-minute stories, each episode follows two tiny troublemakers, Chip and Dale, trying to live the good life in a big city park while having giant-sized, sky-high adventures. Nervous worrier Chip and laid-back dreamer Dale make the […]

Bill Ballew Named Chief Technical Officer of Dreamworks Animation

DreamWorks Animation has named Bill Ballew Chief Technical Officer. The appointment, effective immediately, was announced by Randy Lake, Chief Operating Officer for DreamWorks. Ballew assumes the role previously held by Jeff Wike who is retiring. In this role, Ballew will be responsible for the strategic vision, creation, operations and maintenance of the studio’s 3D computer-generated […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

WarnerMedia Kids & Family Adds to its Upcoming Preschool Fare on Cartoonito

FIRST LOOK: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Vivo”

TRAILER: “Where Is Anne Frank”

TRAILER: “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life”

Bill Ballew Named Chief Technical Officer of Dreamworks Animation

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