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

Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network Studios unveiled today Cartoon Cartoons, the next evolution of its prolific animated shorts program, signaling the studio’s largest commitment to animated shorts production to date. Cartoon Cartoons will be the studio’s first dedicated shorts program in over a decade with a mission to innovate the art of animated storytelling, showcase diverse stories, discover […]

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Warner Bros.

The MeTV Network’s new morning show Toon In With Me celebrates America’s favorite ‘Wascally Wabbit’ with “The Best of Bugs Bunny Week.” Airing Monday, May 3rd thru Friday, May 7th at 7am ET/PT, hop aboard as Bill the Cartoon Curator, Toony the Tuna and the rest of the Toon In With Me gang present special […]

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Anime

GKIDS and long-time partner Fathom Events, are continuing their collaboration this summer, bringing back a series of critically acclaimed and fan-favorite anime features. Kicking off the series is the 2020 animated tour-de-force from Studio 4°C (Tekkonkinkreet, MFKZ, Mind Game), CHILDREN OF THE SEA. Directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with a score by award-winning composer and longtime […]

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Sony

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania the final chapter of the successful franchise from Sony Pictures Animation, will now hit theatres July 23rd, 2021. Franchise creator Genndy Tartakovsky returns as screenwriter and executive producer, alongside Michelle Murdocca and Selena Gomez, who will also reprise her role as Dracula’s daughter, Mavis. Today the studio dropped a new “Hotel Transylvania” […]

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Cartoon Network

WarnerMedia is revitalizing one of the most storied names in animation history, establishing Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (previously Cartoon Network Studios Europe, operating from Great Marlborough Productions) as its flagship television animation studio within EMEA. The new studio name was announced today by Tom Ascheim, President, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC). Sam […]

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