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

Women in Animation (WIA) is proud to announce the opening of its 2021 Spring Mentorship Program with a special focus on mentoring women of color through its proven series of Mentor Circles. With the organization’s ongoing commitment to reach 50/50 by 2025, the WIA Mentorship Program connects women and gender non-binary individuals at all levels […]

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Cartoon Network

Emmy-nominated producer Pete Browngardt has signed an exclusive, multiyear cross-studio overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and Cartoon Network Studios (CNS). Under this pioneering overall deal, Browngardt will develop and produce original animated programming at both WBA and CNS, allowing maximum creative flexibility to develop original material and access to the extensive character and […]

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nominations for its 93rd Annual Academy Awards. The 5 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their producers and directors: Best Animated Feature nominees are: Onward (Pixar) D: Dan Scanlon Over The Moon (Netflix) D: Glen Keane Soul (Pixar) D: Pete […]

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Events

The GLAS Animation Festival will go on – virtually – next month: April 5-11, 2021 and passes are on sale now. If their magnificent Signal Film, released this week, is any indication this online programs will be a blast. Directed by Jonathan Djob Nkondo. Check it out:

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Production is underway on Disney Junior’s Eureka!, an animated music-filled series about a talented young inventor living in the fantastical prehistoric world of Rocky Falls. The series is set to premiere later this year. Ruth Righi (Disney Channel’s “Sydney to the Max”) stars as the voice of title character, Eureka, with Renée Elise Goldsberry (“Hamilton”) […]

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