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

Heritage Offering Original Artwork for Fleischer Studios’ “Superman” Cartoons

Here they are, compiled by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions for the Dec. 11-13 Animation Art event. More than 50 original pieces from the Fleischer’s run on Superman, amassed from two separate collections never before available to the public, create the largest assemblage ever to come to auction. Jim Lentz, Heritage’s Director Animation Art, says the 28 […]

LAAF Launches New Distribution Label with Two International Animation Features, THE LAST FICTION and SHe

L.A-based distribution label LAAF (an off-shoot of the Los Angeles Animation Festival and FilmFest Distribution) drops festival feature film favorites The Last Fiction and SHe just in time for the holidays. Many wonderful international animated features still find it hard to acquire US distribution – and that’s where the newly launched LAAF label comes in. […]

Baobab Studios announces “The Art of Baobab: The Beginning”

To celebrate their five-year anniversary, Baobab Studios are proud to announce that for the first time, they are publishing a compilation of over 230 pieces of never-before-seen art that went into the making of their award-winning projects. Entitled The Art of Baobab: The Beginning and written by Jacob Johnston with a foreword by Baobab co-founder […]

TRAILER: Warner Bros. New Hybrid “Tom & Jerry” Movie

Coming to theaters in 2021 – a live action/animation Tom & Jerry theatrical feature. Directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Think Like a Man, Barbershop) and produced by Chris DeFaria (The LEGO Movie 2, Ready Player One, Gravity). A Warner Animation Group presentation, Tom & Jerry will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures. Here’s […]

TRAILER: “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse”

In The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, it’s nothing but fun and excitement for Mickey and his best pals – Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto – as they embark on their greatest adventures yet, navigating the curveballs of a wild and zany world where the magic of Disney makes the impossible possible. Each seven-minute […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Heritage Offering Original Artwork for Fleischer Studios’ “Superman” Cartoons

LAAF Launches New Distribution Label with Two International Animation Features, THE LAST FICTION and SHe

Baobab Studios announces “The Art of Baobab: The Beginning”

TRAILER: Warner Bros. New Hybrid “Tom & Jerry” Movie

TRAILER: “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse”

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