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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Women In Animation Diversity Awards at Spark Animation 2020

Women in Animation (WIA) is proud to announce the fourth annual WIA Diversity Award recipients, presented in partnership with the Spark Computer Graphics Society (Spark CG). The recipients of this year’s awards are: Kyoto Animation; Laurence Ralph for his animated short, The Torture Letters; and María Trénor’s animated short, Where Were You? The awards are […]

TRAILER: Dreamworks “The Mighty Ones”

It isn’t easy being small, but backyard pals “The Mighty Ones” — aka Rocksy, Twig, Leaf, and Very Berry—see their tiny world as one huge, never-ending adventure. Created and executive produced by animation veterans Sunil Hall (Pickle and Peanut, The Mighty B!) and Lynne Naylor (Samurai Jack, The Ren & Stimpy Show), the 10-episode first […]

Women In Animation Announces 2021 Scholarship Partnerships

Women in Animation is continuing to expand its ongoing WIA Scholarship Program with workshops and software packages for recipients of the 2021 cycle from industry partners Animation Mentor, Autodesk, Toon Boom and Unity. The WIA Scholarship Program is an annual award devoted to furthering the academic efforts of deserving animation college students who demonstrate artistic […]

TRAILER: The “Animaniacs” Reboot

22 years of pent-up zaniness will be coming your way in all-new episodes of Animaniacs, premiering November 20th on Hulu. More good news: Steven Spielberg is back as exec producer, Warner Bros. Animation is handling the production, the original voice actors are back and its NOT in CG. And if that isn’t enough: 13-episodes are […]

FIRST LOOK TEASER: Disney’s “Raya and The Last Dragon”

Check out the exciting, new teaser trailer for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon featuring Kelly Marie Tran as the voice of Raya, a lone warrior whose mission is to track down the legendary last dragon in a bid to save Kumandra and unite its lands. The film, from directors Don Hall […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Women In Animation Diversity Awards at Spark Animation 2020

TRAILER: Dreamworks “The Mighty Ones”

Women In Animation Announces 2021 Scholarship Partnerships

TRAILER: The “Animaniacs” Reboot

FIRST LOOK TEASER: Disney’s “Raya and The Last Dragon”

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