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

Black N’ Animated and Women in Animation Join Forces to Offer Free Storyboard Class

Black N’ Animated and Women in Animation (WIA) are pleased to announce that they will be collaborating for the first time, together with several top independent animation studios – Oddbot, Powerhouse, Renegade, Six Point Harness and Titmouse – to host a free, virtual storyboarding class via Zoom on Saturday, November 7th from 9:00am-4:00pm. The class […]

Shout Factory Celebrates “Bartender” With A 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of this highly sought-after pop culture series, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Anime Limited, is releasing Bartender 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on national home entertainment shelves and digital on January 19th, 2021. Debuting for the first time on Blu-ray in North America, Bartender 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition comes housed in special […]

Dan Povenmire Gives Us The Quick Elevator Pitch For His Newly Greenlit Disney Series “Hamster & Gretel”

Disney Channel has ordered the sibling superhero comedy Hamster & Gretel from Emmy Award-winning Dan Povenmire (Phineas and Ferb). Povenmire will executive-produce the new animated series, which is inspired by his relationship with his younger sister. Povenmire’s most recent success is Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, which premiered August 2020 on […]

OFFICIAL TRAILER: Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers”

Here’s the full, official trailer for the upcoming Apple Original Film, Wolfwalkers, the critically-acclaimed animated feature film directed by two-time Academy Award-nominated director Tomm Moore and director Ross Stewart. The film is co-produced by the award-winning animation studios Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions and will be released in theaters nationwide on November 13th by GKIDS […]

FIRST LOOK: Two New Netflix Holiday Specials

Netflix has revealed its holiday programming today – and it included two new animated specials of note. First up, Alien Xmas (November 20th) based on a 2006 picture book by the Chiodo Bros, and is an homage to the classic Rankin-Bass holiday specials. The stop-motion special is directed by Stephen Chiodo, produced by Edward Chiodo, […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Black N’ Animated and Women in Animation Join Forces to Offer Free Storyboard Class

Shout Factory Celebrates “Bartender” With A 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

Dan Povenmire Gives Us The Quick Elevator Pitch For His Newly Greenlit Disney Series “Hamster & Gretel”

OFFICIAL TRAILER: Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers”

FIRST LOOK: Two New Netflix Holiday Specials

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Jerry Beck

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