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.

Articles By Jerry Beck

USC, UCLA, CAL ARTS and Women In Animation Announce Women’s Animation Symposium

Academic powerhouses USC, UCLA and CalArts, along with Women In Animation (WIA), have partnered to create Breaking the Glass Frame: Women and Animation, Past, Present, Future; a symposium designed to empower women and LGBTQ+ people by spotlighting female contributions to the field of animation and exploring solutions to sexual harassment, bias and lack of diversity […]

FIRST LOOK: Dreamworks Netflix “She-Ra and the Princess of Power”

DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix today unveiled a first look of the highly-anticipated Netflix original series She-Ra and the Princess of Power, as well as the fall premiere date of November 16th. The images reveal several main characters from the upcoming series, including Adora and the titular She-Ra voiced by Aimee Carrero (Elena of Avalor), […]

TRAILER: “Ruben Brant, Collector”

Now this is what we are looking for. Ruben Brandt, Collector, which will have its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival next month. The feature was directed by Milorad Krstić, and produced by Peter Miskolczi, Radmila Roczkov, Hermina Roczkov, János Kurdy-Fehér and Krstić. It was written by Krstić, with original music composed by Tibor […]

FIRST LOOK: Paramount’s “Wonder Park”

Here’s our first look at Wonder Park, the first film from the in-house Paramount Animation studio, run by Don Hahn and Karen Rosenfelt (the film will be released under the Nickelodeon Movies banner). It tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. Here’s […]

Disney Announces $1 Million Donation to UN’s “Girl Up”

Disney today announced a new global project giving 21 talented young women from different corners of the globe the chance to make digital shorts telling the stories of inspiring female role models. The #DreamBigPrincess series will be shared across Disney’s global media platforms as part of a campaign to unlock up to a $1 million […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

USC, UCLA, CAL ARTS and Women In Animation Announce Women’s Animation Symposium

FIRST LOOK: Dreamworks Netflix “She-Ra and the Princess of Power”

TRAILER: “Ruben Brant, Collector”

FIRST LOOK: Paramount’s “Wonder Park”

Disney Announces $1 Million Donation to UN’s “Girl Up”

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