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

NEW TRAILER: Pixar’s “Cars 3”

Disney-Pixar has released its latest “official trailer” for Cars 3 – its 4th – the sure-to-be hit coming out June 16th. Lightning McQueen is back to prove to a new generation of racers that he’s still the best race car in the world. Helping him to do that is director Brian Fee and a voice […]

TEASER POSTER: Wes Anderson’s “Isle Of Dogs”

Fox Searchlight has announced the release date and teaser poster for the upcoming stop motion film Isle Of Dogs, directed by Wes Anderson. Isle Of Dogs hits theaters everywhere on April 20th, 2018. Here’s the intriguing poster:

ASIFA-Hollywood and the Animation Educators Forum Announce the 2017 Student Scholarship Program

ASIFA-Hollywood and the Animation Educators Forum (AEF) are proud to announce the 2017 Student Scholarship Program. Applications are currently being accepted for academic year 2017-2018 and are available online at: http://scholarships.animationeducatorsforum.org/ through June 20. Scholarship recipients will be announced after July 15th. Proposals will be accepted for undergraduate students entering their sophomore year and above, […]

FIRST LOOK TRAILER: Dreamworks/Netflix “Spirit Riding Free”

The Oscar-nominated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) introduced the world to a resilient mustang named Spirit, and now it’s inspired a brand new story and setting for Spirit Riding Free, a Netflix original series from DreamWorks Animation Television, debuting exclusively there on May 5th. Spirit Riding Free follows the heartfelt journey of a […]

CROWDFUNDING FOCUS: David Hand’s “Animaland” Restoration

David Hale Hand, son of famed Disney director David Dodd Hand (Bambi) has begun a Kickstarter project to fully restore the ten animated Musical Paintbox shorts, and to update and enhance 9 previously restored Animaland cartoons. They were created in 1948 – 1949 by his father, at that time Managing Director of Gaumont British Animation […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

NEW TRAILER: Pixar’s “Cars 3”

TEASER POSTER: Wes Anderson’s “Isle Of Dogs”

ASIFA-Hollywood and the Animation Educators Forum Announce the 2017 Student Scholarship Program

FIRST LOOK TRAILER: Dreamworks/Netflix “Spirit Riding Free”

CROWDFUNDING FOCUS: David Hand’s “Animaland” Restoration

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