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Halas and Batchelor was a British animation company founded by husband and wife John Halas and Joy Batchelor. Halas was a Hungarian émigré to the United Kingdom. The company had studios in London and Cainscross, in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire. History
Founded in 1940, Halas & Batchelor Cartoons was the largest and most influential animation studio in Western Europe for over 50 years. In that time, they made over 2,000 films and earned an international reputation for fine animation, extending the medium to explain complex ideas with clarity and humour.
A short history of the Halas & Batchelor animation studio, one of the most important animation studios in British film history. The page includes photographs from the archive.
Jun 29, 2022 · Drawing on the archives of the Halas and Batchelor Collection, this book looks at some of the key works of the studio, including 'Animal Farm' - Britain's first full-length animated feature - and the cult classic 'Autobahn', featuring music by Kraftwerk.
John Halas and Joy Batchelor (respectively, born April 16, 1912, Budapest, Hungary—died Jan. 20/21, 1995, London, England; born May 12, 1914, Watford, Hertfordshire, England—died May 14, 1991, London) were a British husband-and-wife production team, noted for their influential animated films.
Jan 19, 2018 · At the end of the 1940s the Central Office of Information commissioned Halas & Batchelor to make seven films about policies of the post-war Labour Government. Charley was cast as the figurehead...
May 18, 2020 · The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor: Directed by Richard Shaw. With Andy Serkis, Peter Lord, Emma Calder, Vera Linnecar. The story of married animators, John Halas and Joy Batchelor.
