John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995

A documentary about John Halas, the Hungarian-Jewish emigre who became the father of British Animation. John is a key figure in British cinema and his contribution goes far beyond making Animal Farm in 1954, Britain's first animated feature-film. He produced more than 2000 films between 1938 and 1995, launched the careers of hundreds of British animators and was a visionary who wanted to create a post-WWII utopia through Socialism, animation and international understanding. The film was commissioned and produced by his daughter Vivien Halas who runs the Halas & Batchelor archive.

John Halas

• Martin PicklesEditor · Director
• Vivien HalasDirector

Release date

January 1, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

13m

Genres

Documentary, Animation, History