Affectionately referred to as 'the british disney', halas & batchelor's highly influential and internationally acclaimed body of work encompassed children's series, public education films, adverts and more. This collection of short films will both remind and reinforce how stunningly innovative, whimsically humorous and subversively entertaining their four-decade body of work actually was.From an uncannily prophetic, oscar nominated satire on technological overkill and automated gridlock automania 2000 to the adventures of of a paper-cutout dog and his friends snip and snap , the films present wide-ranging content in a gloriously inventive fashion. Drawn from an archive that includes numerous international award winners, these animated gems have been newly transferred in high definition from the original film elements all showcase the beguiling humour, questing yet playful spirituality and sheer technical brilliance that characterised the studio's output, serving as both an introduction to and celebration of a unique body of work that is ripe for re-evaluation.Short films:the magic canvas 1948 flying free 1980 the owl and the pussycat 1952 the figurehead 1953 the history of the cinema 1957 foo foo: the stowaway 1960 haba tales: the cultured ape 1960 snip and snap: top dogs 1960 hamilton the musical elephant 1961 automania 2000 1963 dodo
The kid from outer space: the kidnapped kid 1964 tales from hoffnung: the symphony orchestra 1964 flow diagram 1966 the question 1967 chi...
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