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'. '.strtoupper('t')his 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'. '.strtoupper('d')rawn 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 filmsthe magic canvas 1948flying free 1980the owl and the pussycat 1952the figurehead 1953the history of the cinema 1957foo foo the stowaway 1960haba tales the cultured ape 1960snip and snap top dogs 1960hamilton the musical elephant 1961automania 2000 1963dodo the kid from outer space the kidnapped kid 1964tales from hoffnung the symphony orchestra 1964flow diagram 1966the question 1967children and cars 1971butterfly ball 1974autobahn 1979dilemma 1981bonus featuresjohn halas rememberedode to joy a life in animationthe cultured ape 1980 colourised versionclapperboard the halas batchelor storyan animated utopia the life and achievement of john halasimage gallery
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