John Halas (born János Halász;Brian McFarlane ''The Encyclopedia of British Film'', London: Methuen/BFI, 2003, p.48 16 April 1912 – 21 January 1995) was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy (an acquaintance from Sándor Bortnyik's Bauhaus art studio, Műhely), and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing high-quality promotion-oriented animations for television and cinema including ''Boldog király kincse'' ("The Treasure of the Joyful King").Orosz, Márton.
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, but launched his own career in 1934, and two years later moved to England where later, with his wife

Joy Batchelor Joy Ethel Batchelor (12 May 1914 – 14 May 1991) was an English animator, director, screenwriter, and producer. She married John Halas in 1940 and subsequently co-established Halas and Batchelor cartoons, whose best known production is the anim ...

, founded

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in 1940. Over the years they made over 70

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during the war, using propaganda from the time. Their best-known film, ''

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'' (1954), was the first full-length animated film made in Great Britain. They also produced a number of animated TV series, including Foo Foo, and ''

Snip and Snap ''Snip and Snap'' was a 1960 British animated series from Halas & Batchelor. It was directed by the Danish paper sculptor Thok Søndergaard (Thoki Yenn) and John Halas John Halas (born János Halász;Brian McFarlane ''The Encyclopedia of Br ...

'' (1960) and the famous music video ''

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'' by

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. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Festival of Animated Film -

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in 1990. Halas died on 21 January 1995, aged 82.

References

Filmography

* ''The Cartoons of Halas & Batchelor'' (2000) *''Halas and Batchelor Cartoons: an animated history''; Paul Wells, ed. London: Southbank, (2006) (book & DVD; DVD contains Magic canvas, 1948; The figurehead, 1953; The history of the cinema, 1957; Automania 2000; The symphony orchestra, 1964; Dilemma, 1981; Know your Europeans UK, 1995)

External links

* * * 1912 births 1995 deaths British animated film directors British animated film producers Hungarian emigrants to the United Kingdom Film people from Budapest International Animated Film Association Hungarian animated film directors Hungarian animated film producers Halas and Batchelor {{animator-stub