{"product_id":"the-halas-batchelor-short-film-collection","title":"THE HALAS \u0026 BATCHELOR SHORT FILM COLLECTION BD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAffectionately referred to as 'the British Disney', Halas \u0026amp; 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an uncannily prophetic, Oscar nominated satire on technological overkill and automated gridlock (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAutomania 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) to the adventures of of a paper-cutout dog and his friends (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSnip and Snap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORT FILMS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[] THE MAGIC CANVAS (1948)\u003cbr\u003e[] FLYING FREE (1980)\u003cbr\u003e[] THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (1952)\u003cbr\u003e[] THE FIGUREHEAD (1953)\u003cbr\u003e[] THE HISTORY OF THE CINEMA (1957)\u003cbr\u003e[] FOO FOO: THE STOWAWAY (1960)\u003cbr\u003e[] HABA TALES: THE CULTURED APE (1960)\u003cbr\u003e[] SNIP AND SNAP: TOP DOGS (1960)\u003cbr\u003e[] HAMILTON THE MUSICAL ELEPHANT (1961)\u003cbr\u003e[] AUTOMANIA 2000 (1963)\u003cbr\u003e[] DODO - THE KID FROM OUTER SPACE: THE KIDNAPPED KID (1964)\u003cbr\u003e[] TALES FROM HOFFNUNG: THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (1964)\u003cbr\u003e[] FLOW DIAGRAM (1966)\u003cbr\u003e[] THE QUESTION (1967)\u003cbr\u003e[] CHILDREN AND CARS (1971)\u003cbr\u003e[] BUTTERFLY BALL (1974)\u003cbr\u003e[] AUTOBAHN (1979)\u003cbr\u003e[] DILEMMA (1981)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJohn Halas Remembered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOde to Joy: A Life in Animation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Cultured Ape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: 1980 Colourised Version\u003cbr\u003e[] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eClapperboard: The Halas \u0026amp; Batchelor Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAn Animated Utopia: the Life and Achievement of John Halas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[] Image Gallery\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Network \/ ITV","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46886430671022,"sku":"7958010","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/HALAS-LIME-LIGHT.jpg?v=1758632416","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/the-halas-batchelor-short-film-collection","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}