Heavy Metal
1981
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John Halas OBE (born János Halász; 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.
John Halas was born on 16 April 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a producer and director, known for Heavy Metal (1981), Automania 2000 (1963) and Animal Farm (1954). He was married to Joy Batchelor. He died on 21 January 1995 in London, England, UK.
Halas and Batchelor was a British animation company founded by husband and wife John Halas and Joy Batchelor. Halas was a Hungarian émigré to the United Kingdom . The company had studios in London and Cainscross, in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire.
John Halas was born on 16 April 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a producer and director, known for Heavy Metal (1981), Automania 2000 (1963) and Animal Farm (1954). He was married to Joy Batchelor. He died on 21 January 1995 in London, England, UK.
May 17, 2015 · A newly-updated version of the documentary about John Halas, the Hungarian-Jewish emigre who became the father of British Animation. This new version was made to coincide with the...
Animal Farm: Directed by Joy Batchelor, John Halas. With Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham. A successful farmyard revolution by the resident animals vs. the farmer goes horribly wrong when the victors create a new tyranny among themselves.
John Halas and Joy Batchelor were a British husband-and-wife production team, noted for their influential animated films. Halas was educated in Hungary and Paris and apprenticed to George Pal; he moved to England as an animator in 1936.
Pioneering Hungarian animator, John Halas, who learned his trade from George Pal, met English animator, writer and director, Joy Batchelor, in Paris in 1932.
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.
Halas's first production using the computer was a series of films on mathematics made in 1967; he originated his own computer language: HALAB. His later interests have included the investigation of hologram and laser techniques.
