John Halas Movies

A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint...

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...

A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.

Everyone knows that petroleum comes out of the earth, but the question is how did it get there, and what is it made of? The answer to these questions...

Cartoon tennis match, with players based on Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.

A fully digitized computer-animated film which shows the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to...

A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

Out with the old and in with the new – one of Britain’s leading animation companies pitches its new image with great humour.

Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...

A documentary essay about the unsung animation visionary, John Halas. An Animated Utopia explores his desire "to save the world using animation" and...

A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...

The Maestro brings a world of emotions to life interpreted by the orchestra and the animation.

A humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

Documents the life and influence of the Bahaus artist, László Moholy-Nagy.

This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or...

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole...