Person
John Halas
Directing · 1912–1995 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Biography
John Halas OBE was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy, and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse.
Known for
Heavy Metal
Sequence Supervisor
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Animation
Animal Farm
Producer
DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space
Producer
Secrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos)
The Tomfoolery Show
Director
Snip and Snap
Producer
Piping Hot
Director
The Magic Canvas
Director
The Moving Spirit
Producer
Filmography
- 2018Secrets of British AnimationSelf (archive Photos)
- 2015John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995
- 2012An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995
- 1994Know Your Europeans: The United KingdomProducer
- 1990A Memory of L Moholy-NagyDirector
- 1982PlayersProduction Manager
- 1981Heavy MetalSequence Supervisor
- 1981DilemmaDirector
- 1980Flying FreeDirector
- 1979Dream DollProducer
- 1979AutobahnDirector
- 1978European Folk TalesProducer
- 1978Max und MoritzProduction Design
- 1976The Twelve Tasks of AsterixAnimation
- 1975How Not to Succeed in BusinessDirector
- 1974The Three MusketeersDirector
- 1971Animation Has ChangedProducer
- 1970The Tomfoolery ShowDirector
- 1970Ways and MeansProducer
- 1970Children and CarsDirector
- 1969To Our Children's Children's ChildrenDirector
- 1969TopologyProducer
- 1967Dying for a SmokeDirector
- 1967RuddigoreProducer
- 1967FlurinaDirector
- 1967The QuestionProducer
- 1967Flow DiagramProducer
- 1965Birds, Bees and StorksDirector
- 1965The Hoffnung MaestroDirector
- 1965The Hoffnung Symphony OrchestraProducer
- 1965DoDo, The Kid from Outer SpaceProducer
- 1965The Hoffnung Palm Court OrchestraDirector
- 1964Midsummer NightmareDirector
- 1964Automania 2000Director
- 1964The Hoffnung Music AcademyDirector
- 1963The Axe and the LampDirector
- 1961The Monster of Highgate PondsProducer
- 1961Hamilton the Musical ElephantDirector
- 1961Hamilton in the Music FestivalStory
- 1961For Better, For WorseDirector
- 1960Snip and SnapProducer
- 1960HaBa Tales: The Insolent MatadorProducer
- 1959The Christmas VisitorDirector
- 1959HaBa Tales: The Cultured ApeProducer
- 1959Piping HotDirector
- 1956The CandlemakerDirector
- 1956The History of the CinemaDirector
- 1954Animal FarmProducer
- 1953The Moving SpiritProducer
- 1953Power to FlyProducer
- 1952Coastal NavigationProducer
- 1952The Owl And The PussycatProducer
- 1952The FigureheadProducer
- 1951Painter and Poet No. 2Producer
- 1951John GilpinProducer
- 1950Fowl PlayDirector
- 1950As Old as the HillsProducer
- 1950The Shoemaker and the HatterScript
- 1949Charley's Black MagicDirector
- 1949R.A.F.: First Line of DefenceDirector
- 1949Farmer CharleyDirector
- 1949Charley Junior's SchooldaysProducer
- 1949Fly About the HouseDirector
- 1948The Magic CanvasDirector
- 1948Robinson CharleyDirector
- 1948Charley's March of TimeDirector
- 1948Charley in New TownStory
- 1948Your Very Good HealthDirector
- 1948Water for FirefightingDirector
- 1947Dolly, Put the Kettle OnDirector
- 1946A Modern Guide to HealthProducer
- 1946Train TroubleDirector
- 19456 Little Jungle BoysDirector
- 1945Handling ShipsDirector
- 1944Christmas WishesDirector
- 1944Cold ComfortDirector
- 1943Abu and the Poisoned WellDirector
- 1943Abu's DungeonDirector
- 1942Filling the GapDirector
- 1942Dustbin ParadeWriter
- 1942Fable of the FabricsDirector
- 1941Carnival in the Clothes CupboardDirector
- 1938Music ManDirector
- —Painter and Poet No. 1Producer
- —Painter and Poet No. 3Producer
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