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John Halas OBE (born János Halász; [1] 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's experience of religious differences within his own family and a deep personal knowledge of the effects of intolerance - many of his family perished in the Holocaust - brought a profoundly humanitarian element to his more personal work, often through satire and humour.
May 18, 2015 · From Animal Farm to a film for Kraftwerk, John Halas and Joy Batchelor blazed a trail for British animators. On their studio’s 80th anniversary, our curator of animation picks his five favourite Halas & Batchelor creations.
Oct 10, 2014 · When they started production on the film, co-directors John Halas and Joy Batchelor already had a decade’s worth of experience of running their own company.
Jan 22, 2007 · The brouhaha over the CIA's funding of a cultural Cold War against the Soviet Union has obscured various projects that benefited from the infusion of those dollars.
- Daniel J. Leab
- 2005
Apr 16, 2012 · Today would have marked the 100th birthday of one of British and perhaps world animations most innovative figureheads, John Halas. Born in Hungary on the 16th April 1912, Halas trained under George Pal of Puppetoons fame before heading to the UK to set up his own studio.
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May 20, 2022 · John Halas (1912-1995) and Joy Batchelor (1914-1991) were a remarkable husband and wife team who, for more than 40 years, produced more than 2000 films at their prestigious London studio, including Britain’s first animated feature film, Animal Farm (1954), a decidedly adult-oriented cartoon based on George Orwell’s dark allegory.
