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Halas&Batchelor Collection
Vivien Halas
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News: upcoming events
Click here for Nancy Denney-Phelp's fascinating article about the Unsung Women of Animation.
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You can read the article by Vivien Halas from April 2020 Jewish Renaissance Magazine by clicking here
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There's an insightful article by Dr Emily Munro, from the National Library of Scotland including Joy Batchelor's films about potatoes. You can read the full blog here or watch the YouTube video here.
Vivien Halas was delighted to be interviewed for the upcoming documentary, 'British Animation Women Breaking the Mold', about the role of women in the animation industry - a celebration of female talent as well as a look at employment trends. You can view the trailer here.
Articles and broadcasts
5-7 April 2024​
​Halas & Batchelor at BIAF
Brighton Animation Festival hosted two major Halas and Batchelor events this year - Vivien Halas gave a presentation about her parents' work, and there was a special 70th anniversary 'Animal Farm screening. Vivien was delighted to be judging the International category for the festival.
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19 September 2024
Shorts at the Hungarian National Film Institute Classic Film Marathon
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​A double feature of John Halas and Gyula Macskassy's oeuvre: the pioneers of animation in Hungary and Britain. ​​
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News: recent events
7 January 2025, BFI Southbank
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70 years of Halas & Batchelor's 'Animal Farm' screening plus introduction from BFI Archive Curator, Jez Stewart.​​​​
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12 November 2024
Manchester Animation Festival celebrated 70 years of Halas & Batchelor's 'Animal Farm' with a special screening​​
8 March 2025, 1.30pm,
Cine Lumiere, London
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Short films by Halas & Batchelor, including 'FooFoo: The Stowaway', screened during Jazz & Animation Jam event, as part of Kinoteka festival. Full details here.
Autumn 2025
'Animal Farm' screenings in France
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A series of celebratory screenings of 'Animal Farm' throughout France.
Piping Hot to be shown at Monstra Animation Festival, Lisbon
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The film will be shown as part of a programme of classic animated shorts, on 16 March at the Portuguese Cinematheque.
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