Cambridge University Central European Society - CUCES

Date: 18:00, Thursday 22 November 2007
Venue: Bellerbys Queens Campus, Bateman Street, Library
Organised by: Cambridge Szeged Society

Hungarian Cinema and Cartoon Lecture by Vivien Halas

A selection of some of the best cartoon films from Hungary and Britain from the early 1930's to the „1980's, tracing the parallel influences of two pioneers“ John Halas who left Hungary to found Halas & Batchelor in London with Vivien Halas's British mother Joy Batchelor and Gyula Macskassy who stayed in Budapest to found the national animation studio Pannonia. Her parents and Macskassy believed that animation was „an art form that embraced all disciplines, design, art, music,“ movement and humour to interest all kinds of audience „regardless of age, nationality or political persuasion.“

The talk and films will last around 1 hour 30 minutes.

Entrance – free

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