Joy Batchelor
English animator, director and producer (1914-1991)
Joy Ethel Batchelor was an English animator, director, screenwriter, and producer. She married John Halas in 1940 and subsequently co-established Halas and Batchelor cartoons, whose best known production is the animated feature film Animal Farm (1954), which made her the first woman director of an animated feature since Lotte Reiniger. Together they created over 2000 shorts/films, and produced roughly 70 propaganda pieces during World War II for the British government. She helped co-write, write, animate, produce, and direct many of their productions.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 4 films (1947–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | [Animal farm--excerpt] | produced and directed by John Halas and Joy Batchelor. | 16mm | Color | sound | |
| 1954 | The Frog Prince | JOHN HALAS AND JOY BATCHELOR 3/7 KEAN ST ALDWYCH LONDON WC2 | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1969 | Little Tom Thumb | Encyclopedia Britanica Films | 7 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1969 | Little Tom Thumb | Joy Batchelor |