e/Halas and Batchelor

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has gloss	eng: Halas and Batchelor was an animation company founded by John Halas and his wife, Joy Batchelor. The company started as a small animation unit that created commercials for theatrical distribution. The unit continued this until the outbreak of World War II and became well known for its over 70 animated propaganda short films. Its first feature film was Handling Ships, made in 1945, and is the first-ever British animated feature. After the war, Halas and Batchelor continued to make short films, while in production, the first British animated feature released worldwide, Animal Farm was being made. The studio grew from a small unit to a proper animation company, located on several areas in Britain. Its best-known animation series were Foo Foo (1959-60) and DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space (1965-70).
lexicalization	eng: Halas and Batchelor
instance of	(noun) an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" company
instance of	c/British animation studios

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