British Animation Festival

Series

Series Name
London Line

Issue

Issue No.
63
Date Released
1965
Filmed
Nov 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Summary
NoS synopsis: A short overview of Cambridge University’s British Animation Festival, featuring an excerpt from a cartoon about a boy named Charley.
Researcher Comments
Title compiled from script information.
Local distribution only
Old Commonwealth version
Keywords
Celebrations and festivals; Cinema; Animation
Written sources
BUFVC Special Collections   London Line Production Documents
COI Reference
MI 1257/63
Credits:
Camera
Barry Bergthorsen
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Commonwealth Relations Office
Director
Eric Beecroft
Producer
Eric Beecroft
Sponsor
Foreign Office
Presenter
Michael Smee
Commentator
Michael Smee
Sound
Mike Barton

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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How to cite this record

'British Animation Festival', London Line Issue No. 63, 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/352892 (Accessed 20 Jul 2025)