Learning on ScreenAnimated Films
Series
- Series Name
- London Line
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: In Britain an Arabic commentator looks at the first animated film to be produced specially for the Arab world. It is called "The Adventures of Bady" and tells the story of a shepherd boy. When this film is shown on TV and in the cinema it will teach Arab children more about their own folklore, and also have an educational usage; with its explanations of present-day technology.
- Researcher Comments
- Visits Flicks Films studio and includes extracts from "The Adventures of Bady" (copyright: publisher Rashad El Houni)
- Local distribution only
- Arabic version
- Keywords
- Cinema; Animation; Television
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- Credits:
-
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Support services
- Janice Willett / Kay
- Producer
- Janice Willett / Kay
- Camera
- Platypus Films
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
- http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
- 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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