FilmFair

For the Indian entertainment magazine, see Filmfare.

FilmFair

Industry	Television production and film studio
Fate	Absorbed into Cookie Jar Group
Successor(s)	CINAR (1996-2004) Cookie Jar Group (2004-2012) DHX Media (2012-present)
Founded	1968
Defunct	1996
Headquarters	London, England

FilmFair was a British production company and animation studio that produced stop motion children's television series and animated cartoons from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s. The company's stop-motion repertoire included puppets, clay animation, and cutout animation.

Graham Clutterbuck started FilmFair in the late 1960s, working first in Paris and later in London.

In the United Kingdom, FilmFair's productions first aired on BBC1, and later on ITV. Eventually they reached people in several nations through other television networks abroad. Among FilmFair's many series were Paddington, The Wombles, The Herbs, The Adventures of Portland Bill and The Dreamstone.

Central Independent Television (CIT) bought a controlling share of FilmFair during the early 1980s. In 1991, CIT resold FilmFair to Storm Group (aka the Caspian Group). In prior years, the Storm Group had licensed some FilmFair productions for video distribution. In 1996, the Caspian Group sold the FilmFair back catalogue and production amenities to the Canadian company CINAR Films (now the Cookie Jar Group). CINAR'S purchase included all associated distribution, publication, licensing, and merchandising rights. In 2012, DHX Media acquired the rights to the FilmFair properties.

FilmFair productions

Animated series

Title	Original broadcast	Network	Animation	Director(s)	Director of animation
The Legends of Treasure Island	1993–95	Central	traditional	Dino Athanassiou; Simon Ward-Horner
The Legend of White Fang	1992–94	The Family Channel	traditional	Steve Majaury; Alain Sion
Rod 'n' Emu	1991	Central	traditional	Ian Sachs; Dick Horn
The Dreamstone	1990–95	Central	traditional	Martin Gates
Bangers and Mash	1988	Central	traditional	Ian Sachs
The Shoe People	1987	TV-am	traditional	Clennell Rawson
The Blunders	1986	Central	traditional	Ian Sachs
The Perishers	1978–79	BBC1	traditional	Dick Horn
Astro Farm	1992–96	Central	stop motion	David Johnson
The Gingerbread Man	1992	Central	stop motion	Martin Pullen
Huxley Pig	1989–90	Central	stop motion	Martin Pullen
Windfalls	1988	Central	stop motion	Jenny Kenna
Edward and Friends	1987	SeeSaw	stop motion	Martin Pullen; Jo Pullen; Jeff Newitt
The Adventures of Portland Bill	1983	Central	stop motion	John Grace
Moschops	1983	Central	stop motion	Martin Pullen
Paddington	1975–1984	BBC1	stop motion	Ivor Wood	Barry Leith
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings	1976	Thames Television	traditional	Ivor Wood
The Wombles	1973 and 1975	BBC1	stop motion	Ivor Wood	Barry Leith
The Adventures of Parsley	1970	BBC1	stop motion	Ivor Wood
Hattytown Tales	1969–73	Thames Television	stop motion	Ivor Wood
Stories of the Sylvanian Familes	1988		stop motion	Jo Pullen & Martin Pullen
The Herbs	1968	BBC1	stop motion	Ivor Wood

Television specials

Title	Premiere	Network	Animation
Paddington Goes to the Movies	1980	BBC1	stop motion
Paddington Goes to School	1984	BBC1	stop motion
Paddington’s Birthday Bonanza	1986	BBC1	stop motion
World Womble Day	1990	Central	stop motion
The Wandering Wombles	1991	Central	stop motion
Brown Bear's Wedding	1991	Central	traditional
White Bear's Secret	1992	Central	traditional

See also

• Cosgrove Hall Films
• List of DHX Media programs
• Michael Bond

External links

• FilmFair at the Internet Movie Database