Colour Animations
Explore animations by colour
A Colour Box
1935
An experimental film. Lye uses abstract art to the sound of Cuban music. Produced as an advert for General Post Office the film received critical acclaim with some festivals creating new categories to just award it.
Balloon Land
1935
In a world where everyone and everything is made of balloons, the scariest thing is a villain named the Pincushionman who seeks to terrorise the inhabitants of Ballon Land. Can the balloon people defeat him? Find out in this cartoon.
BBC
1939
Advertisement for the BBC Sigma refrigerator. In the kitchen, the sun torments the food who look for a way out of the sizzling heat, the BBC Sigma refrigerator offers itself up extolling the virtues of this new product.
Die Feuerprobe
1935
Advertisement for Schott & Gen, this cartoon shows the new glass cookware offering itself up for a trial by fire and proving the many ways you can cook with them.
Hamateur Night
1939
A classic Looney Tunes cartoon, contestants showcase their talents at an amateur night.
How the Light Came Anyway When the Sun Overslept
1937
Advert for Philips. When the sun oversleeps, the light must find a way to shine anyway as the creatures of the land stil need to get up.
The Making of a Colour Animation / 色彩漫画の出來る迄
1937
This short documentary showcases the process of making a colour cartoon - Princess Katsura / カツラ姫 (1937)
The Three Bears
1939
A twist on Goldilocks and the three bears. Goldilocks is the hero in this tale, after breaking into the home of the three bears and ends up befriending the bears, she saves them from an intruder.