Filmography for the Children's Film Foundation
Encyclopedia
This article is a list of films produced, distributed or sponsored by the Children's Film Foundation
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Children's Film Foundation
The Children's Film Foundation was a non-profit-making organisation which made films for children in the United Kingdom, typically running for about 55 minutes. It was founded in 1951. For 30 years it was subsidised by the Eady Levy - a tax on box office receipts, but this was abolished in 1985...
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Feature or Featurettes
- 4D Special Agents (1981)
- Adventures of Hal 5 (1958)
- Anoop and The Elephant (1972)
- The Battle of Billy's Pond (1976)
- Beware of the Dog (1963)
- The Big Catch (1968)
- Big Wheels and Sailor (1979)
- Blind Mans Buff (1978)
- Black IslandOsea IslandOsea Island is an inhabited island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex, East England. It is approximately in size and is connected to the north bank of the river by a causeway, covered at high water....
(1979) - Blinker's Spy Spotter (1972)
- The Boy Who Turned YellowThe Boy Who Turned YellowThe Boy Who Turned Yellow is the last film collaboration by the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the last film directed by Michael Powell. The film was made for the Children's Film Foundation.-Plot:...
(1972)- d Michael Powell - Breakout (1983)
- Blow your own Trumpet (CFF film) (1959)
- Bush ChristmasBush Christmas (1947 film)Bush Christmas is a 1947 Australian-British comedy film directed by Ralph Smart. The plot concerns a group of bush children set off to recover a missing mare that has been stolen by some horse thieves....
(1947) - Calamity The Cow (1967)
- The Camerons (1974)
- The Cat Gang (film)' (1958)
- Caught in the Net (CFF film) (1959)
- The Copter Kids(1976)
- The Christmas Tree(1966)
- Cry Wolf(1968)
- Cup Fever (1965)
- Countdown to Danger (1967)
- Crime Doesn't Pay (1970)
- Danger on Dartmoor (1980)
- Danger Point! (1971)
- Daylight Robbery (1964)
- Dressura (1970)
- Don't Make Me Laugh (1970)
- Eagle Rock (1964)
- Egghead's Robot (1970)
- Electric Eskimo (1979)
- Escape from the Sea (1968)
- Fern the Red Deer (1976)
- The Firefighters (1975)
- A Film for maria (1961)
- Five Survive (1971)
- Flash The Sheep Dog(1966)
- The Flood (1963)
- The Flying Eye (1955)
- The Flying Sorcerer(1973)
- Forest Pony (1972)
- Friend or Foe (1982)
- A Ghost of a Chance (1968)
- The Ghost of Monk's Island (1967)
- The Gliterball (1977)
- Go Kart Go (1964)
- The Great Pony Raid (1968)
- I Had a Hippotamous (1972)
- Headline Hunters (1968)
- Hide and Seek (1972)
- High Rise Donkey (1980)
- Hijack (1975)
- A Hitch in time(1978)
- The Hostages (1976)
- Hoverbug (1969)
- The Hunch (1967)
- Hunted in Holland (1960)
- The Johonstown Monster (1971)
- Junket 89 (1970)
- Kadoyng(1972)
- The Kid from Canada(1957)
- The Last Rhino (1961)
- Lionheart (1968)
- The Man From Nowhere (1975)
- Mischief (1969)
- The Missing Note (1961)
- Mr Horatio Knibbles (1971)
- The Monster of Highgate Ponds (1961)
- On the Run (1968)
- One Hour to ZeroOne Hour to ZeroOne Hour To Zero is a film made in 1976 by Charles Barker Films for the Children's Film Foundation.-Plot:Set in the fictional Welsh village of Llynfawr, the plot centres around some children who get caught in an area that has been evacuated due to the pending meltdown of a nuclear research...
(1976) - Operation Third Form (1966)
- Out of The Darkness (1985)
- Paganini Strikes Again (1973)
- The Piper's Tune (1962)
- Playground Express (1955)
- Play Safe (1978)
- Pop Pirates (1984)
- Raising The Roof (1972)
- Robin Hood Junior (1975)
- Rockets in the Dunes (1960)
- Runaway Railway (1965)
- The Salvage Gang(1958)
- Sammy's Super T-ShirtSammy's Super T-ShirtSammy's Super T-Shirt is a British film made by the Children's Film Foundation in 1978.-Synopsis:Pint-size Sammy Smith's greatest ambition is to become a sporting superstar. With the aid of his West Indian friend Marvin and the famous Professor Hercules' body-building course, Sammy is training...
(1978) - Scramble (1970)
- Seventy Deadly Pills (1964)
- The Ski Wheelers (1971)
- The Sky Bike (1967)
- Sky Pirates (1977)
- Smokey Joe's Revenge (1974)
- The Soap Box Derby (1958)
- The Stolen Plans (1953)
- That's All We Need (1971)
- Time Flies (1971)
- Tightrope to Terror(1983)
- They Found a Cave (1962)
- Treasure in Malta (1963)
- The Troubelsome Double(1967)
- Up in the Air (1969)
- Up the Creek (1971)
- What Next? (1974)
- Where's Johnny? (1974)
- Wings of Mystery (1963)
- Wreck Raisers (1972)
- Zoo Robbery (1973)
- Haunters of the Deep (1984)
- Terry on the FenceTerry on the FenceTerry on the Fence is a 1985 British drama film directed by Frank Godwin and starring Jack McNicholl, Neville Watson, Tracey Ann-Morris and Susan Jameson. A young tearaway becomes involved with a gang of criminals.-Cast:* Jack McNicholl ... Terry...
(1985)- Adaptation from a Bernard AshleyBernard AshleyBernard Ashley may refer to:*Bernard Ashley - British businessman and engineer, former widower of Laura Ashley*Bernard Ashley , British, author of children's books...
novel - Gabrielle and the Doodleman) (1984)
- Heights of Danger (1953)
- Skid Kids (1953)
- Johnny on the Run (1953)
- The Dog and the Diamonds (1953)
- Adventure in the Hop fields (1958)
- Mystery on Bird Island (1954)
- The Stolen Airliner (1955)
- The Secret of the Forest (1956)
- Peril for the guy (1956)
- One Wish too many(1956)
- Circus Friends (CFF film) (1957)
- Treasure at the Mill(1956)
- The Clue of the Missing Ape (1953)
- Blow Your Own Trumpet (1958)
- Bungla Boys (1961)
- That's An Order (1955)
- Toto and the Poachers (1958)
- The Clue of the Missing Ape(1953)
- Tim Driscoll's Donkey (1955)
- The Flying Eye (1955)
- The Rescue Squad (1963)
- The Mine and the Minatour (1980)
- A Horse Called Jester (1979)
- Mr Selike (1978)
- Night Ferry (1976)
- Nosey Dobson (1976)
- Echo of The Badlands (1976)
- Saturday Special (1976)
- Mauro The Gypsy (1972)
- Summer Holiday (1973)
- Seal Island (1972)
- Davy Jones Locker (1965)
- John of the Fair (1954)
- The Secret Cave (1953)
- Supersonic Saucer (1956)
- Black in the Face (1955)
- Five O'Clock Finish (1954)
- Watch Out (1953)
- Our Magazine (newsreel)/magazine (1951-1956)
- A Letter from.. (1951-1954)
- Juno Helps Out (1953)
- Mardi and Monkey (1953)
- Rover Makes Good (1952)
- Stable Rivals (1952)
- Swift Water (1952)
- To The Rescue (1952)
- John of the Fair (1952)
- The Pergrine Hunters (1978)
- A Good Pull-up (1953)
Film Serials
- Ambush at Devil's Gap (1966)
- The Adventures of Rexp (1959)
- The Boy with Two heads (1974)
- The Carrington School Mystery (1958)
- Danny the Dragon (1966)
- The Dawn Killer (1959)
- Five Have a Mystery to solve (1964)
- Five Clues to Fortune (1957)
- Five on a Treasure Island (1957)
- Four Winds Island (1961)
- The Ghost of Monk's Island (1967)
- The Magnificent Six and a HalfThe Magnificent Six and a Half (serial)The Magnificent Six and a Half was a British film series for the Children's Film Foundation. Based on Hal Roach's popular Our Gang series of shorts, "Six and a Half" followed a group of seven children on their fun misadventures. Created by Harry Booth and Roy Simpson, the series ran in theaters...
(1968) - Masters of Venus (1962)
- The Mystery in the Mine (1959)
- Professor Potter's Magic Potions (1983)
- Professor Popper's Problem (1974)
- Rangi's Catch (1972)
- Raiders of the River (1956)
- River Rivals (1967)
- Son of the Sahara (1966)
- The Unbroken Arrow (1976)
- Valley of the Kings (1964)
- The Young Detectives (1963)
- Ali and The Camel (1961)
- The Young Jacobites (1960)
- Chimpmates (1978)
- The Chiffy Kids (1978)
As UK Distributor or translator
- The Brno Trail Original:(Czech) Táňa a dva Pistolníci(1967)
- The Big Fish Original: (Czech) Dobrodružství na Zlaté zátoce (1955)
- KekecKekecKekec is a Slovenian book fictional child hero character created by Josip Vandot.It was first published in Zvonček publication in 1918. He is widely recognized as a Slovenian cultural icon. Kekec is a brave boy, a fearless shepperd from the highlands of his home region, the Karavanke and Julian Alps...
- (Originally Yougoslavian production) (1963) - Danger on the Danube Original: Négyen az árban (1961)
- Ptisi Dolitat Do Nas (1971)
- The Intruders (1969)
- The Mysterious Wreck Original :(German) Das Geheimnisvolle Wrack (1954)
- Caroline Steps out Original (French) ?
Sources
- http://tv.cream.org/lookin/cff/index.htm
- Rank Film Library - 16mm Entertainment Film Catalogue 1978-79
- http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/organisation/7639?view=credit
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/company/co0103210
- http://www.cftf.org.uk/ - Children's Film and Television Foundation official website