Comments on: The Children’s Film Foundation

By: Scott McPhee

Scott McPhee — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:21:42 +0000

I saw many of the CFF films during the eighties. At my primary school, ‘Saturday morning films’ and ‘School Holiday films’ were shown. The main feature was always a CFF film.

I found one CFF film, Sammy’s Super T-Shirt on Youtube.

By: Terror

Terror — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:36:48 +0000

[...] brought to mind the Friday Film Specials, and some of the scarier Children’s Film Foundation productions, the sole purpose of which seemed to be to scare the living shit out of children thus [...]

By: Chris Jones

Chris Jones — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:01:28 +0000

Yes…under the catch all title of the ‘Friday Film Special’ I believe.

‘Terry on the fence’ was the first one shown.

By: Adrian Lane

Adrian Lane — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:47:58 +0000

I remember CFF films being shown on cbbc on friday afternoons when i came home from school, on the broomcupboard bit on cbbc1 instead of all the usual kids programmes it was a 10 minute cartoon then Philip schofield would intoduce the cff film and thats all the the kids shows you got on a friday

By: russell hurley

russell hurley — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:23:28 +0000

thank you for putting this up – very interesting. how do i get hold of the best tv shows of my youth? i heard there was a dvd – ‘Saturday morning pictures vol 1-4. is this correct??? Thanks again!

By: steve

steve — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:33:12 +0000

I
was doug in all at sea anyone know where i can see the movie or even a clip

By: Richard Davies

Richard Davies — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:46:10 +0000

I remember the CFF films shown on CBBC 1 as Friday Film Specials in the mid 1980s, normally during the holidays.

By: glam_racket

glam_racket — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:56:02 +0000

Not sure if you had any luck in your search Jos, but I found the intro you mentioned here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOQvIm1eixA

By: Lawrence Blake

Lawrence Blake — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:12:26 +0000

I remember once seeing a film (B/W) at the cinema , I think as ‘Saturday Morning Pictures’ about a boy and a girl who discover a dragon in a cave in Cornwall? They play up to the dragon and try to main tain its anonymity etc. etc. Does anyone remember this film. Was it a CFF prod. ?

By: Jos Demaree

Jos Demaree — Mon, 17 May 2010 08:26:50 +0000

Hello,
In the seventies, I regurlarly watched the movies of the CFF here on the official Belgian-Flemish TV BRT (now VRT). I still remember the start with the Trafalgar Square, its pigeons and the chiming bells. It is burned in my memory for over 30 years now, and I’d like to rewatch it somehow.
Unfortunately, It isn’t on Youtube (yet), strange.
Can anyone help me ?
Many thanks !
Jos Demaree, Brugge, Belgium jos.demaree@metalunion.be