Martin Pope (film producer) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Film producer |
Martin Pope (born 1961) is a British film producer and co-founder of Magic Light Pictures, a London-based independent film production company. [1] [2]
Pope began his career directing Fringe theatre [3] before joining BBC TV Drama, first in production roles and subsequently as a script editor and producer. [4] He script-edited Blore MP [5] and 102 Boulevard Haussmann , [6] before deputising for Innes Lloyd on Alan Bennett’s A Question of Attribution , directed by John Schlesinger. [7]
Pope went on to produce The Soldier, directed by Jean Stewart, [8] Meat directed by John Madden [9] and Harwant Bains’s Two Oranges and a Mango directed by Lindsay Posner. [10]
In 1994, Pope set up an independent company to produce, among others the feature film the feature film Alive and Kicking, BIFA, Evening Standard and Europa Cinema award winning The Heart of Me, BIFA and Evening Standard Award winner Lawless Heart and Sundance hit, Touch of Pink by Ian Iqbal Rashid., [11]
In 2003 Pope, alongside producer Michael Rose, co-founded Magic Light Pictures , [12] a London-based independent film production company which has produced films including The Gruffalo and The Snail and the Whale,. Their work at Magic Light has been nominated for 4 Oscars and won 4 BAFTAs and 5 International Emmy awards and a Children’s and Family Emmy (2025). [13] [14]
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Soldier (film) | Producer |
| 1994 | The Soldier (TV Series) | Producer |
| 1991-1994 | Screen One (TV series) | Assistant Producer |
| 1996 | Indian Summer (film) | Producer |
| 1999 | The Turn of the Screw (film) | Producer |
| 2001 | Lawless Heart (film) | Producer |
| 2002 | Stag (Short film) | Producer |
| 2002 | The Heart of Me (film) | Producer |
| 2004 | Touch of Pink (Film) | Producer |
| 2007 | Sparkle (film) | Producer [15] |
| 2009 | The Gruffalo (film) | Producer [16] |
| 2010 | Wild Target (film) | Producer [17] |
| 2010 | Chico and Rita (film) | Producer [18] |
| 2011 | The Gruffalo's Child (film) | Producer [16] |
| 2011 | One Life (wildlife documentary) | Producer |
| 2012 | Room on the Broom (film) | Producer [19] |
| 2015 | Stick Man (film) | Producer [20] |
| 2016 | Revolting Rhymes (film) | Producer [21] |
| 2017 | The Highway Rat (film) | Producer [22] |
| 2018 | Zog (film) | Producer |
| 2019 | The Snail and the Whale (film) | Producer [23] |
| 2020 | Zog and the Flying Doctors (film) | Producer [24] |
| 2021 | Superworm (film) | Producer [25] |
| 2021-2023 | Pip and Posy (TV series, 105 episodes) | Executive Producer [26] |
| 2023 | The Smeds and the Smoos (film) | Producer [27] |
| 2023 | Tabby McTat (film) | Executive Producer [28] |
| 2023 | The Velveteen Rabbit (film) | Producer |
| 2024 | Tiddler (film) | Producer |