Michael Rose (film producer)

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Michael Rose
Born (1961-09-14) 14 September 1961 (age 63)
Nationality United Kingdom
Occupation Film producer
Known forJoint MD and co-founder of Magic Light Pictures

Michael Peter Rose OBE (born 14 September 1961) is a British film producer and co-founder of Magic Light Pictures , a London-based independent film production company. [1] [2] In 2023 Rose was awarded the OBE for services to animation.

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Career

Rose began his career running the cinemas at the Bristol's Watershed Media Centre and Arnolfini Gallery in the 1980s. [3] He worked with Channel Four Television and later joined Aardman Animations in 1994 as Head of Development. [4]

Rose headed the feature film division of Aardman Animations and was executive producer for animated films such as Chicken Run and the Oscar and BAFTA-winning Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit . [5] Rose also produced the 1995 Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit film, A Close Shave , directed by Nick Park. [6]

In 2003 Rose, alongside producer Martin Pope, co-founded Magic Light Pictures , [7] a London-based independent film production company which produced animated films including The Gruffalo and The Snail and the Whale, which was nominated for 4 Oscars and won 4 BAFTAs. [8] [9]

Filmography

Rose has several film productions to his credit:

Selected Productions

YearProductionRole
1995 A Close Shave (film)Producer [6]
2000 Chicken Run (film)Executive Producer [5]
2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (film)Executive Producer [10]
2007 Sparkle (film)Producer [11]
2009 The Gruffalo (film)Producer [12]
2010 Wild Target (film)Producer [13]
2010 Chico and Rita (film)Producer [14]
2011 The Gruffalo's Child (film)Producer [12]
2011 One Life (wildlife documentary)Producer
2012 Room on the Broom (film)Producer [15]
2015 Stick Man (film)Producer [16]
2016 Revolting Rhymes (film)Producer [17]
2017The Highway Rat (film)Producer [18]
2018Zog (film)Producer
2019 The Snail and the Whale (film)Producer [19]
2020Zog and the Flying Doctors (film)Producer [20]
2021 Superworm (film)Executive Producer [21]
2021-2023Pip and Posy (TV series, 105 episodes)Executive Producer [22]
2023The Smeds and the Smoos (film)Executive Producer [23]
2023Tabby McTat (film)Producer [24]

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