Michael Rose | |
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Born | 14 September 1961 |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Occupation | Film producer |
Known for | Joint 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 the 2023 Birthday Honours, Rose was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Animation. [3]
Rose began his career running the cinemas at the Bristol's Watershed Media Centre and Arnolfini Gallery in the 1980s. [4] He worked with Channel Four Television and later joined Aardman Animations in 1994 as Head of Development. [5]
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 . [6] Rose also produced the 1995 Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit film, A Close Shave , directed by Nick Park. [7]
In 2003 Rose, alongside producer Martin Pope, co-founded Magic Light Pictures , [8] 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. [9] [10]
Rose has several film productions to his credit:
Year | Production | Role |
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1995 | A Close Shave (film) | Producer [7] |
2000 | Chicken Run (film) | Executive Producer [6] |
2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (film) | Executive Producer [11] |
2007 | Sparkle (film) | Producer [12] |
2009 | The Gruffalo (film) | Producer [13] |
2010 | Wild Target (film) | Producer [14] |
2010 | Chico and Rita (film) | Producer [15] |
2011 | The Gruffalo's Child (film) | Producer [13] |
2011 | One Life (wildlife documentary) | Producer |
2012 | Room on the Broom (film) | Producer [16] |
2015 | Stick Man (film) | Producer [17] |
2016 | Revolting Rhymes (film) | Producer [18] |
2017 | The Highway Rat (film) | Producer [19] |
2018 | Zog (film) | Producer |
2019 | The Snail and the Whale (film) | Producer [20] |
2020 | Zog and the Flying Doctors (film) | Producer [21] |
2021 | Superworm (film) | Executive Producer [22] |
2021-2023 | Pip and Posy (TV series, 105 episodes) | Executive Producer [23] |
2023 | The Smeds and the Smoos (film) | Executive Producer [24] |
2023 | Tabby McTat (film) | Producer [25] |