Michael Rose

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.

In the 2023 Birthday Honours, Rose was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Animation.

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

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. Rose also produced the 1995 Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit film, A Close Shave, directed by Nick Park.

In 2003 Rose, alongside producer Martin Pope, co-founded Magic Light Pictures, 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.

Filmography Rose has several film productions to his credit:

Selected Productions Year Production Role 1995 A Close Shave (film) Producer 2007 Sparkle (film) Producer 2009 The Gruffalo (film) Producer 2010 Wild Target (film) Producer 2010 Chico and Rita (film) Producer 2011 The Gruffalo's Child (film) Producer 2015 Stick Man (film) Producer 2016 Revolting Rhymes (film) Producer 2017 The Highway Rat (film) Producer 2018 Zog (film) Producer 2019 The Snail and the Whale (film) Producer 2020 Zog and the Flying Doctors (film) Producer 2021 Superworm (film) Executive Producer 2021-2023 Pip and Posy (TV series, 105 episodes) Executive Producer 2023 The Smeds and the Smoos (film) Executive Producer 2023 Tabby McTat (film) Producer