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Michael Rose (film Producer)
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many List of islands of the United Kingdom, smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Park
Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is a British animator who created ''Wallace and Gromit'', ''Creature Comforts'', ''Chicken Run'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', and '' Early Man''. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of six times and won four with ''Creature Comforts'' (1989), ''The Wrong Trousers'' (1993), ''A Close Shave'' (1995) and '' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' (2005). He has also received five BAFTA Awards, including the BAFTA for Best Short Animation for ''A Matter of Loaf and Death'', which was also the most watched television programme in the United Kingdom in 2008. His 2000 film ''Chicken Run'' is the highest-grossing stop motion animated film. For his work in animation, in 2012, Park was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Peter Blake to appear in a new version of Blake's most famous artwork—the Beatles' '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' album cover—to celebrate the British cultural figures o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superworm (film)
Superworm is a 2021 British short computer animated TV film based on the 2012 picture book of the same name written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Directed by Jac Hamman and Sarah Scrimgeour, the film was produced by Martin Pope and Barney Goodland of Magic Light Pictures and was adapted from the book by Max Lang and Suzanne Lang, with the score composed by René Aubry. The film stars Olivia Colman, Matt Smith, Rob Brydon, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Patricia Allison and Cariad Lloyd. The film was first broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2021. Plot Superworm is super-long and super-strong, always helping out other animals and insects with his super-body. An evil wizard lizard wants Superworm to dig a tunnel and find hidden treasure. He sends his crow to capture him. It is left to the animals and insects to repay the kindness Superworm showed to them by rescuing him. Voice cast * Olivia Colman as the narrator * Matt Smith as Superworm * Patricia Alli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snail And The Whale (film)
The Snail and the Whale is a 2019 British-South African short computer-animated TV film, directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon, and produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures, in association with Triggerfish Animation Studios where the film was animated. The short film is based on the 2003 picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The voices of the main characters include Dame Diana Rigg, Sally Hawkins and Rob Brydon. The special premiered on BBC One in the U.K. for Christmas 2019. Plot The Snail and the Whale follows the amazing journey of a tiny snail who longs to see the world and hitches a ride on the tail of a friendly humpback whale. A joyous, empowering story about the natural wonders of the world and discovering that no matter how small you are, you can make a difference. Voice cast * Diana Rigg as Narrator. * Sally Hawkins as Snail. * Rob Brydon as Humpback whale. * Cariad Lloyd as Teacher. * Arnold Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolting Rhymes (film)
''Revolting Rhymes'' is a 2016 British-South African computer animated television film based on the 1982 book of the same name written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. Retelling and intertwining five of the six poems from the book, the two-part film was produced by Magic Light Pictures and is narrated (in-character) by Dominic West. The films were created in Berlin (Magic Light Pictures Berlin) and Cape Town ( Triggerfish Animation Studios). It aired on PBS in the United States. The first part was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Plot Part 1 An elderly woman named Miss Hunt is sitting by herself in a booth at an empty restaurant when a wolf in a trenchcoat enters and requests sitting with her. Miss Hunt allows the wolf and learns he is waiting for an old friend, revealing that she is waiting to babysit the children in the house across the street. Upon noticing Miss Hunt's book of fairy tales, the wolf ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stick Man
''Stick Man'', written by former Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, is a children's story about an anthropomorphic wooden stick who becomes separated from his family home and his ''Odyssey''-like adventure to return there. He is eventually reunited with his family in the "family tree" as a result of his interaction with Father Christmas. It takes place in England. ''Stick Man'' has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and has been adapted into a short animated film and a successful stage play. Awards *2008 Roald Dahl Funny Prize *2009 Scottish Children's Book Awards shortlist Adaptations The book was adapted into a short animated film by Jeroen Jaspaert and Daniel Snaddon in 2015, featuring the voice talents of Martin Freeman, Sally Hawkins, Jennifer Saunders, Hugh Bonneville and Rob Brydon and produced by ''Magic Light Pictures'', the production team responsible for the Oscar-nominated short films ''The Gruffalo'' and '' Room on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room On The Broom (film)
''Room on the Broom'' is a 2012 short stop motion computer animated television film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The film was nominated for the Best Animated Short Film at the 2014 Academy Awards. It also won the British Academy Children's Award for Animation in 2013. Directed by Max Lang and Jan Lachauer, the film was produced by Martin Pope and Michael Rose of Magic Light Pictures, London, in association with Orange Eyes Limited. It was first seen in theatres with '' Thor: The Dark World''. It was first broadcast on BBC One on Tuesday 25 December 2012 before being released on DVD in March 2013 by Magic Light Pictures. It then aired in the United States on PBS Kids Sprout as a Halloween special, on 30 October 2013, and then aired in the United States on PBS Kids as a Christmas special, on 1 December 2017 – 9 December 2018. Voice cast * Simon Pegg as the Narrator * Gillian Anderson as the Witch * Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Life (2011 Film)
''One Life'' is a 2011 British nature documentary film directed by Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes. The film is narrated by the British actor Daniel Craig. Release ''One Life'' premiered on 22 July 2011 in the United Kingdom. The film had a limited release in the United States in February 2013. Reception On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 6.85/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average The weighted arithmetic mean is similar to an ordinary arithmetic mean (the most common type of average), except that instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others. The ... score of 68 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". For his narration, Craig was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator. References External links IM global : Life* * 2011 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gruffalo's Child (film)
''The Gruffalo's Child'' is a 2011 short computer animated television film based on the 2004 picture book of the same name written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. A sequel to ''The Gruffalo'', the film was shown on Christmas Day 2011 in the United Kingdom, exactly two years after the debut of the first film. Directed by Johannes Weiland and Uwe Heidschotter, the film was produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures, London, in association with Studio Soi in Ludwigsburg, Germany. In June 2013, the film was given the Award for Best TV Special at the 8th Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials. It was nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Animation in 2012. Plot In a snowy wood, the daughter squirrel shows her brother footprints in the snow, telling him they are the Gruffalo's. The son squirrel tells their mother. However, the Mother Squirrel says the footprints are too small to be a Gruffalo and tells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico And Rita
''Chico and Rita'' is a 2010 Spanish adult animated music romantic film with Spanish and English languages directed by Tono Errando, Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal. The story of Chico and Rita is set against backdrops of Havana, New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Paris in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unite them, but their journey—in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero—brings heartache and torment. The film was produced by Fernando Trueba Producciones, Estudio Mariscal, and Magic Light Pictures. It received financing from CinemaNX and Isle of Man Film. It won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film at the 25th Goya Awards and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards (the first nomination for a Spanish full-length animated film). Plot In 1948 Havana, Chico and his best friend Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Target
''Wild Target'' is a 2010 black comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Eileen Atkins, Martin Freeman, and Rupert Everett.Jonathan Lynn's official website Retrieved on 4 September 2008. It is based on the 1993 French film. wrote the screenplay, and it was produced by Martin Pope and Michael Rose.CinemaNX boards trio |
Sparkle (2007 Film)
''Sparkle'' is a 2007 British comedy film written and directed by Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter and shot on location in London, Liverpool and the Isle of Man. Plot Sam Sparkes is a 22-year-old with ambitions: move to London and join the glamorous PR world. When Vince hires Sam as a waiter, he meets his soon-to-be PR boss, Sheila. Sensing opportunity, Sam charms himself a job as Sheila's PA ... and her lover. But when Sam falls for Kate, he instigates a series of family betrayals and romantic mishaps. As balancing his job and love life becomes overwhelming, unexpected twists and uncovered secrets force Sam to choose between his career and the woman of his dreams. Cast * Stockard Channing as Sheila * Shaun Evans as Sam Sparkes * Anthony Head as Tony * Bob Hoskins as Vince * Lesley Manville as Jill Sparkes * Amanda Ryan as Kate * John Shrapnel as Bernie * Peter Gordon as Ivor * Roy Carruthers as Frank * Sophia Dawnay as Camilla * Ellie Haddington as Frances * David Woodcock as Simo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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