WARP FILMS
Warp Films is a creative British independent company which is based in London and
now has a further office in Melbourne, Australia. Warp Films have created financial
support from NESTA. The film ‘My Wrongs’ won Best Short Film at 2003 BAFTA’s and it
became the first short film DVD dingle in the UK market. The film was on a tight budget
and was filmed in 22 days it was nominated for a record eight British Independent Film
Awards.
Wraps Films had a big success with ‘ This is England’ it has gathered many awards. It
has gained awards from Best Film at the British Independent Films Awards, the Special
Jury Prize at the Rome Film Festival and Best British Film at the BAFTA’s. The film has
had box office successes such as ‘Hush’, ‘ This is England’ , ‘Four Lions’ and
‘Submarine’.
Submarine had a £1.2 million budget and got a box office profit of £2.03 million. On
the opening weekend the film had made £244,476 and been shown on 60 screens. And
in the USA the film on the opening produced $41,832 and that was shown on 4 screens.
2. Warp films is part of Warp and there is Warp records.
In April 2008, Australian film distributor
Madman Entertainment announced "a collaboration" with Warp
Films.
Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that
distributes international films as well as Japanese anime and
manga in Australia and New Zealand.
3. Four Lions- Comedy and Drama
Hush- Horror and Thriller
This is England 86- Drama
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee- Comedy
Donkey Punch- Drama and Thriller
Four Lions- Comedy and drama
The majority of these films are about British life. They target British Audiences by
making realistic films set in the UK. The actors in the films are mainly British.
Four lions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew-SrlQ9tlI
Hush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQEnQatcSvU
Submarine.
Submarine was a 2010 coming of age comedy that was adapted from a 2008
novel of the same name. It was written and directed by Richard Ayoade, it
was his directorial debut.
Warp Films and Film Four produced the film. Filming started on the 26th of
October 2009 and finished in December 2009. Andrew Hewitt composed the
music and the musician Alex Turner from The Arctic Monkeys contributed 5
songs.
Around 100 actors submitted video auditions for the roles of Oliver, Jordana
and Chips. Michael Sheen and X Factor contestant Lucie Jones were
originally cast in the film but dropped out due to other commitments.
The film premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival in
September 2010. The Weinstein Company released the film in North
America. The film also played at the 54th London Film Festival in October
2010. It was released in the UK on the 18th of March 2011.
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