2. Background and History
• Founded by Rob Mitchell and Steve Beckett in
2001
• Rob Mitchell died in 2001, before the first film
was produced
• Their first film “Chris Morris’ My Wrongs” Was
shot in 2002
• It won the 2003 BAFTA ‘Best short film’ award
3. Other notable titles
• Dead man’s shoes – shot in 22 days with a tight budget, still
earned a BAFTA nomination as well as being nominated for a
record 8 British film awards.
• This is England – thought of as warp films “breakout success”
it has gained many awards including the Best Film at the
British Independent Films Awards, the Special Jury Prize at the
Rome Film Festival and Best British Film at the BAFTAs
• Grow on you own – Released by Pathe, this was their first
collaboration with BBC
• Four Lions – Their first box office success, achieving a total
gross of £2,932,366 as of August 2010
5. Warp X is the digital production side of Warp
films. This cuts down the cost of film production.
6. Genres explored
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Films often controversial (Violence, explored themes etc.)
Comedies
Their most popular example is Four Lions
Set in England with a cast of British actors
