2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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
5. 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.
