Warp X
| Company type | Production company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | Official website |
Warp X is a British film production company, sister to Warp Films based in Sheffield, UK with further offices in Nottingham and London.[1] The company was founded in 2005 and produces feature films.[2]
Company
Warp X was was founded in 2005 and produces feature films.[2] It is a digital film studio that produces feature films in the UK with budgets usually between £400,000 and £800,000.[2] The studio serves as a format for new film directors to create movies for the first time on a lower budget scale with less expectation for high box office revenues on their initial feature foray.[3]
The film studio began with support from organizations including Warp Films, Film Four, the UK Film Council, EM Media and Screen Yorkshire.[4] The intent of the film studio's creation was to add energy and vitality to the film industry in Britain.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | A Complete History of My Sexual Failures | Chris Waitt | Winner, Festival Prize: Spirit of Darklight, Darklight Film Festival[6] |
| Donkey Punch | Olly Blackburn | Filmed on a £1 million budget,[7][8] over 24 days in South Africa.[9][10] | |
| 2009 | Bunny and the Bull | Paul King | |
| She, a Chinese | Xiaolu Guo | ||
| All Tomorrow's Parties | All Tomorrow's People & Jonathan Caouette | ||
| Hush | Mark Tonderai | ||
| 2011 | Tyrannosaur | Paddy Considine | |
| Kill List | Ben Wheatley | ||
| 2012 | Berberian Sound Studio | Peter Strickland |
References
- ^ Turner, Barry (2009). The Connected Screenwriter. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 111. ISBN 0312545258.
- ^ a b c Davies, Adam P. (2007). The Film Finance Handbook. Netribution. pp. 422–423. ISBN 0955014328.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications (18 March 2009). "Ms Tessa Ross and Mr Paul Grindey". The British Film and Television Industries - Decline or Opportunity: Evidence. p. 5. ISBN 0108459306.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ^ Lange (2007). Film Distribution Companies in Europe. Stationary Office Books. p. 128. ISBN 9287160201.
{{cite book}}: Text "André" ignored (help) - ^ Dutrieux, Lionel (2006). Les Clips Du Label Warp: Technologies, Automates & Chimeres (in French). University of Liège. p. 22.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Irish Film Finance News; Horwath Bastow Charleton (9 July 2008). "Darklight Festival Winners Announced". The Irish Film & Television Network. www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Olszewski, Tricia (13 February 2009). "Interview With Donkey Punch Director Olly Blackburn". Washington City Paper. Creative Loafing Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ Wilkinson, Amber (18 July 2008). "Giving British films some Punch". Eye for Film. www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ Gillespie, Michael (10 November 2008). "Director Olly Blackburn talks Donkey Punch". The Skinny. Scotland: Radge Media. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ Guerrasio, Jason (15 January 2008). ""Donkey Punch" co-writer-director, Olly Blackburn". Filmmaker Magazine. Independent Feature Project. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
