Warp Films is an independent film and television production company based inSheffield.^[1]

Warp Films was established byWarp Records founding partners Rob Mitchell and Steve Beckett. After the death of Rob Mitchell in 2001, Beckett decided to continue with Warp Films and enlisted the expertise of Sheffield friend Mark Herbert to run the company.^[1]

Warp's first film,Chris Morris'My Wrongs#8245-8249 & 117, was shot in 2002. It won the award for Best Short Film at the 2003 BAFTA Film Awards and became the first short film DVD single in the UK market.^[1]

Through the star ofMy Wrongs,Paddy Considine, Herbert met directorShane Meadows and asked them to generate an idea for a film. The result was Warp Films debut feature,Dead Man's Shoes, directed byShane Meadows in 2004.^[1]

Shot in 22 days on a tight budget, and produced from Warp Films' Sheffield office (at that time a shed in Herbert's garden), it earned a BAFTA nomination, was nominated for a record eight British Independent Film Awards, won the Hitchcock D'or at the Dinard Festival, and won the Southbank award for Best Film. It received strong critical acclaim and has been hailed as a landmark in British cinema.^[1] It was ranked No. 27 in Empire magazines list of the best British films ever

In 2005, Warp Films producedRubber Johnny, an experimental short and 42-page book by directorChris Cunningham, featuring music byWarp Records artistAphex Twin.^[1]

Warp Films break-out success came with Shane Meadows'This Is England in 2006, winning Best Film at the British Independent Films Awards, the Special Jury Prize at the Rome Film Festival and Best British Film at the BAFTAs.^[1] At the same ceremony, Warp Films received its third BAFTA asPaddy Considine's directorial debutDog Altogether won the Best Short Film award.^[1] Three months afterThis Is England was released in cinemas, Warp's third feature film,Grow Your Own, was released.

In 2004, Robin Gutch joined Mark Herbert and Producer Barry Ryan to set upWarp X, a low-budget digital 'studio' to develop and produce films with a focus on new talent and commercial potential.^[2] The first projects under the new label wereChris Waitt'sA Complete History of My Sexual Failures andOlly Blackburn'sDonkey Punch, which were both launched at the Sundance International Film Festival in 2007.^[3]

These were followed byMark Tonderai'sHush^[4]Paul King'sBunny & the Bull, andXiaolu Guo'sShe, a Chinese.^[5] Another Warp X production was 2009 documentaryAll Tomorrow's Parties, covering the history of theAll Tomorrow's Parties music festival. The film was created using footage generated by the fans and musicians attending the events themselves, on a multitude of formats including Super8, camcorder and mobile phone. In 2009, Warp films producedExhibit A, a groundbreaking pseudo-documentary film. The film was awarded the title of 'Best UK Feature' at theRaindance Film Festival^[6] and was nominated for threeBritish Independent Film Awards.^[7]

Also in 2009, Warp producedThe Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour byPaul King,Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee byShane Meadows as well as a concert filmArctic Monkeys at the Apollo.

In 2010, Warp Films producedChris Morris’s debut featureFour Lions, a satirical comedy drama following a group of homegrown Islamic terrorists from Sheffield, England. The film was nominated for two BAFTA awards and won the 'Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, director, or Producer' BAFTA award forChris Morris.^[8] Also released in 2011 wasRichard Ayoade's debut featureSubmarine starringNoah Taylor,Sally Hawkins andPaddy Considine. The film featured original songs byArctic Monkeys front manAlex Turner and won many awards worldwide, including the Best Screenplay award at the 2011 British Independent Film Awards.Richard Ayoade was nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at the 65th British Academy Film Awards.

In 2010 Warp produced forChannel 4, Shane Meadows'This Is England '86, a continuation from the 2006 film. It achieved record viewing figures for Channel 4 and won a BAFTA for leading actressVicky McClure.

Warp X productionKill List was released in the UK on 28 August 2011. Directed byBen Wheatley, the film starsNeil Maskell,Michael Smiley andMyAnna Buring. It has gone on to win several awards internationally, including a British Independent Film Award for supporting actorMichael Smiley.

Tyrannosaur, also produced through Warp X, was released in 2011. Directed byPaddy Considine, it was an exploration of how love and friendship can be found in the darkest of places.Tyrannosaur starsPeter Mullan,Olivia Colman andEddie Marsan. Winning the BAFTA for 'Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, director, or Producer' for directorPaddy Considine and producer Diarmid Scrimshaw. 2011 also saw the world premiere ofJustin Kurzel'sSnowtown.

This Is England '88, the sequel to the 2010 television series This Is England '86, aired on Channel 4 over three consecutive nights from 13 December 2011.

Warp Films continued to produce award winning features and TV from 2012 includingSouthcliffe bySean Durkin, two seasons ofThe Midnight Beast,Berberian Sound Studio by Peter Strickland andFor Those in Peril byPaul Wright. The latter would be the last production released under Warp X.

In 2015, the final sequel toThis is England,This is England '90 aired, winning three BAFTA’s.

Over the next couple of years, further success would come withShane Meadows'The Stone Roses: Made of Stone,71' byYann DemangeThe Last Panthers byJack Thorne,Ghost Stories byJeremy Dyson &Andy Nyman,The Death and Life of John F. Donovan byXavier Dolan and the directorial debut ofIdris Elba withYardie.The Virtues byShane Meadows released in 2019 onChannel 4 would gain five stars inThe Guardian and be listed as one of the best dramas of the decade.

In 2020, Warp Films releasedLittle Birds forSky and in 2021, their first ever musicalEverybody's Talking About Jamie, based on themusical of the same name, directed byJonathan Butterell, which in turn was adapted from theBBC Three documentaryJamie: Drag Queen at 16. Produced forNew Regency andFilm4 and released worldwide onAmazon Prime, the story follows and is based upon the true-life story of 16-year-old British schoolboyJamie Campbell, as he overcomes prejudice and bullying, to step out of the darkness and become a drag queen.

In 2025, Warp releasedAdolescence onNetflix which became the most watched streaming television show in the United Kingdom in a single week and the second most watched English Language show of all time on the platform. Directed byPhillip Barantini and created/written byJack Thorne andStephen Graham, it successfully was awarded 8Emmys including for Best Limited Series, Lead Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Writing, Directing, Cinematography and Casting. The same year, Warp releasedReunion for the BBC written by Deaf writer William Mager and directed byLuke Snellin, with the majority of the cast and the crew on the series also deaf or usingBritish Sign Language.

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