{{EngvarB|date=February 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox company |name = Warp X |logo = |type = Production company |foundation = 2005 |location_city = Sheffield |location_country = United Kingdom |locations = |key_people = |area_served = |industry = Film production |products = |services = |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |num_employees = |parent = |owner = |divisions = |subsid = |slogan = |homepage ={{url|warpx.co.uk/}} |dissolved = |footnotes = |intl = }} '''Warp X''' is a British film production company, sister to Warp Films based in Sheffield, UK with further offices in Nottingham and London.<ref name="turner">{{cite book|title=The Connected Screenwriter|page=[https://archive.org/details/connectedscreenw00barr/page/111 111]|first=Barry|last=Turner|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=978-0312545253|year=2009|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/connectedscreenw00barr/page/111}}</ref> The company was founded in 2005 and produces feature films.<ref name="davies" />
==Company== Warp X was founded in 2005 and produces feature films.<ref name="davies" /> It is a digital film studio that produces feature films in the UK with budgets usually between £400,000 and £800,000.<ref name="davies">{{cite book|title=The Film Finance Handbook|pages=422–423|first1=Adam P. |last1=Davies|first2= Nicol |last2=Wistreich|year=2007|publisher=Netribution |isbn=978-0955014321}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=The British Film and Television Industries – Decline or Opportunity: Evidence|page=5|author=Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications|year=2010|chapter=Ms Tessa Ross and Mr Paul Grindey|publisher=The Stationery Office|isbn=978-0108459306}}</ref>
The film studio began with support from organisations including Warp Films, Film4 Productions, the UK Film Council, EM Media, Screen Yorkshire and Optimum Releasing.<ref>{{cite book|page=128|title=Film Distribution Companies in Europe|first1=André |last1=Lange|first2=Susan |last2=Newman-Baudais|first3= Thierry |last3=Hugot|year=2007|publisher=Stationery Office Books|isbn=978-9287160201}}</ref> The intent of the film studio's creation was to add energy and vitality to the film industry in Britain.<ref>{{cite book|title=Les Clips Du Label Warp: Technologies, Automates & Chimeres|page=22|language=French|first=Lionel|last= Dutrieux|year=2006|publisher=University of Liège}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Film ! Director ! Notes |- |rowspan="2"|2008 |''A Complete History of My Sexual Failures'' |Chris Waitt |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Winner, Festival Prize: Spirit of Darklight, Darklight Film Festival<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iftn.ie/finance/finance_news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4281357&tpl=archnews|title=Darklight Festival Winners Announced|work=The Irish Film & Television Network|date=9 July 2008|publisher=iftn.ie|accessdate=13 October 2012|author=Irish Film Finance News; Horwath Bastow Charleton}}</ref> |- |''Donkey Punch'' |Olly Blackburn |Filmed on a £1 million budget,<ref name=washingtoncitypaperinterview>{{cite news|work=Washington City Paper|publisher=Creative Loafing Inc.|first=Tricia |last=Olszewski|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/02/13/interview-with-donkey-punch-director-olly-blackburn/|date=13 February 2009|accessdate=23 February 2012|title=Interview With Donkey Punch Director Olly Blackburn}}</ref><ref name=eyeforfilminterview>{{cite news|work=Eye for Film|title=Giving British films some Punch|url=http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature.php?id=545|first=Amber|last=Wilkinson|date=18 July 2008|accessdate=23 February 2012|publisher=eyeforfilm.co.uk}}</ref> over 24 days,<ref name=theskinny>{{cite news|work=The Skinny|location=Scotland|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/features/44237-director_olly_blackburn_talks_donkey_punch|date=10 November 2008|accessdate=23 February 2012|title=Director Olly Blackburn talks Donkey Punch|first=Michael|last=Gillespie}}</ref><ref name=filmmakermagazine>{{cite news|work=Filmmaker Magazine|title="Donkey Punch" co-writer-director, Olly Blackburn|first=Jason |last=Guerrasio|date=15 January 2008|accessdate=23 February 2012|url=http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2008/01/donkey-punch-co-writer-director-olly-blackburn/|publisher=Independent Feature Project}}</ref> in South Africa<ref name=totalfilm>{{cite news|title=Exclusive interview with Oliver Blackburn|work=Total Film|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/trailers/donkey-punch-exclusive-interview-with-oliver-blackburn|year=2011|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=23 February 2012}}</ref> |- |rowspan="5"|2009 |''Bunny and the Bull'' |Paul King |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Winner, Best Achievement in Production, British Independent Film Awards<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bifa.chaptermedia.com/films/bunny-and-bull|title=Bunny and the Bull|work=The British Independent Film Awards|year=2009|accessdate=14 October 2012|publisher=bifa.chaptermedia.com|author=British Independent Film Awards|author-link=British Independent Film Awards}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|''She, a Chinese'' |rowspan="2"|Xiaolu Guo |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Winner, Golden Leopard, Locarno International Film Festival<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=BLWLU_20121007_003|work=Het Nieuwsblad|publisher=nieuwsblad.be|language=Dutch|title=Actrice Lu Huang bezoekt expo 'Open Asia' vandaag|date=6 October 2012|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Winner, Screenplay Award, Hamburg Film Festival<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.badische-zeitung.de/kino-neustarts/drama-vogelfrei-und-lebenshungrig--26521485.html|work=Badische Zeitung|publisher=badische-zeitung.de|accessdate=14 October 2012|title=She, a Chinese – Drama: Vogelfrei und lebenshungrig|language=German|date=4 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|language=German|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/film-eine-junge-frau-bricht-auf-und132she-a-chineseund147_aid_476378.html|work=Focus Online|publisher=focus.de|title=Film: Eine junge Frau bricht auf: "She, a Chinese" |date=2 February 2010|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> |- |''All Tomorrow's Parties'' |All Tomorrow's People & Jonathan Caouette |Covers several years of the music festival, All Tomorrow's Parties, which began in 2002<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/2009-06-18/film-tv/los-angeles-film-festival-reviews-a-to-z/|work=LA Weekly|publisher=laweekly.com|title=Los Angeles Film Festival: Reviews, A to Z|author=L.A. Weekly Film Critics|date=17 June 2009|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> |- |''Hush'' |Mark Tonderai |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated, Best Achievement in Production, British Independent Film Awards<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thegrio.com/2012/09/21/black-director-helms-horror-film-house-at-the-end-of-the-street/|work=The Grio: NBC News|publisher=thegrio.com|title=Black director helms horror film 'House at the End of the Street'|first=Ugonna |last=Okpalaoka |date=21 September 2012|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> |- |rowspan="7"|2011 |rowspan="4"|''Tyrannosaur'' |rowspan="4"|Paddy Considine |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Winner, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, BAFTA<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-17009096|date=13 February 2012|accessdate=14 October 2012|publisher=BBC News|title=Bafta win for Sheffield film makers}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Winner, The World Cinema Award for Directing: Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival<ref name="clarke">{{cite news|url=http://www.worcesterstandard.co.uk/2012/03/22/entertainment-Award-winning-debut-to-screen-33568.html|work=Worcester Standard|publisher=worcesterstandard.co.uk|first=Tim|last=Clarke|title=Award-winning debut to screen|accessdate=14 October 2012|date=22 March 2012}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Winner, Best British Independent Film, British Independent Film Awards<ref name="clarke" /> |- |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Winner, Best Director, British Independent Film Awards<ref name="clarke" /> |- |rowspan="3"|''Kill List'' |rowspan="3"|Ben Wheatley |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated, Best Achievement in Production, British Independent Film Awards<ref name="ifcwheatley">{{cite news|url=http://www.ifcfilms.com/inside-ifc-films/2011-british-independent-film-awards-for-kill-list-weekend-albatross-and-pina|work=Inside IFC Films|publisher=ifcilms.com|title=2011 British Independent Film Awards for KILL LIST, WEEKEND, ALBATROSS and PINA!|author= krkail|date=31 October 2011|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated, Best Director, British Independent Film Awards<ref name="ifcwheatley" /> |- |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Winner, Best Horror, Empire Awards<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/film/894198-gary-oldman-scoops-best-actor-gong-for-tinker-tailor-at-empire-awards|work=Metro|title=Gary Oldman scoops 'best actor' gong for Tinker Tailor at Empire Awards|date=25 March 2012|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/film/empire-awards-2012-winners-photos/|work=This Is Fake DIY|title=Empire Awards 2012: Winners & Photos|publisher=thisisfakediy.co.uk|date=26 March 2012|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> |- |2012 |''Berberian Sound Studio'' |Peter Strickland |Previewed at London FrightFest Film Festival in August 2012,<ref name=Quietus>{{cite web|last=Cummings|first=Basia|title=Foley Cow! Berberian Sound Studio Director Peter Strickland Interviewed|date=31 August 2012 |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/09874-peter-strickland-interview-berberian-sound-studio|publisher=The Quietus|accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref> and at the 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival<ref name=Tele>{{cite news|last=Collin|first=Robbie|title=Berberian Sound Studio, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9363023/Berberian-Sound-Studio-Edinburgh-International-Film-Festival-2012-review.html|accessdate=2 September 2012|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=28 June 2012}}</ref> |- |2013 |''For Those in Peril'' |Paul Wright |First feature film for director Paul Wright;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-struggles-in-cannes-selections/5054164.article?blocktitle=Latest-News&contentID=1846|work=Screen International|accessdate=26 April 2013|title=UK films miss Cannes' main show but new voices find favour|date=23 April 2013|first=Andreas |last=Wiseman|publisher=Media Business Insight Limited}}</ref> with debut at 2013 Cannes Film Festival<ref>{{cite news|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/apr/23/cannes-2013-directors-fortnight-clio-barnard|accessdate=26 April 2013|title=Cannes 2013: line-up completed as Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week announce selections – First film in 20 years from Alejandro Jodorowsky, as Clio Barnard and Paul Wright fly flag for Britain|date=23 April 2013|first=Andrew|last= Pulver}}</ref> |- |}
== References== {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == *{{Official website|http://www.warpx.co.uk}}
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