Case Studies Working Title and Warp Films

Working Title • Ownership & Funding- in 1998 Polygram was bought by Universal a

Hollywood studio itself owned by Seagram • Organisations they work with- They work together with Universal

as a co-production because through this they get a bigger budget and it helps them to distribute their films because Universal has lots of experience in distributing films

• Film successes- Billy Elliot(Budget $5 million; Worldwide gross $109,3 million), Shaun of the dead(Budget $4 million, World wide gross $30 million)

• Film flops- MickyBo and me (Budget $3 million; Worldwide gross $ 172,336), The Calcium Kid (Budget $5 million; Worldwide gross 61,415)

• What makes them successful-

Warp Films• Ownership & Funding- Warp Films is an independent UK film production

company. It is based in Sheffield & London, UK with a further office in Melbourne, Australia

• Organisations they work with- They work as an independent Studio • Film successes- Warp Films biggest success to date came with Shane Meadows

This Is England. Since its release in early 2007 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.The first film Chris Morris My Wrongs was shot in 2002. It won the award for Best Short Film at the 2003 BAFTA’s and became the first short film DVD single in the UK market.

• Film flops- • What makes them successful- • What are the key differences between their approach to film making and the

approach of Working Title Films?