2. 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-
3. 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?
