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  • WarpFilms10 – Warp Films Is 10

    WarpFilms10 – Warp Films Is 10

    SELECTED EVENTS

    This is England with Live Score – 19th October, BFI Southbank, London

    A special screening of Shane Meadow’s This Is England in partnership with The BFI London Film Festival and Sonic Cinema. The film will be scored live by original composer Ludivico Einaudi and featuring regular Meadows collaborator Gavin Clark.

    Warp Films retrospective – 2-9th November, Showroom Cinema, Sheffield

    WarpFilms10 Sheffield Event – 17th November, Sheffield

    Warp Films will be throwing a 10th anniversary party including an exclusive screening of Dead Man’s Shoes re-scored live by Gavin Clark and special guests, also featuring special screenings from the Warp Films back catalogue (including Ben Wheatley’s Kill List), live music acts, DJ sets from Warp Films directors & Tom Ravenscroft and much more.

    For full list of events: www.warpfilms10.com

    LIMITED EDITION BOOK & MERCHANDISE

    A special range of limited edition WarpFilms10 merchandise will be released through Bleep.com, including a very special WarpFilms10 book, chronicling 10 years of films with never before seen material. There will also be a reprint of the acclaimed Dead Man’s Shoes graphic novel (pre-order from today), T-Shirts, film downloads and more coming soon.

    www.bleep.com/warp-films

    Warp Films was established by Warp Records’ founding partners, Rob Mitchell and Steve Beckett and is run by Mark Herbert & Robin Gutch. The first film, shot in 2002, was Chris Morris’ BAFTA winning short My Wrongs #8245-8249 & 117. Soon after, Warp Films’ debut feature Dead Man’s Shoes was released to critical acclaim, awards included the Hitchcock D’or (Dinard Festival) and the Southbank award for Best Film. Warp Films expanded in 2004 with Warp X, the low budget digital ‘studio’ backed by Film4, UK Film Council, Optimum Releasing, Screen Yorkshire and EM Media. A number of projects were created under the new label, including A Complete History of My Sexual Failures, Donkey Punch, Hush, Bunny & the Bull, She a Chinese and All Tomorrow’s Parties. The company’s breakthrough came in 2007 with Shane Meadows’ This Is England which won a flurry of awards including Best Film at the British Independent Films Awards, the Special Jury Prize at Rome Film Festival and Best British Film at the BAFTAs. At the same ceremony Paddy Considine’s Dog Altogether won the best short film BAFTA. Also released in 2007 was Grow Your Own, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. This Is England was such a success that in 2010 & 2011, Warp Films broke through into television with the sequelsThis Is England ’86 &’88 for Channel 4.

    In the last five years the company has gone from strength to strength, other films to receive awards and critical acclaim include Chris Morris’ debut feature Four Lions, which won the ‘Outstanding Debut’ BAFTA award, Richard Ayoade’s debut feature Submarine (BIFA for Best Screenplay), the 2011 Warp X productions Kill List, written and directed by Ben Wheatley, Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur (BAFTA for Outstanding Debut) and from Warp Films Australia, Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown (4 Australian Academy Awards).

    In 2012 Warp Films produced three 30-minute television dramas for the Sky Arts Playhouse Presents season; The Minor Character (written by Will Self and starring David Tennant), The Snipist (directed by Matthew Holness) andCare (starring Gina McKee). A new comedy series The Midnight Beast, recently aired on E4 and Peter Strickland’shighly acclaimed Berberian Sound Studio has just been released in cinemas in the UK. Warp Films currently have two films in production: Paul Wright’s Seaside Stories and Shane’s Meadow’s documentary about the reformedThe Stone Roses. Upcoming projects include Southcliffe, directed by Sean Durkin and written by Tony Grisoni and produced for Channel 4, and Jim Hosking’s ‘Privado’ for Channel 4 comedy (Link).

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  • A Quick Chat With Claudia Gerini

    A Quick Chat With Claudia Gerini

    We talk to star of Tulpa, Claudia Gerini.

    So, Tulpa.  What is it about?

    In Tibetan magical Buddhism, the Tulpas are real beings created by meditation and esoteric rituals by the monks . They can be positive entities but sometime things go the wrong and the Tulpas can become terrible demons. It’s something intriguing and scary at the same time.

    How was the screening at FrightFest?

    One word : Crazy !!! We have had so much fun , the atmosphere was very hot and the FrightFesters are just great people. The film had incredible attention and it quickly becoming clear that they either loved it or hated it. Dividing the audience that much is always great. On top of this, the screening was  useful  to test  what works very well and what needs to be improved . Federico has cut some dialogue and scenes  where the film was slowing down a bit. Now I think TULPA is in great shape .

    Was the violence and the sex comfortable for you?

    I was so involved in playing the character that  I didn’t have the chance to think too much.   Afterwards when I watched the film completed,  I felt a little shocked  and honestly I thought my husband was kind of  sick.

    How is the Italian Film Industry?  Can you recommend us some films, directors to watch?

    There are so many great directors in my country. Talking about the new generation I think Matteo Garrone is one of the best.

    What should we take away from Tulpa?

    A lot of fun, which is so important when you watch a film.

    Tell us about your role in Labyrinth

    I play Marie Cecil, an evil and controversial woman  but I don’t want to spoil too much. It’s going to be a  big surprise

    What was it like to be directed by Christopher Smith?

    Chris is so much talented and visionary, he always knows what he wants and he’s able to find the best way for telling you what do to. I wish we can work together again, hopefully on another thriller.

    What’s next for you?

    I’m shooting a new film. It’s an original romcom – UNA FAMIGLIA PERFETTA.

    TULPA is in official competition at Sitges Film Festival 2012

    Labyrinth is broadcast on Channel 4 early 2013

  • Material Trailer Looks Good

    Material Trailer Looks Good

    Material, which took the South African box office by storm this year, becoming the most successful English-speaking film in SA for 33 years, is set to make its infectious comedic impression on London audiences when it premieres at the 56th BFI London Film Festival.

    Set in Johannesburg, the film stars Riaad Moosa as Cassim, a dutiful Muslim son who works alongside his traditionalist father (played by Vincent Ebrahim) in the declining family-run textile store. However, Cassim is secretly honing his skills as a stand-up comic. This is definitely not the kind of material Cassim should be working with and when his father finds out suddenly life isn’’t a funny business anymore….

  • Storage 24

    Storage 24

    From Noel Clarke, the creator of Kidulthood and Adulthood, Universal Pictures (UK) brings you an exciting sci-fi horror thriller packed with tense action and real edge of your seat scares, as Storage 24 is unleashed this Halloween on DVD, Blu-ray and available to download from 29 October 2012.

    With stunning special effects, Storage 24 leads you down a twisted and truly claustrophobic path where a domestic dispute turns bloodier by the minute. A sci-fi thriller where the extraordinary invades the everyday, Storage 24’s action is out of this world.

    With over 90 minutes of explosive bonus content, Storage 24 also includes special features comprising of On Set featurettes, Creature Development featurette, Video Blogs with the entire lead cast and a Day in the Life of Noel Clarke.

    Don’t miss your chance to see the ultimate sci-fi suspense thriller as Storage 24 is released on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Download on 29 October 2012 from Universal Pictures (UK).

  • César et Rosalie

    César et Rosalie

    César et Rosalie is an enchanting French romance starring Yves Montand (Jean De Florette) and Romy Schneider (What’s New Pussycat? Sissi), directed by Claude Sautet (Un Coeur en Hiver, Les Chose de la Vie).

    Rosalie is a beautiful vivacious young woman involved with a charming, successful businessman called César. He is crazy about her and his exuberant vitality satisfies Rosalie’s terrific lust for life. One day out of the blue Rosalie’s old flame David appears, desperate to win back her affections. César’s intense jealousy shocks Roaslie and she ends up running into the arms of David and the pair are separated. Rosalie however begins to doubt that she’s made the right choice, until fate ends up deciding for her.

    This classic French romance is coming to Blu-Ray (UK premiere) and DVD on 5th November 2012.