Editing Warp Records (section)

=== Death of Mitchell and Warp Films ===
Mitchell died from cancer on 8 October 2001, at the age of 38, leaving Beckett as the head of Warp.<ref name="Simpson-2009" /><ref name="Anniss-2019" /> Beckett described him as "like a brother", and said his death made him realise how important it was to "put love and creativity out into the world".<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy-2007" /> Passamonte said: "Between them Rob and Steve were responsible for signing and managing the label's artists. Without being emotional about it, when Rob died that changed. Ultimately, the sound of Warp up until Rob's death was the sound of two people's music taste."<ref name="Anniss-2019" />

In 2001, Warp established a film production company, [[Warp Films]]. It initially produced and released short films by [[Chris Cunningham]], who had created music videos for Warp artists such as Aphex Twin, and the satirist [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]].<ref name="Anniss-2019" /> According to Beckett, Warp found that some video directors they were working with, such as Cunningham, had similar personalities to the musicians, "pushing the boundaries" of their medium. Additionally, new technology was making it cheaper to create films.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy-2007" /> The first Warp Films release, Morris's ''[[My Wrongs 8245–8249 & 117]]'', won the 2002 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|Bafta]] for best short film.<ref name="bafta_2002">{{cite web |title=BAFTA: Film Nominations 2002 |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/nominations/?year=2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921081630/http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/nominations/?year=2002 |archive-date=21 September 2010 |access-date=23 June 2008}}</ref><ref name="The Independent" />

In 2004, Warp released its first feature film, ''[[Dead Man's Shoes (2004 film)|Dead Man's Shoes]]'', directed by [[Shane Meadows]], which was nominated for a Bafta. Meadows's next film, ''[[This Is England]]'' (2007), won the Bafta for Best British Film.<ref name="Simpson-2009" /> In 2022, ''The Independent'' described ''This Is England'' as Warp Films' "crowning glory to date: as visceral as any early Warp record, but with the bleeding humanity its best artists have found in their maturity".<ref name="The Independent">{{cite news |last=Hasted |first=Nick |date=28 August 2009 |title=20 years of the Warp factor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/20-years-of-the-warp-factor-1778146.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220706195724/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/20-years-of-the-warp-factor-1778146.html |archive-date=6 July 2022 |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] }}</ref> In 2009, ''The Independent'' wrote that Warp Films had "quickly become the UK's most consistent and challenging indie production company".<ref name="The Independent" /> In 2006, Warp launched [[Warp X]] to seek new talent in film, with funding by the [[UK Film Council]] and [[FilmFour]].<ref name="Jones-2009" />