Andy Starke

Andy Starke
Born	Andrew Starke
Nationality	British
Occupations	Film producer television producer
Years active	1999–present
Known for	Co-founder of Mondo Macabro, Boum Productions and Rook Films

Andrew Starke is a British film and television producer who co-founded the production company Rook Films in 2008 with director Ben Wheatley and screenwriter Amy Jump.[1][2]

Career

In association with Rook Films, Starke served as producer on such films as Kill List (2011),[3] The Duke of Burgundy (2014),[4] The Greasy Strangler,[5] Free Fire (both 2016),[3] An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn,[3] In Fabric,[6] Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (all 2018),[3] and Possessor (2020).[7] In 2019, Starke co-founded the film distribution company Anti-Worlds with Jason Wood, Zoe Flower, Sam Dunn and John Morrissey.[3]

In 2001, Starke co-wrote, co-produced and co-directed the Channel 4 TV programme Mondo Macabro alongside Pete Tombs.[8][9] The duo went on to found the American-based home video distribution label Mondo Macabro in 2002.[10] Starke and Tombs also founded the production company Boum Productions.[1]

References

1. "About Us". Rook Films. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
2. Mitchell, Wendy (30 October 2018). "The Brit 50: Rook Films". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
3. Grater, Tom (9 May 2019). "Andy Starke, Jason Wood and Zoe Flower launch UK distribution outfit Anti-Worlds (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
4. Foundas, Scott (18 October 2014). "Film Review: 'The Duke of Burgundy'". Variety. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
5. Ewell, Audrey (8 October 2016). ""It's Not So-Bad-It's-Good": Elijah Wood, Tim League and the Producing Team on Why They Made Jim Hosking's Unhinged The Greasy Strangler". Filmmaker. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
6. Hipes, Patrick (18 September 2018). "Peter Strickland's 'In Fabric' Sews Up A24 Deal After Toronto Bow". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
7. Ritman, Alex (16 May 2019). "Cannes First Look: Christopher Abbott in Brandon Cronenberg's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Possessor' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
8. Bickel, Christopher (18 August 2015). "Uncovering and Preserving the Wildest and Strangest Films in the World". DangerousMinds.net. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
9. Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent (15): 71. 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=kGNLAQAAIAAJ. The British duo were preparing a television series based on Mondo Macabro for Channel 4; they also planned to launch a DVD label devoted to recirculating lost genre classics. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. "About Us". Mondo Macabro. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

External links

• Andy Starke at IMDb