Andy Starke Explained

Andy Starke
Birth Name:Andrew Starke
Nationality:British
Known For:Co-founder of Mondo Macabro, Boum Productions and Rook Films
Years Active:1999–present

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] 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), An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, In Fabric,[6] Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (all 2018), 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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. Rook Films. 24 June 2023.
  2. Web site: The Brit 50: Rook Films. Mitchell. Wendy. 30 October 2018. Screen Daily. 24 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Andy Starke, Jason Wood and Zoe Flower launch UK distribution outfit Anti-Worlds (exclusive). Grater. Tom. 9 May 2019. Screen Daily. 24 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Film Review: 'The Duke of Burgundy'. Foundas. Scott. 18 October 2014. Variety. 24 June 2023.
  5. Web site: "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. Ewell. Audrey. 8 October 2016. Filmmaker. 24 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Peter Strickland's 'In Fabric' Sews Up A24 Deal After Toronto Bow. Hipes. Patrick. 18 September 2018. Deadline Hollywood. 24 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Cannes First Look: Christopher Abbott in Brandon Cronenberg's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Possessor' (Exclusive). Ritman. Alex. 16 May 2019. The Hollywood Reporter. 24 June 2023.
  8. Web site: Uncovering and Preserving the Wildest and Strangest Films in the World. Bickel. Christopher. 18 August 2015. DangerousMinds.net. 22 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230622211614/https://dangerousminds.net/comments/uncovering_the_wildest_and_strangest_films_in_the_world. 22 June 2023.
  9. 2008. https://books.google.com/books?id=kGNLAQAAIAAJ. Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent. 15. 71. "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.".
  10. Web site: About Us. Mondo Macabro. June 22, 2023.

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