Andy Starke
{{Short description|British film and television producer}}
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| nationality = British
| occupation = {{hlist|Film producer|television producer}}
| known_for = Co-founder of Mondo Macabro, Boum Productions and Rook Films
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| years_active = 1999–present
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rookfilms.co.uk/https/rookfilmsgreedbagcom|title=About Us|publisher=Rook Films|access-date=24 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-brit-50-rook-films/5133956.article|title=The Brit 50: Rook Films|last=Mitchell|first=Wendy|date=30 October 2018|website=Screen Daily|access-date=24 June 2023}}
Career
In association with Rook Films, Starke served as producer on such films as Kill List (2011),{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/andy-starke-jason-wood-and-zoe-flower-launch-uk-distribution-outfit-anti-worlds-exclusive/5139179.article|title=Andy Starke, Jason Wood and Zoe Flower launch UK distribution outfit Anti-Worlds (exclusive)|last=Grater|first=Tom|date=9 May 2019|website=Screen Daily|access-date=24 June 2023}} The Duke of Burgundy (2014),{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/film-review-the-duke-of-burgundy-1201331373/|title=Film Review: 'The Duke of Burgundy'|last=Foundas|first=Scott|date=18 October 2014|website=Variety|access-date=24 June 2023}} The Greasy Strangler,{{cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/100100-elijah-wood-tim-league-and-the-producing-team-on-why-they-made-jim-hoskings-the-greasy-strangler/|title="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|last=Ewell|first=Audrey|date=8 October 2016|website=Filmmaker|access-date=24 June 2023}} Free Fire (both 2016), An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, In Fabric,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/in-fabric-movie-release-date-peter-strickland-a24-1202467205/|title=Peter Strickland's 'In Fabric' Sews Up A24 Deal After Toronto Bow|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=18 September 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=24 June 2023}} Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (all 2018), and Possessor (2020).{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/first-image-christopher-abbot-brandon-cronenbergs-possessor-1210887/|title=Cannes First Look: Christopher Abbott in Brandon Cronenberg's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Possessor' (Exclusive)|last=Ritman|first=Alex|date=16 May 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=24 June 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://dangerousminds.net/comments/uncovering_the_wildest_and_strangest_films_in_the_world|title=Uncovering and Preserving the Wildest and Strangest Films in the World|last=Bickel|first=Christopher|date=18 August 2015|website=DangerousMinds.net|access-date=22 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622211614/https://dangerousminds.net/comments/uncovering_the_wildest_and_strangest_films_in_the_world|archive-date=22 June 2023}}{{cite journal|date=2008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kGNLAQAAIAAJ|journal=Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent|issue=15|page=71|quote="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."}} The duo went on to found the American-based home video distribution label Mondo Macabro in 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.mondo-macabro.com/about-us.html|title=About Us|publisher=Mondo Macabro|access-date=June 22, 2023}} Starke and Tombs also founded the production company Boum Productions.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0823288}}
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