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British film and television producer

Andy Starke Born Andrew Starke 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](/source/Film_producer) and [television producer](/source/Television_producer) who co-founded the production company Rook Films in 2008 with director [Ben Wheatley](/source/Ben_Wheatley) and screenwriter [Amy Jump](/source/Amy_Jump).[1][2]

## Career

In association with Rook Films, Starke served as producer on such films as *[Kill List](/source/Kill_List)* (2011),[3] *[The Duke of Burgundy](/source/The_Duke_of_Burgundy)* (2014),[4] *[The Greasy Strangler](/source/The_Greasy_Strangler)*,[5] *[Free Fire](/source/Free_Fire_(film))* (both 2016),[3] *[An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn](/source/An_Evening_with_Beverly_Luff_Linn)*,[3] *[In Fabric](/source/In_Fabric)*,[6] *[Happy New Year, Colin Burstead](/source/Happy_New_Year%2C_Colin_Burstead)* (all 2018),[3] and *[Possessor](/source/Possessor_(film))* (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](/source/Channel_4) TV programme *[Mondo Macabro](/source/Mondo_Macabro_(TV_programme))* alongside [Pete Tombs](/source/Pete_Tombs).[8][9] The duo went on to found the American-based [home video](/source/Home_video) distribution label [Mondo Macabro](/source/Mondo_Macabro) in 2002.[10] Starke and Tombs also founded the production company Boum Productions.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Rook_-_About_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Rook_-_About_1-1) ["About Us"](https://www.rookfilms.co.uk/https/rookfilmsgreedbagcom). Rook Films. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mitchell, Wendy (30 October 2018). ["The Brit 50: Rook Films"](https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-brit-50-rook-films/5133956.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Grater_2019_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Grater_2019_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Grater_2019_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Grater_2019_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Grater_2019_3-4) Grater, Tom (9 May 2019). ["Andy Starke, Jason Wood and Zoe Flower launch UK distribution outfit Anti-Worlds (exclusive)"](https://www.screendaily.com/news/andy-starke-jason-wood-and-zoe-flower-launch-uk-distribution-outfit-anti-worlds-exclusive/5139179.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Foundas, Scott (18 October 2014). ["Film Review: 'The Duke of Burgundy'"](https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/film-review-the-duke-of-burgundy-1201331373/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-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"](https://filmmakermagazine.com/100100-elijah-wood-tim-league-and-the-producing-team-on-why-they-made-jim-hoskings-the-greasy-strangler/). *[Filmmaker](/source/Filmmaker_(magazine))*. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Hipes, Patrick (18 September 2018). ["Peter Strickland's 'In Fabric' Sews Up A24 Deal After Toronto Bow"](https://deadline.com/2018/09/in-fabric-movie-release-date-peter-strickland-a24-1202467205/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Ritman, Alex (16 May 2019). ["Cannes First Look: Christopher Abbott in Brandon Cronenberg's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Possessor' (Exclusive)"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/first-image-christopher-abbot-brandon-cronenbergs-possessor-1210887/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Bickel, Christopher (18 August 2015). ["Uncovering and Preserving the Wildest and Strangest Films in the World"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230622211614/https://dangerousminds.net/comments/uncovering_the_wildest_and_strangest_films_in_the_world). *[DangerousMinds.net](/source/DangerousMinds.net)*. Archived from [the original](https://dangerousminds.net/comments/uncovering_the_wildest_and_strangest_films_in_the_world) on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent, Issue 15"](https://books.google.com/books?id=kGNLAQAAIAAJ). *Bidoun: A Quarterly Forum for Middle Eastern Talent* (15): 71. 2008. 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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["About Us"](https://www.mondo-macabro.com/about-us.html). Mondo Macabro. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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