Andy Whittaker is the founder of the British film distributor
Dogwoof
Dogwoof is a film-distribution company based in the United Kingdom.
History Dogwoof Pictures
Dogwoof was founded in 2003 by Andy Whittaker, and originally concentrated on foreign films, including such titles as ''Don't Move'', '' Fateless'', ...
, which focuses on films about social issues and documentaries, such as ''
Food, Inc.
''Food, Inc.'' is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Robert Kenner '' and ''
Burma VJ
''Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country'' is a 2008 Danish documentary film directed by Anders Østergaard. It follows the Saffron Revolution against the military regime in Burma. The "VJ" in the title stands for "video journalists." Some of ...
''.
On 24 September 2010,
The Guardian
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Newspapers can cover a wide ...
published a one-off Film Power 100 list, on which Whittaker was ranked the 86th most influential figure on British cinema audiences.
In 2015 he was included in the
Evening Standard
The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format.
In October 2009, after be ...
Progress 1000 list, for 'London's most influential people 2015 - Film'.
References
External links
The 2010 Guardian Film Power 100
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Film distributors (people)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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