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Christopher Woodrow

Christopher Woodrow
Born (1977-07-19) July 19, 1977 (age 47)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Alabama
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • financier
  • movie producer
Years active1999–present
Websitechristopherwoodrow.com

Christopher Woodrow is an American entrepreneur, financier, and movie producer. He is the founder and chairman of Media Capital Technologies. Woodrow has financed and produced over 40 feature films, including Birdman, which won four Oscars, including Best Picture.

Early life

Woodrow was born on July 19, 1977, in Syracuse, New York. He attended the University of Alabama from 1995-1999.[1]

Career

Woodrow moved to New York City in 2001 to work on Wall Street in investment banking at Oppenheimer & Co. before becoming a vice president at Citigroup Global Markets in 2003. He then served as managing director of Prospect Point Capital, an investment company focused on structured finance and venture capital opportunities in media and entertainment from 2005-2007.[2]

Woodrow was the founder and served as chairman and CEO of Worldview Entertainment,[3][4] a motion picture finance and production company from 2007-2014, and its successor, Vendian Entertainment,[5] from 2014-2016. During this period, Woodrow financed and produced over 30 feature films,[6] including Birdman, Black Mass, and Hacksaw Ridge, which grossed more than $700 million in worldwide box office revenue, were nominated for 16 Academy Awards, and won six Oscars, including Best Picture.

Woodrow financed and produced other independent films during this era, including Killer Joe,[7]The Green Inferno,[8] The Immigrant,[9] The Neon Demon and Triple 9. He was named one of 10 Producers To Watch by Variety in 2012[10] and one of five Producers To Watch by Deadline at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013.[11] Woodrow was an event chair of amfAR's 21st annual Cinema Against AIDS Gala at the Hôtel du Cap in 2014.

Woodrow moved to Los Angeles in 2017. He was the founder and CEO of MovieCoin, a Cryptocurrency-based entertainment finance company from 2017-2018.[12][13]

Woodrow has been the founder and chairman of Media Capital Technologies (MCT), a specialty finance company that invests in premium content, since 2019. MassMutual acquired a controlling interest in the company in 2021. MCT closed a multi-year slate co-financing deal with Lionsgate in 2023.[14]

Filmography

Year Film Credit Ref.
2006 Just Like the Son Executive producer
[15]
2008 Adventures of Power Executive producer
[16]
Living in Emergency Executive producer
[17]
2009 Asylum Seekers Executive producer
2011 Killer Joe Executive producer
2013 Ass Backwards Executive producer
Blood Ties Producer
[18]
Devil's Knot Producer
[19]
The Green Inferno Producer
The Immigrant Producer
Jimmy P. Executive producer
[20]
Joe Producer
[21]
The Sacrament Producer
[22]
Welcome to the Punch Executive producer
2014 Birdman Executive producer
[23]
Manglehorn Producer
[24]
The Search Executive producer
[25]
Song One Producer
[26]
Wish I Was Here Executive producer
[27]
2015 Black Mass Executive producer
[28]
Legend Executive producer
2016 Free State of Jones Executive producer
[29]
Hacksaw Ridge Executive producer
[30]
The Neon Demon Executive producer
[31]
Rules Don't Apply Producer
Snowden Executive producer
[32]
Triple 9 Producer
2017 American Made Co-executive producer
Tulip Fever Executive producer
2023 About My Father Executive producer
[33]
Cobweb Executive producer
[34]
Expend4bles Executive producer
[35]
2024 Bagman Executive producer
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Executive producer
[36]
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Executive producer
[37]
Never Let Go Executive producer
[38]
White Bird Executive producer
[39]
2025 Flight Risk Executive producer

References

  1. ^ "The University of Alabama". College Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Debra (2017-11-21). "Hollywood Producer Plans Initial Coin Offering to Fund Films". ETC@USC. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  3. ^ Abrams, Rachel (2013-05-16). "Worldview Nears $70 Million in New Coin (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2013-04-12). "Meet Sarah Johnson Redlich and William D. Johnson: Hollywood's Other Billionaire's Kids". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2015-05-13). "Christopher Woodrow launches Vendian". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  6. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2014-05-07). "Weinstein Co. Signs Major Deal With Worldview Entertainment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  7. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2010-12-09). "Worldview joins Voltage as co-financier on dark comedy Killer Joe". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  8. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2012-05-17). "Cannes 2012: Eli Roth Will Direct Horror-Thriller 'The Green Inferno'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  9. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2012-06-14). "TWC Acquiring U.S. On James Gray Pic; Joaquin Phoenix, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Renner Star". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  10. ^ Blair, Iain (2012-12-05). "Woodrow: Finance wiz ties up 'Knot'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  11. ^ Blair, Iain (2013-05-16). "Cannes: Producers To Watch". Deadline. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  12. ^ Russo, Camila (2017-11-17). "Hollywood Hitmaker Plans to Fund Next Blockbuster With Crypto". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  13. ^ Hankin, Aaron (2018-06-18). "Here's your chance to invest in the next Hollywood blockbuster—using crypto". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  14. ^ Lang, Brent (2024-06-18). "Lionsgate, Media Capital Technologies Sign 'Significant' Multi-Year Slate Financing Deal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  15. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (2006-06-05). "Review: Just Like the Son". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  16. ^ Debruge, Peter (2008-01-31). "Sundance Review: Adventures of Power". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  17. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (2010-06-01). "Review: Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  18. ^ McNary, Dave (2012-04-12). "Canet's 'Blood Ties' gets Worldview coin infusion". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  19. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2012-05-16). "Cannes 2012: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon's West Memphis Three Pic Gets Financing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  20. ^ McNary, Dave (2013-10-22). "Benicio Del Toro's 'Jimmy P.' Finds U.S. Home With IFC". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  21. ^ McNary, Dave (2012-09-07). "Worldview on board 'Joe'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  22. ^ Roxborough, Scott; McClintock, Pamela (2012-09-06). "Toronto 2012: Eli Roth to Produce Horror Film 'The Sacrament'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  23. ^ Debruge, Peter (2014-08-27). "Film Review: 'Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  24. ^ Kilday, Gregg (2013-05-14). "Cannes: Al Pacino to Star in David Gordon Green's 'Mangelhorn'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  25. ^ Yamato, Jen (2013-11-06). "AFM: Michel Hazanavicius's 'Artist' Follow-Up 'The Search' Sells To Worldview". Deadline. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  26. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2013-05-15). "Cannes: Worldview Backing Anne Hathaway In 'Song One'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  27. ^ McNary, Dave (2013-05-24). "Zach Braff's Kickstarter Campaign Closes With $3.1 Million". Variety. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  28. ^ Foundas, Scott (2015-09-04). "Film Review: 'Black Mass'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  29. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2016-06-20). "Film Review: 'Free State of Jones'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  30. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2016-09-04). "Film Review: 'Hacksaw Ridge'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  31. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2016-05-19). "Cannes Film Review: 'The Neon Demon'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  32. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2016-09-09). "Toronto Film Review: Oliver Stone's 'Snowden'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  33. ^ Scheck, Frank (2023-05-24). "'About My Father' Review: Robert De Niro and Sebastian Maniscalco Headline Limp Culture-Clash Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  34. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2023-07-19). "'Cobweb' Review: Things Go Bump in the Night in a Creepy Domestic Horror". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  35. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2023-09-21). "'Expend4bles' Review: A Few of the Old Boys Are Back, Now Joined by Megan Fox, but the Series' Appeal Feels Increasingly Expendable". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  36. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2024-11-14). "'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' Review: Town Terrors Get Tamed in a Fresh Take on the Kid-Lit Classic". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  37. ^ Debruge, Peter (2024-04-16). "'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' Review: Henry Cavill Leads a Pack of Inglorious Rogues in Guy Ritchie's Spirited WWII Coup". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  38. ^ Howard, Courtney (2024-09-16). "'Never Let Go' Review: Halle Berry Rolls Out the Unwelcome Mat to Evil Spirits in Creepy Horror Flick". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  39. ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (2024-10-03). "'White Bird' Review: Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson in an Overly Mushy 'Wonder' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
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