Media Capital Technologies

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Media Capital Technologies
Company typePrivate
Industry Film finance
Film production
Film distribution
Founded2019
Founders Christopher Woodrow
Michael Lambert
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Christopher Woodrow (chairman)
Michael Lambert (vice chairman)
Raj Singh (CEO)
Jordan Lichtman (COO & General Counsel)
ProductsFilm financing, production and distribution
Owners MassMutual (minority stake)
Subsidiaries Row K Entertainment
The Horror Section
Website mediacap.io

Media Capital Technologies (MCT) is an American media and entertainment finance company based in West Hollywood, California.

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History

Media Capital Technologies (MCT) was founded in 2019 by Christopher Woodrow, who serves as chairman. [1] [2] Michael Lambert, former chairman of Lambert Media Group, co-chairman of Village Roadshow Pictures, and president of domestic television at 20th Century Fox, joined the company in 2020 as a co-founder and serves as vice chairman. MassMutual acquired an interest in MCT in 2021. [3] Raj Singh joined the company in 2023 and serves as CEO.

In April 2023, MCT announced a multi-year slate co-financing agreement with Lionsgate. [4] The company invested in 20 films with the studio from 2023 to 2025, including Ballerina , Flight Risk , The Long Walk , The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare , and Saw X . [4]

In March 2025, MCT, in a joint initiative with filmmaker Eli Roth, launched The Horror Section. Woodrow serves as chairman of the company. [5] [2] The first production, Ice Cream Man , was written and directed by Roth and sold to international distributors, including StudioCanal. [6] [7] The film is scheduled for theatrical release in 2026. The company also announced plans to co-finance and produce Roth’s subsequent film, Don't Go in That House, Bitch!, featuring Snoop Dogg as a producer and also a writer and performer on the original soundtrack. [8]

In May 2025, MCT partnered with London-based financier Head Gear Films to provide investment capital. Head Gear will use the capital to deploy senior-secured loans. MCT will invest alongside global asset manager Allianz Global Investors and Compton Ross. [9]

In August 2025, MCT launched a U.S. theatrical distribution subsidiary, Row K Entertainment. [3] Woodrow and Singh serve as co-founders and co-chairman of the company, Row K hired Megan Colligan to serve as president. [3] [10] The company announced the acquisition of four films the following month, including Dead Man's Wire , Charlie Harper , Cliffhanger , and Poetic License . [3]

In November 2025, MCT appointed Jordan Lichtman as chief operating officer and general counsel. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorProducer(s)
2023 Saw X Kevin Greutert Oren Koules, Mark Burg
2025 Ballerina Len Wiseman Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski
2025 Flight Risk Mel Gibson Mel Gibson, Jared Rosenberg
2025 The Long Walk Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomyFrancis Lawrence
2025 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Guy Ritchie Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman, Guy Ritchie
2026 Ice Cream Man Eli Roth Eli Roth, Christopher Woodrow
2026Don't Go in That House, Bitch! Eli Roth Eli Roth, Snoop Dogg

References

  1. "The Innovators - From Fan to Financier: New Models in Film Financing and Distribution".
  2. 1 2 Lang, Brent (September 6, 2025). "Christopher Woodrow Tapped as Chairman of Eli Roth's The Horror Section (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gonzalez, Umberto (October 6, 2025). "Row K Entertainment Emerges as Major New Hollywood Buyer With Splashy TIFF Shopping Spree". TheWrap .
  4. 1 2 "Lionsgate and Media Capital Technologies Announce Multi-Year Co-Financing Transaction". June 18, 2024.
  5. "Willkie Advises Media Capital Technologies on Investment in Eli Roth's New Production Studio".
  6. Lang, Brent; Ritman, Alex (May 8, 2025). "Eli Roth Directing 'Ice Cream Man,' His 'Most Terrifying and Insane' Film Yet, With Media Capital Technologies and The Horror Section Financing and Producing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .
  7. Lang, Brent; Ritman, Alex (May 16, 2025). "Eli Roth's 'Ice Cream Man' Sells Distribution Rights in France, U.K. and Other Key Territories to StudioCanal's Sixth Dimension (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .
  8. 1 2 Lang, Brent (November 4, 2025). "Media Capital Technologies Taps Jordan Lichtman as Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .
  9. Lang, Brent (May 14, 2025). "Media Capital Technologies Backing Financier Head Gear in New Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .
  10. Lang, Brent (August 26, 2025). "Media Capital Technologies Launches New Distribution Company Row K; Megan Colligan Tapped as President (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .