Christopher Woodrow | |
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| Born | July 19, 1977 Syracuse, New York, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and Chairman |
| Organization | Media Capital Technologies |
Christopher Woodrow is an American entrepreneur, financier, and movie producer. He is the founder and chairman at Media Capital Technologies, a specialty finance and asset management company focused on strategic investments in premium content.
Woodrow was raised in Ithaca, New York, and graduated from Lansing High School. He attended the University of Alabama from 1995 to 1999, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Jasons Senior Men’s Honorary.
Woodrow was the founder and served as chairman and CEO at Vendian Entertainment [1] [2] and Worldview Entertainment, [3] [4] motion picture companies that financed and produced over 30 feature films. [5] The films, including Fox Searchlight’s Birdman , Warner Bros.’ Black Mass , and Lionsgate’s Hacksaw Ridge , have grossed more than $700 million worldwide, been nominated for 16 Academy Awards, and won six Oscars, including Best Picture. Variety named Woodrow as one of 10 Producers To Watch [6] in 2012, while Deadline named him as one of five Producers To Watch [7] at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. [8] [9]
Prior to this, he was managing director at Prospect Point Capital, an investment company focused on structured finance and venture capital opportunities in media and entertainment. Woodrow was previously a vice president at Citigroup Global Markets and worked in investment banking at Oppenheimer & Co.
Woodrow resides in West Hollywood, California.
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Just Like the Son | Executive producer | |
| 2008 | Adventures of Power | Executive producer | |
| 2009 | Asylum Seekers | Executive producer | |
| 2011 | Killer Joe | Executive producer | |
| 2013 | Ass Backwards | Executive producer | |
| Welcome to the Punch | Executive producer | ||
| Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian | Executive producer | ||
| Blood Ties | |||
| The Immigrant | |||
| Joe | |||
| The Sacrament | |||
| The Green Inferno | |||
| Devil's Knot | |||
| 2014 | Wish I Was Here | Executive producer | |
| Song One | |||
| The Search | Executive producer | ||
| Birdman | Executive producer | ||
| Manglehorn | |||
| 2015 | Legend | Executive producer | |
| Black Mass | Executive producer | ||
| 2016 | Triple 9 | ||
| The Neon Demon | Executive producer | ||
| Free State of Jones | Executive producer | ||
| Snowden | Executive producer | ||
| Hacksaw Ridge | Executive producer | ||
| Rules Don't Apply | |||
| 2017 | Tulip Fever | Executive producer | |
| American Made | Co-executive producer |
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2009 | Follow the Prophet | Special thanks |
| Handsome Harry | ||
| 2012 | 30 Beats |
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