Christopher Woodrow

Christopher Woodrow
Born (1977-07-19) July 19, 1977 (age 48)
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, and chairman of The Horror Section. Woodrow has financed and produced over 50 feature films, which has grossed over $1 billion in global box office revenue.

Career

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

Woodrow was the founder and served as chairman and CEO of Worldview Entertainment,[1] a prolific motion picture finance and production company, from 2007 to 2014.[2][3] He departed the company in June 2014.[4] Worldview filed a lawsuit against Woodrow in October 2014. In response, he sued Worldview.[5] The company ceased operations in March 2015.[6][7] Sarah Johnson, an investor in the company, also filed a lawsuit against Worldview in March 2015,[8] which was dismissed in March 2017.[9]

Woodrow was the founder and served as chairman and CEO of Vendian Entertainment, the successor to Worldview, from 2014 to 2016.[10] During this period, the companies collectively financed and produced over 30 feature films, including Birdman, Black Mass, and Hacksaw Ridge, which 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,[11] The Green Inferno,[12] The Immigrant,[13] The Neon Demon, Triple 9, and Wish I Was Here.[14] He was named one of 10 Producers to Watch by Variety in 2012[15] and one of five Producers to Watch by Deadline at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013.[16] Woodrow was an event chair of amfAR's annual Cinema Against AIDS Gala at the Hôtel du Cap in 2014 and 2015.

Woodrow moved to Los Angeles in 2017. He was the founder and CEO of MovieCoin, a cryptocurrency-based entertainment finance company, from 2017 to 2018.[17][18]

Woodrow has been the founder and chairman of Media Capital Technologies (MCT), a media and entertainment investment company, since 2019. MassMutual acquired an interest in the company in 2021. MCT closed a multi-year slate co-financing deal with Lionsgate in 2023.[19]

Woodrow reteamed with filmmaker Eli Roth in 2025 when Roth founded The Horror Section in partnership with MCT.[20] Woodrow serves as chairman of the company. The first film Roth wrote and directed for the new genre studio was Ice Cream Man,[21] which was sold to foreign distributors at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025 and is scheduled for a wide theatrical release in 2026.[22]

Filmography

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

References

  1. ^ Abrams, Rachel (2013-05-16). "Worldview Nears $70 Million in New Coin (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2014-05-07). "Weinstein Co. Signs Major Deal With Worldview Entertainment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (2014-06-02). "Worldview Entertainment CEO Christopher Woodrow Departs Abruptly". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. ^ Johnson, Ted (2014-10-15). "'Birdman' Executive Producer Sues Former Company for $55 Million". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ Bush, Anita (2015-03-05). "Worldview Entertainment Shutters New York Office". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  7. ^ McClintock, Pamela; Gardner, Eriq (2015-05-14). "'Birdman' Financier Worldview: Anatomy of a Cannes Implosion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  8. ^ McNary, Dave (2015-03-23). "'Birdman' Financier Worldview Hit with New Suit". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  9. ^ Gardner, Eriq (2017-03-29). "'Birdman' Exec Producer's $70 Million Lawsuit Gutted by Judge". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  10. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2015-05-13). "Christopher Woodrow launches Vendian". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  11. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2010-12-09). "Worldview joins Voltage as co-financier on dark comedy Killer Joe". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  12. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2012-05-17). "Cannes 2012: Eli Roth Will Direct Horror-Thriller 'The Green Inferno'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  13. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2012-06-14). "TWC Acquiring U.S. On James Gray Pic; Joaquin Phoenix, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Renner Star". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  14. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2013-05-15). "Cannes: Zach Braff's Kickstarter Film Lands Full Financing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  15. ^ Blair, Iain (2012-12-05). "Woodrow: Finance wiz ties up 'Knot'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  16. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2013-05-16). "Cannes: Producers To Watch". Deadline. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  17. ^ Russo, Camila (2017-11-17). "Hollywood Hitmaker Plans to Fund Next Blockbuster With Crypto". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  18. ^ Hankin, Aaron (2018-06-18). "Here's your chance to invest in the next Hollywood blockbuster—using crypto". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  19. ^ Lang, Brent (2024-06-18). "Lionsgate, Media Capital Technologies Sign 'Significant' Multi-Year Slate Financing Deal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  20. ^ Kit, Borys (2025-03-14). "Eli Roth Launches The Horror Section Production Studio, Invites Fans to Become Investors (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  21. ^ Lang, Brent; Ritman, Alex (2025-05-08). "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. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  22. ^ Lang, Jamie (2025-05-21). "Eli Roth's 'Ice Cream Man' Scooped Up by More Global Buyers After Cannes Market Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  23. ^ Change, Justin (September 8, 2011). "Killer Joe Review". Variety Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  24. ^ Vlessing, Etan (May 22, 2013). "Cannes: Lionsgate Takes U.S. Rights To 'Blood Ties'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  25. ^ McClintock, Pamela (May 21, 2013). "Cannes: Reese Witherspoon Stars In Devil's Knot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  26. ^ Kay, Jeremy (October 25, 2012). "Eli Roth Cements The Green Inferno Cast Ahead of Peru Shoot". Screen Daily. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  27. ^ Debruge, Peter (May 24, 2013). "Cannes Film Review: 'The Immigrant'". Variety Magazine. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  28. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 22, 2013). "IFC Acquires U.S. On Benicio Del Toro Pic 'Jimmy P'".
  29. ^ McNary, Dave (September 7, 2012). "Worldview on Board 'Joe': Drama Stars Nicolas Cage With David Gordon Green Helming". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  30. ^ Roxborough, Scott; Pamela McClintock (September 6, 2012). "Toronto 2012: Eli Roth To Produce Horror Film 'The Sacrament'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  31. ^ McNary, Dave (September 13, 2013). "Toronto: Ti West's 'The Sacrament' Gets U.S. Distribution". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  32. ^ Lodge, Guy (March 15, 2013). "Film Review – Welcome to the Punch". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  33. ^ Chitwood, Adam. "Production Begins on Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman Starring Michael Keaton". Collider. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  34. ^ Chitwood, Adam. "Production Begins on Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman Starring Michael Keaton". Collider. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  35. ^ Yamato, Jen (November 6, 2013). "AFM: Michel Hazanavicius's 'Artist' Follow-Up 'The Search' Sells To Worldview". Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  36. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (May 15, 2013). "Cannes: Worldview Backing Anne Hathaway In 'Song One'". Deadline. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  37. ^ McNary, Dave (May 24, 2013). "Zach Braff's Kickstarter Campaign Closes With $3.1 Million". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  38. ^ Chitwood, Adam. "Production Begins on Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman Starring Michael Keaton". Collider. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  39. ^ Jones, J.R. (June 23, 2016). "The Neon Demon". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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