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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 have grossed over $1 billion in global box office revenue.

Career

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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 worked as managing director of Prospect Point Capital, a media and entertainment investment company, from 2005 to 2007.[1]

Woodrow was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Worldview Entertainment, a motion picture finance and production company, from 2007 to 2014.[2][3][4] He left the company in June 2014.[2] Worldview filed a lawsuit against Woodrow in October 2014 for misappropriating funds. In response, he sued Worldview for defamation.[5] The company ceased operations in March 2015.[6][7] That same month, Sarah Johnson, an investor in the company, also filed a lawsuit for fraud and mismanagement against Worldview,[8] which was dismissed in March 2017.[9]

Woodrow was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Vendian Entertainment, the successor to Worldview, from 2015[10] to 2016. 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.[citation needed]

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.[17]

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.[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 is 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

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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
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2013 Ass Backwards Executive producer
Blood Ties Producer
[24][25]
Devil's Knot Producer
[26]
The Green Inferno Producer
The Immigrant Producer
Jimmy P. Executive producer
[27]
Joe Producer
[28][29]
The Sacrament Producer
[30][31]
Welcome to the Punch Executive producer
[32]
2014 Birdman Executive producer
Manglehorn Producer
[33]
The Search Executive producer
[34]
Song One Producer
[35]
Wish I Was Here Executive producer
[36]
2015 Black Mass Executive producer
Legend Executive producer
2016 Free State of Jones Executive producer
Hacksaw Ridge Executive producer
The Neon Demon Executive producer
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
Jimmy and Stiggs Executive producer
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Executive producer
Never Let Go Executive producer
White Bird Executive producer
2025 Dead Man's Wire Executive producer
[37]
Dream Eater Executive producer
Charlie Harper Executive producer
[38]
Flight Risk Executive producer
Good Fortune Executive producer
The Housemaid Executive producer
The Long Walk Executive producer
Now You See Me: Now You Don't Executive producer
Shadow Force Executive producer
2026 Ice Cream Man Producer
[39][40]

References

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  1. ^ Russo, Camila (2017-11-17). "Hollywood Hitmaker Plans to Fund Next Blockbuster With Crypto". Bloomberg.
  2. ^ a b McNary, Dave (2014-06-02). "Worldview Entertainment CEO Christopher Woodrow Departs Abruptly". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2014-05-07). "Weinstein Co. Signs Major Deal With Worldview Entertainment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  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. ^ Glazer, Mikey (2014-05-23). "Inside amfAR's Cannes Gala With Leo Dicaprio, the Weinsteins, Justin Bieber and a $15 Million Wooly Mammoth (Photos)". TheWrap.
  18. ^ Hankin, Aaron (2018-06-18). "Here's your chance to invest in the next Hollywood blockbuster—using crypto". MarketWatch.
  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. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2011-09-13). "TORONTO TOLDJA! Mickey Liddell Acquires William Friedkin's 'Killer Joe'". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  24. ^ McNary, Dave (2012-04-12). "Canet's 'Blood Ties' gets Worldview coin infusion". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  25. ^ Vlessing, Etan (2013-05-22). "Cannes:Lionsgate Takes U.S. Rights to 'Blood Ties'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  26. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2012-05-16). "Cannes 2012: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon's West Memphis Three Pic Gets Financing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  27. ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (2013-10-22). "IFC Acquires U.S. On Benicio Del Toro Pic 'Jimmy P'". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  28. ^ McNary, Dave (2012-09-07). "Worldview on board 'Joe'". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  29. ^ McClintock, Pamela; Siegel, Tatiana (2012-09-07). "Toronto: Lionsgate, Roadside Nearing Deal for David Gordon Green's 'Joe' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  30. ^ Roxborough, Scott; McClintock, Pamela (2012-09-06). "Toronto 2012: Eli Roth to Produce Horror Film 'The Sacrament'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  31. ^ McNary, Dave (2013-09-13). "Toronto: Ti West's 'The Sacrament' Gets U.S. Distribution". Variety. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  32. ^ McNary, Dave (2011-06-15). "Worldview to finance McAvoy thriller". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  33. ^ Kilday, Gregg (2013-05-14). "Cannes: Al Pacino to Star in David Gordon Green's 'Mangelhorn'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  34. ^ Yamato, Jen (2013-11-06). "AFM: Michel Hazanavicius's 'Artist' Follow-Up 'The Search' Sells To Worldview". Deadline. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  35. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2013-05-15). "Cannes: Worldview Backing Anne Hathaway In 'Song One'". Deadline. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  36. ^ Stewart, Andrew (2014-01-19). "Sundance: Zach Braff's 'Wish I Was Here' Bought by Focus Features". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  37. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2025-09-09). "New U.S. Buyer Row K Makes First Acquisition Gus Van Sant's 'Dead Man's Wire'". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  38. ^ Grobar, Matt (2025-09-15). "Row K Entertainment Acquires Indie Romance 'Charlie Harper' Starring Nick Robinson & Emilia Jones In Second Deal Out Of TIFF". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  39. ^ 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 2026-04-30.
  40. ^ Lang, Jamie (2025-05-21). "Eli Roth's 'Ice Cream Man' Scooped Up by More Global Buyers After Cannes Market Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
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