Christopher Woodrow

Christopher Woodrow
Born (1977-07-19) July 19, 1977
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 co-chairman of Row K Entertainment.[1][2] Woodrow has been credited as a financier or producer on more than 50 feature films, which have grossed over $1.5 billion at the global box office.[3]

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 was then managing director of Prospect Point Capital, a media and entertainment investment company, from 2005 to 2007.[4]

Woodrow was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Worldview Entertainment from 2007 to 2014.[5][6] The company was described by The Hollywood Reporter as a major player in motion picture finance and production.[7][8] He departed Worldview in June 2014.[9] The company filed a lawsuit against Woodrow in October 2014, alleging misappropriation of funds. He denied the allegations and countersued Worldview for defamation.[10] The company ceased operations in March 2015,[11][12] and the claims against Woodrow were later dismissed.[13]

Woodrow was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Vendian Entertainment, the successor to Worldview, from 2014 to 2016.[14] The companies collectively financed and produced more than 30 feature films, including Birdman, Black Mass, and Hacksaw Ridge. Worldview and Vendian films collectively received 16 Academy Award nominations and won six Oscars, including Best Picture.[15]

Woodrow financed and produced other independent films during this period, including Killer Joe,[16] The Green Inferno,[17] The Immigrant,[18] The Neon Demon, Triple 9, and Wish I Was Here.[19] He was named one of 10 Producers to Watch by Variety in 2012 and one of five Producers to Watch by Deadline at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013.[20][21] Woodrow served as an event chair of amfAR's annual Cinema Against AIDS Gala at the Hôtel du Cap in 2014 and 2015.[22]

Woodrow relocated to Los Angeles in 2017. He was the founder and CEO of MovieCoin, a cryptocurrency-based entertainment finance company, from 2017 to 2018.[23]

Woodrow has been the founder and chairman of Media Capital Technologies (MCT) since 2019. MassMutual acquired an ownership interest in the company in 2021. MCT entered into a multi-year slate co-financing deal with Lionsgate and invested in 20 films with the studio between 2023 and 2025, including Saw X, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Flight Risk, Ballerina, and The Long Walk.[24][25]

Woodrow reunited with Eli Roth when Roth founded The Horror Section in partnership with MCT in 2025.[26] Woodrow served as chairman of the board from 2025 to 2026 and financed and produced Roth's Ice Cream Man.[27] The film was sold to international distributors, including StudioCanal, at the Cannes Film Festival.[28][29]

Woodrow announced the launch of MCT Credit Solutions in 2026, a private credit investment platform created in partnership with MassMutual, alongside the closing of a $100 million credit facility for entertainment financier BondIt Media Capital.[30] The transaction marked the company's second private credit transaction announced within the previous 12 months.[31]

Filmography

Year Film Credit Ref.
2006Just Like the SonExecutive producer
2008Adventures of PowerExecutive producer
Living in EmergencyExecutive producer
2009Asylum SeekersExecutive producer
2011Killer JoeExecutive producer
2013Ass BackwardsExecutive producer
Blood TiesProducer
Devil's KnotProducer
The Green InfernoProducer
The ImmigrantProducer
Jimmy P.Executive producer
JoeProducer
The SacramentProducer
Welcome to the PunchExecutive producer
2014BirdmanExecutive producer
ManglehornProducer
The SearchExecutive producer
Song OneProducer
Wish I Was HereExecutive producer
2015Black MassExecutive producer
LegendExecutive producer
2016Free State of JonesExecutive producer
Hacksaw RidgeExecutive producer
The Neon DemonExecutive producer
Rules Don't ApplyProducer
SnowdenExecutive producer
Triple 9Producer
2017American MadeCo-executive producer
Tulip FeverExecutive producer
2023About My FatherExecutive producer
CobwebExecutive producer
Expend4blesExecutive producer
2024BagmanExecutive producer
The Best Christmas Pageant EverExecutive producer
Jimmy and StiggsExecutive producer
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly WarfareExecutive producer
Never Let GoExecutive producer
White BirdExecutive producer
2025Dead Man's WireExecutive producer
Dream EaterExecutive producer
Charlie HarperExecutive producer
Flight RiskExecutive producer
Good FortuneExecutive producer
The HousemaidExecutive producer
The Long WalkExecutive producer
Now You See Me: Now You Don'tExecutive producer
Shadow ForceExecutive producer
2026Ice Cream ManProducer
Power BalladExecutive producer
StilettoExecutive producer

References

  1. ↑ Welch, Alex (2025-08-26). "Media Capital Technologies Launches New Theatrical Distribution Label Row K". TheWrap. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  2. ↑ Welk, Brian (2025-09-17). "With No One Else Buying Movies, Financiers Turn Distributors to Seize Opportunity". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  3. ↑ Lang, Brent (2025-09-06). "Christopher Woodrow Tapped as Chairman of Eli Roth's The Horror Section (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  4. ↑ Russo, Camila (2017-11-17). "Hollywood Hitmaker Plans to Fund Next Blockbuster With Crypto". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  5. ↑ Abrams, Rachel (2013-05-16). "Worldview Nears $70 Million in New Coin (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (2014-05-07). "Weinstein Co. Signs Major Deal With Worldview Entertainment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  8. ↑ Setoodeh, Ramin (2014-05-19). "CANNES: Worldview Entertainment Gains $200 Million Infusion (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  9. ↑ McNary, Dave (2014-06-02). "Worldview Entertainment CEO Christopher Woodrow Departs Abruptly". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Ted (2014-10-15). "'Birdman' Executive Producer Sues Former Company for $55 Million". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  11. ↑ Bush, Anita (2015-03-05). "Worldview Entertainment Shutters New York Office". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  12. ↑ McClintock, Pamela; Gardner, Eriq (2015-05-14). "'Birdman' Financier Worldview: Anatomy of a Cannes Implosion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  13. ↑ Gonzalez, Umberto (2025-10-06). "Row K Entertainment Emerges as Major New Hollywood Buyer With Splashy TIFF Shopping Spree". TheWrap. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  14. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (2015-05-13). "Christopher Woodrow launches Vendian". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  15. ↑ Wolfson, Rachel (2018-09-17). "Christopher Woodrow On Blockchain Technology For The Film Industry". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  16. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (2010-12-09). "Worldview joins Voltage as co-financier on dark comedy Killer Joe". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  17. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (2012-05-17). "Cannes 2012: Eli Roth Will Direct Horror-Thriller 'The Green Inferno'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (2013-05-15). "Cannes: Zach Braff's Kickstarter Film Lands Full Financing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  20. ↑ Blair, Iain (2012-12-05). "Woodrow: Finance wiz ties up 'Knot'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  21. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (2013-05-16). "Cannes: Producers To Watch". Deadline. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  22. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  23. ↑ Hankin, Aaron (2018-06-18). "Here's your chance to invest in the next Hollywood blockbuster—using crypto". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  24. ↑ Lang, Brent (2024-06-18). "Lionsgate, Media Capital Technologies Sign 'Significant' Multi-Year Slate Financing Deal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  25. ↑ Lang, Brent (2025-08-26). "Media Capital Technologies Launches New Distribution Company Row K; Megan Colligan Tapped as President (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  26. ↑ Kit, Borys (2025-03-14). "Eli Roth Launches The Horror Section Production Studio, Invites Fans to Become Investors (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  27. ↑ 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 2025-11-23.
  28. ↑ Lang, Brent; Ritman, Alex (2025-05-16). "Eli Roth's 'Ice Cream Man' Sells Distribution Rights in France, U.K. and Other Key Territories to StudioCanal's Sixth Dimension (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  29. ↑ Lang, Jamie (2025-05-21). "Eli Roth's 'Ice Cream Man' Scooped Up by More Global Buyers After Cannes Market Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  30. ↑ Lang, Brent (2026-02-26). "Media Capital Technologies Launches MCT Credit Solutions (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  31. ↑ Lang, Brent (2025-05-14). "Media Capital Technologies Backing Financier Head Gear in New Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  32. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2011-09-13). "TORONTO TOLDJA! Mickey Liddell Acquires William Friedkin's 'Killer Joe'". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  33. ↑ McNary, Dave (2012-04-12). "Canet's 'Blood Ties' gets Worldview coin infusion". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  34. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (2013-05-22). "Cannes:Lionsgate Takes U.S. Rights to 'Blood Ties'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  35. ↑ 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.
  36. ↑ Fleming Jr., Mike (2013-10-22). "IFC Acquires U.S. On Benicio Del Toro Pic 'Jimmy P'". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
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  38. ↑ 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.
  39. ↑ Roxborough, Scott; McClintock, Pamela (2012-09-06). "Toronto 2012: Eli Roth to Produce Horror Film 'The Sacrament'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  40. ↑ McNary, Dave (2013-09-13). "Toronto: Ti West's 'The Sacrament' Gets U.S. Distribution". Variety. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  41. ↑ McNary, Dave (2011-06-15). "Worldview to finance McAvoy thriller". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  42. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (2013-05-14). "Cannes: Al Pacino to Star in David Gordon Green's 'Mangelhorn'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  43. ↑ Yamato, Jen (2013-11-06). "AFM: Michel Hazanavicius's 'Artist' Follow-Up 'The Search' Sells To Worldview". Deadline. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  44. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (2013-05-15). "Cannes: Worldview Backing Anne Hathaway In 'Song One'". Deadline. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  45. ↑ Stewart, Andrew (2014-01-19). "Sundance: Zach Braff's 'Wish I Was Here' Bought by Focus Features". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  46. ↑ 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.
  47. ↑ 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.
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