Christopher Woodrow is an American entrepreneur, financier, and movie producer. He is the founder and chairman of Media Capital Technologies. Woodrow has financed and produced over 45 feature films, including '' Birdman'', which won four

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, including Best Picture.

Career

Woodrow was the founder and served as chairman and CEO at Vendian Entertainment and Worldview Entertainment, motion picture companies that financed and produced over 30 feature films. The films, including Fox Searchlight's '' Birdman'', Warner Bros.' '' Black Mass'', and Lionsgate's ''

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'', 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'' in 2012, while Deadline named him as one of five ''Producers To Watch'' at the

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in 2013. In 2017, he founded MovieCoin, a

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-based entertainment finance company. In 2019, Woodrow founded Media Capital Technologies, a specialty finance company that makes investments in premium content. The company closed a multi-year co-financing deal with

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in 2023.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodrow, Christopher 1977 births Living people American entertainment industry businesspeople American film producers American financiers Businesspeople from New York (state) People from Syracuse, New York University of Alabama alumni