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.

Early Life

Woodrow was raised in

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, and graduated from

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. He attended the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the publi ...

from 1995 to 1999, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Jasons Senior Men’s Honorary.

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 ''

Hacksaw Ridge ''Hacksaw Ridge'' is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary ''The Conscientious Objector'' directed by Terry Benedict. The film focuses on the World ...

'', have grossed more than $700 million worldwide, been nominated for 16 Academy Awards, and won six Oscars, including Best Picture.

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named Woodrow as one of ''10 Producers To Watch'' in 2012, while

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named him as one of five ''Producers To Watch'' at the

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in 2013. 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 Oppenheimer Holdings is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company offering investment banking, financial advisory services, capital markets services, asset management, wealth management, and related pro ...

Filmography

''He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.''

Film

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References

External links

Media Capital Technologies
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodrow, Christopher 1977 births Living people People from Syracuse, New York University of Alabama alumni American entertainment industry businesspeople American film producers American financiers American venture capitalists