Prospector Films is a Montreal-based media company founded by John Christou. We work with auteurs to tell original stories for targeted audiences. Our recent features include Sarah Watts and Mark Slutsky’s You Can Live Forever, Jeff Barnaby’s Blood Quantum, Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s The Saver and Juliet Lammers & Lorraine Price’s Inside These Walls & Last Woman Standing. We are currently developing and producing a diverse slate of fiction and non-fiction projects.
Rob Vroom received an MFA from the American Film Institute and has over 25 years of experience working in the film
and tv industry. In 2012, he started Vroom Productions to focus on independent film. After producing Three Night Stand (Emmanuelle Chriqui, Megan Rath, Sam Huntington) and Another Kind of Wedding (Kathleen Turner, Wallace Shawn & Jessica Paré), Rob joined Prospector Films to produce the critically acclaimed indigenous zombie film, Blood Quantum, directed by the late visionary, Jeff Barnaby. His latest feature, You Can Live Forever (Anwen O’Driscoll, June Laporte) is
set for a wide release in North America in 2023.
Rob strives to collaborate with innovative, distinct and creative storytellers. His films have been well received by critics and the public alike and have been official selections at top tier festivals including TIFF, Tribeca, SITGES, Busan, Slamdance, Whistler, Beijing, among others. Worldwide distribution includes Netflix, Shudder, Sony Pictures, Elevation Pictures, Myriad Pictures, eOne Entertainment, Vertical Entertainment, XYZ Films.
Rob joined Prospector Films in 2019 as managing partner and looks forward to developing and producing their evergrowing slate of projects.
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Barbara Rosenstein began her career in corporate communications and design, eventually becoming the Managing Partner of an award-winning design studio. She has extensive experience in digital and print production techniques, branding, marketing, and web design. She subsequently went on to work with the visual effects company, The Workshop, producing projects for clients like, NBA, Sprite, Samsung, McDonald’s, Hermes.
As the CSA-winning VFX producer for the critically acclaimed film, Blood Quantum, Barbara turned her sights on film production. It didn’t take long for her to become a highly sought after post-production supervisor of both film and television. Her natural ability to work with the various people and departments in getting a project through post to delivery on time and on budget has made her an invaluable asset to any production.
Barbara joined Prospector Films in 2020 and plays a vital role in the growth and success of the company.
John Christou is an award-winning producer and founder of Prospector Films. In 2013 the Hollywood Reporter named him one of the top 20 Canadian media executives under 35. He’s produced multiple films, including Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Up The Yangtze, The Saver, Inside These Walls, Last Woman Standing, Sound Asleep, File Under Miscellaneous, The Colony and Sorry, Rabbi. In 2017 John earned an Executive MBA. In 2018 he produced the feature film Blood Quantum and he is starting to dip his toes into the worlds of VR and series Television.
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