David Gross (producer)

David Gross is a Canadian film producer who has served as a key member in the company No Trace Camping,[1] and as president of David Gross Productions Inc., based in Ontario.[2]

David Gross
NationalityCanadian
Alma materAmerican Film Institute
OccupationFilm producer
AwardsCanadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture

Gross is from Toronto,[3] and graduated from the American Film Institute in 2007.[1] With Jesse Shapira finding the book Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey Into a Minor Hockey League and envisioning a film adaptation,[4] Shapira, Gross and No Trace Camping partners co-produced the 2011 film Goon.[5] David Gross Productions Inc. later co-produced The F Word (2013) and Room (2015).[2] Gross advocated for keeping the title The F Word for its Canadian release, although the Motion Picture Association of America found issues with it.[6]

With Room, Gross persuaded his Irish co-producers to shoot in Canada rather than the United States, saying they could have a longer schedule and more money in Canada.[7] He accepted the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture for Room in 2016.[8]

References
  1. "The Team". No Trace Camping. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. "David Gross Productions Inc". Telefilm Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. Staff (9 December 2015). "10 Producers to Watch". Variety. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. Vancheri, Barbara (30 March 2012). "'Goon' a comedic love letter to hockey". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  5. Fleming, Mike Jr. (12 September 2011). "Toronto: Magnet Attaches To Hockey Comedy 'Goon'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  6. "Canada loves The F Word". Entertainment One. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  7. Vlessing, Etan (12 September 2015). "TIFF: Why Canadian Co-Productions Thrive in Ontario". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  8. Barnard, Linda (13 March 2016). "Room takes Best Film at Canadian Screen Awards". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 23 January 2017.


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