Rob Mitchell Dies: CFO Of Bold Pictures & Longtime Film Executive Was 55
09.08.2022 - 01:27
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Rob Mitchell, chief financial officer of Bold Films who earlier worked at Beacon Pictures and Hyde Park Entertainment, died July 28 of a pulmonary embolism at his home in Thousand Oaks, CA. He was 55. Mitchell was the twin brother of Gregg Mitchell, the WGA West’s events manager.
Rob Mitchell worked in the entertainment industry for over three decades, encompassing finance, production, distribution, operations, development and strategic planning. Over the course of his career, he was involved in the production, finance and distribution of 40 films, which reportedly grossed $2.3 billion in worldwide box office.
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Having served as the CFO at Bold Films since 2008, Mitchell oversaw all finance activities for the indie film company, including its operations and production slate. Past releases he worked on include such films as Best Picture Oscar nominee Whiplash, Drive, Nightcrawler, Shot Caller, The Neon Demon, No Escape and Legion. More recent films include The Guilty, Colette, Stronger and Vox Lux.
Mitchell was also involved with Bold’s television projects, including Syfy series Dominion and the ABC drama series Black Box. In 2013, he spearheaded Bold’s first major revolving credit facility with Comerica Bank, allowing the company to further expand into higher budget genre projects going forward.
Formerly CFO at Hyde Park Entertainment, he managed that company’s finance activities, including production loans, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and worldwide distribution for film releases including Premonition.
He previously served as VP Finance-Controller at Beacon Pictures. During his time there, Beacon produced a number of films led by A-list actors including Air