Rob Herholz
- Writer
- Producer
- Executive
Rob Herholz is the Co-Founder of United Front Entertainment, a newly formed Toronto based media and distribution company. Prior to forming UFE, Rob was the Managing Director of Anchor Bay Canada, a division of US based Starz Media. He joined the company in 2003. In his role he oversaw all aspects of the Canadian business- including sales, marketing, legal, operations and acquisitions. Rob has negotiated over 100 Canadian acquisition deals with producers, sales agents and content providers from across the world. Rob has also worked closely with 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate and Universal Pictures during his tenure at Anchor Bay, and UFE.
Most notable Canadian acquisitions include the popular Wolfcop, the award-winning Canadian crime series Durham County starring Hugh Dillon, the original Black Christmas directed by Bob Clark, the Kevin Bacon thriller Cop Car, Slash's debut film Nothing Left To Fear, Odd Thomas, based on the Dean Koontz book series and starring Willem Dafoe and Anton Yelchin, the quirky sci-fi film John Dies At The End, directed by Phantasm alumni Don Coscarelli and starring Paul Giamatti, and many others.
In addition he has negotiated significant output deals with Canadian companies such as Muse Entertainment, Reel One Entertainment, Raven Banner Entertainment, and Indiecan Entertainment. Prior to Anchor Bay, Rob held a Senior Management position at HMV Canada, where he worked for 12 years. It was at HMV where he developed direct relationships with all major studios and distributors in his role as Director of Purchasing.
Most notable Canadian acquisitions include the popular Wolfcop, the award-winning Canadian crime series Durham County starring Hugh Dillon, the original Black Christmas directed by Bob Clark, the Kevin Bacon thriller Cop Car, Slash's debut film Nothing Left To Fear, Odd Thomas, based on the Dean Koontz book series and starring Willem Dafoe and Anton Yelchin, the quirky sci-fi film John Dies At The End, directed by Phantasm alumni Don Coscarelli and starring Paul Giamatti, and many others.
In addition he has negotiated significant output deals with Canadian companies such as Muse Entertainment, Reel One Entertainment, Raven Banner Entertainment, and Indiecan Entertainment. Prior to Anchor Bay, Rob held a Senior Management position at HMV Canada, where he worked for 12 years. It was at HMV where he developed direct relationships with all major studios and distributors in his role as Director of Purchasing.