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
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	American Film Institute
Occupation	Film producer
Awards	Canadian 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]