Marcus Schöfer

Rechtsanwalt (lawyer), of counsel

Vita

Studied law in Munich. Assistant at the Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht (institute for copyright and media law), Munich. Worked in law firms  in Rome and Munich. From 1995 to 1997 legal counsel at Bavaria Film Studio. Then until early 2003 General Counsel and authorized representative of listed Kinowelt Medien AG as well as CEO of their license trading subsidiary. From 2003 to 2007 member of the executive board at VIP Medienfonds and to this day  their senior advisor on all aspects of film financing, production and distribution. Executive producer of numerous international film productions.