Michael Schaefer

Michael Schaefer, p.g.a. is President of Scott Free Productions. Born and raised in Germany, his first job in Hollywood was working for Harvey Weinstein in London and New York as a Vice President of Production for The Weinstein Company.

Prior to joining Scott Free, Schaefer was a senior executive at Summit Entertainment, where he oversaw a variety of films including the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker, The Impossible, 50/50, Source Code, Sinister and the worldwide box office hit Now You See Me.

During his time at Scott Free, Schaefer has produced a variety of movies over the last few years including Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Counselor, Child 44, Equals (starring Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult), Morgan (starring Kate Mara and Paul Giamatti) and Concussion (starring Will Smith).

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