Steve Soffer is a Founding Partner of Media Funding Partners and a veteran of the entertainment industry with a career that spans more than 35 years. Steve is MFPs’ Chief Executive and Operating Officer. He graduated from UCLA and prior to founding MFP, Steve was President of motion-graphics design company Studio Productions.
Studio Productions is best known for producing promotion campaigns, computer graphics and animation including trailers, promos and main titles for the studios and networks including Disney, Universal, Paramount, Sony, New Line, NBC, CBS, Encore, and A&E. At Studio Productions, Steve also produced the corporate logos seen on the front of motion pictures for Paramount Pictures, Universal and 20th Century Fox.
In 1992, Steve developed and served as Executive Vice President for start-up cable network, The Game Channel which was a joint venture with IFC, parent company of cable network The Family Channel.
In 2009 Steve formed financial services company and served as its president where he also directed the company’s marketing and sales efforts. In 2011, Steve established CHQ a national health insurance exchange. CHQ was a precursor to the Affordable Care Act. As part of the marketing plan, a media partner was engaged which was the connection to the media buying company that led to the establishment of MFP in 2014.
MFP’s main focus is to provide an innovative platform for funding P&A marketing campaigns for domestically released independent pictures.
Marc Hatch is a Founding Partner and President of Media Funding Partners. Marc is a 25 year veteran of the advertising industry with roots in both traditional and direct response media. Marc heads MFP’s advertising planning, placement and analytics division.
Marc brings extensive ad inventory acquisition experience to MFP that fuels budget conscious acquisitions across a broad range of media formats including Network, Cable, Syndication, Spot, Radio, Digital and Out of Home. Marcs’ experience includes a wide variety of ventures including operating a media brokerage firm, a boutique placement agency, and an advertising based venture capital portal.
Marc’s extensive knowledge as a media buyer covers both traditional and direct response channels. He works closely with each film’s studio marketing departments to analyze research and jointly develop media plans that precisely target a films prospective audience. Marc is also hands on and oversees MFP’s media placement team during the implementation of the campaign and post verification documentation.
Studio Productions is best known for producing promotion campaigns, computer graphics and animation including trailers, promos and main titles for the studios and networks including Disney, Universal, Paramount, Sony, New Line, NBC, CBS, Encore, and A&E. At Studio Productions, Steve also produced the corporate logos seen on the front of motion pictures for Paramount Pictures, Universal and 20th Century Fox.
In 1992, Steve developed and served as Executive Vice President for start-up cable network, The Game Channel which was a joint venture with IFC, parent company of cable network The Family Channel.
In 2009 Steve formed financial services company and served as its president where he also directed the company’s marketing and sales efforts. In 2011, Steve established CHQ a national health insurance exchange. CHQ was a precursor to the Affordable Care Act. As part of the marketing plan, a media partner was engaged which was the connection to the media buying company that led to the establishment of MFP in 2014.
MFP’s main focus is to provide an innovative platform for funding P&A marketing campaigns for domestically released independent pictures.
Marc Hatch is a Founding Partner and President of Media Funding Partners. Marc is a 25 year veteran of the advertising industry with roots in both traditional and direct response media. Marc heads MFP’s advertising planning, placement and analytics division.
Marc brings extensive ad inventory acquisition experience to MFP that fuels budget conscious acquisitions across a broad range of media formats including Network, Cable, Syndication, Spot, Radio, Digital and Out of Home. Marcs’ experience includes a wide variety of ventures including operating a media brokerage firm, a boutique placement agency, and an advertising based venture capital portal.
Marc’s extensive knowledge as a media buyer covers both traditional and direct response channels. He works closely with each film’s studio marketing departments to analyze research and jointly develop media plans that precisely target a films prospective audience. Marc is also hands on and oversees MFP’s media placement team during the implementation of the campaign and post verification documentation.
