Henner Hofmann

Henner Hofmann, AMC, ASC, (born July, 1950) is a Mexican cinematographer, producer and screenwriter.

Henner Hofmann
Born
Henner H. Hofmann

July 1950 (1950-07) (age 70)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
OccupationCinematographer, Producer, Writer
Years active1970–present
OrganizationMexican Society of Cinematographers
American Society of Cinematographers
AwardsAriel Award for Best Cinematography
1991 The legend of the Mask
1995 Juego Limpio

Early life

Hofmann was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Both of his parents were artists. His father, Herbert Hofmann Isenburg, was a sculptor who was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He studied at the Ballhaus and later in Paris in the workshop of the French sculptor Aristide Maillol, and arrived in Mexico in 1939. His mother, Kitzia Hofmann, created stained glass art for churches in Mexico and the United States. Hofmann has said that one of the films that has had a strong impression on him was the short film The Red Balloon (1956) shot by Edmond Séchan. He said, "It is a magical story of a boy and a balloon that is full of charm and strong emotional undercurrents. That film left a mark on me forever. I was 7, and I remember every shot".[1]

At the age of 18, Hofmann attended the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, CUEC, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The Circus, a documentary presented as his thesis, was distinguished with an honorable mention in Warsaw, Poland.

Career

In 1977, Henner Hofmann, Afonso Muñoz, Gonzalo Matinez Ortega, Ignacio Nacho Lopez, Oscar Menedez and Juan Rulfo founded the Archives of Ethnic Communities, with more than 45 documentaries about the indigenous communities in Mexico. Hofmann began his career as a cinematographer after four years of traveling throughout Mexico, resulting in his first film, Bajo el Mismo Sol.

He was the first Mexican cinematographer to win a Coral Award for best photography in the Havana Film Festival. He has won an Ariel Award, Mexico's most prestigious award in the film industry, for his cinematography in José Buil's The Legend of the Mask (1991). In 1992, Hofmann founded the Mexican Society of Cinematographers (AMC) and was president from 1992 to 2004.[2]

Hofmann is a member of the Technicians and Cinematographic Production Guild, the Mexican Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Science, and the Screen Writers' Guild in Mexico City. In the U.S. he is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Hofmann has worked as a teacher in film schools in Mexico City. From 2008 to 2016, he was the headmaster at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica film school.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Director Notes
1979 Bajo el mismo sol y sobre la misma tierra Federico Weingartshofer 1st of two collaborations with Weingartshofer
1980 La madrugada Ludwik Margules
1980 Cuando la niebla levante Federico Weingartshofer
1982 Confidencias Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
1987 Pasa en las mejores familias Julián Pastor 1st of four collaborations with Pastor
1987 Macho y hembras Julián Pastor
1987 Los fantasmas que aman demasiado Julián Pastor
1989 Giron de niebla Carlos Enrique Taboada
1990 Las buenas costumbres Julián Pastor
1991 The Legend of the Mask José Buil 1st Ariel Award win
1991 Lucrecia Bosco Arochi
1992 Cándido de día, Pérez de noche Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo
1992 Nocturno a Rosario Matilde Landeta
1992 El corrido de los Perez Hernando Name
1993 Old Shoes Sergio Andrade
1994 Resort to Kill Dan Neira
1995 Jonah and the Pink Whale Juan Carlos Valdivia
1995 Juego limpio Marco Julio Linares 2nd Ariel Award win
1998 Ground Control Richard Howard
1999 Ave María Eduardo Rossoff
2000 Flight of Fancy Noel Quiñones
2000 Compassionate Sex Laura Mañá
2000 Time of Her Time Francis Delia
2002 Vampires: Los Muertos Tommy Lee Wallace
2008 Moe José Luis Valenzuela
2012 Gallowwalkers Andrew Goth

References
  1. "Close-Up Henner Hofmann, ASC".
  2. "Presidentes" (in Spanish).
  3. "Henner Hofmann deja el Centro de Capacitación Cinematografía" (in Spanish).
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