Henner Hofmann Explained

Henner Hofmann
Birth Name:Henner H. Hofmann
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Alma Mater:National Autonomous University of Mexico
Years Active:1970–present
Organization:Mexican Society of Cinematographers
American Society of Cinematographers
Awards:Ariel Award for Best Cinematography
1991 The legend of the Mask
1995 Juego Limpio

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

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

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1979Bajo el mismo sol y sobre la misma tierraFederico Weingartshofer1st of two collaborations with Weingartshofer
1980La madrugadaLudwik Margules
1980Cuando la niebla levanteFederico Weingartshofer
1982ConfidenciasJaime Humberto Hermosillo
1987Pasa en las mejores familiasJulián Pastor1st of four collaborations with Pastor
1987Macho y hembrasJulián Pastor
1987Los fantasmas que aman demasiadoJulián Pastor
1989Giron de nieblaCarlos Enrique Taboada
1990Las buenas costumbresJulián Pastor
1991The Legend of the MaskJosé Buil1st Ariel Award win
1991LucreciaBosco Arochi
1992Cándido de día, Pérez de nocheJorge Ortiz de Pinedo
1992Nocturno a RosarioMatilde Landeta
1992El corrido de los PerezHernando Name
1993Old ShoesSergio Andrade
1994Resort to KillDan Neira
1995Jonah and the Pink WhaleJuan Carlos Valdivia
1995Juego limpioMarco Julio Linares2nd Ariel Award win
1998Ground ControlRichard Howard
1999Ave MaríaEduardo Rossoff
2000Flight of FancyNoel Quiñones
2000Compassionate SexLaura Mañá
2000Time of Her TimeFrancis Delia
2002Vampires: Los MuertosTommy Lee Wallace
2008MoeJosé Luis Valenzuela
2012GallowwalkersAndrew Goth

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Close-Up Henner Hofmann, ASC.
  2. Web site: Presidentes. es.
  3. Web site: Henner Hofmann deja el Centro de Capacitación Cinematografía. es.