Henner Hofmann
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Henner Hofmann, ASC
, AMC
(born July, 1950) is a Mexican
cinematographer
and screenwriter
.
Hofmann was born in Mexico City
, Mexico
. Both of his parents were artists. His father Herbert Hofmann Isenbourg a sculptor who born in Frankfurt
, Germany
. He studied Plastic Arts at the Ballhaus and later in Paris
in the workshop of the French sculptor A. Mallol.
His mother, Kitzia Hofmann, created stained art for churches in México and the United States.
He arrived in México in 1939.
At the age of 18 Henner attended the University Center of Cinematographic Studies, CUEC at The Mexican Autonomous University. The Circus, a documentary presented as his thesis, was distinguished with an honorable mention in Varsov, Poland.
In 1977 Henner Hofmann, Afonso Muñoz, Gonzalo Matinez Ortega, Ignacio Nacho Lopez, Oscar Menedez y Juan Rulfo founded the Archives of Ethnic Communities, with more than 45 documentaries about the indigenous communities in Mexico.
After four years of traveling through all the corners of the country capturing beautiful images, he photographed his first film Bajo el Mismo Sol. From that day Henner has had a career as Director of Photography, being one of the finest Cinematographers in Mexico.
He was the first Mexican cinematographer to win a Coral Award for best Photography in the Havana film festival.
He has won an Ariel, the most prestigious award in the Mexican film industry.
He has worked as a teacher in Film Schools in Mexico City.
In 1992 he founded the AMC Mexican Society of Cinematographers.
Hofman 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
and the International Cinematographers Guild
, IATSE Local 600.
In 1998 he moved to Los Angeles
, California
.
American Society of Cinematographers
The American Society of Cinematographers is an educational, cultural, and professional organization. It is not a labor union, and it is not a guild. Membership is by invitation and is extended only to directors of photography and special effects experts with distinguished credits in the film...
, AMC
Mexican Academy of Sciences
The Mexican Academy of Sciences is a non-profit organization comprising over 1800 distinguished Mexican scientists, attached to various institutions in the country, as well as a number of eminent foreign colleagues, including various Nobel Prize winners...
(born July, 1950) is a Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Hofmann was born in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Both of his parents were artists. His father Herbert Hofmann Isenbourg a sculptor who born in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He studied Plastic Arts at the Ballhaus and later in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in the workshop of the French sculptor A. Mallol.
His mother, Kitzia Hofmann, created stained art for churches in México and the United States.
He arrived in México in 1939.
At the age of 18 Henner attended the University Center of Cinematographic Studies, CUEC at The Mexican Autonomous University. The Circus, a documentary presented as his thesis, was distinguished with an honorable mention in Varsov, Poland.
In 1977 Henner Hofmann, Afonso Muñoz, Gonzalo Matinez Ortega, Ignacio Nacho Lopez, Oscar Menedez y Juan Rulfo founded the Archives of Ethnic Communities, with more than 45 documentaries about the indigenous communities in Mexico.
After four years of traveling through all the corners of the country capturing beautiful images, he photographed his first film Bajo el Mismo Sol. From that day Henner has had a career as Director of Photography, being one of the finest Cinematographers in Mexico.
He was the first Mexican cinematographer to win a Coral Award for best Photography in the Havana film festival.
He has won an Ariel, the most prestigious award in the Mexican film industry.
He has worked as a teacher in Film Schools in Mexico City.
In 1992 he founded the AMC Mexican Society of Cinematographers.
Hofman 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
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. In the U.S.
United States
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he is a member of The American Society of Cinematographers
American Society of Cinematographers
The American Society of Cinematographers is an educational, cultural, and professional organization. It is not a labor union, and it is not a guild. Membership is by invitation and is extended only to directors of photography and special effects experts with distinguished credits in the film...
ASC
ASC
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and the International Cinematographers Guild
International Cinematographers Guild
About the International Cinematographers Guild:The International Cinematographers Guild represents approximately 6,000 members who work throughout the United States, Canada and the rest of the world in film and television as Directors of Photography, Camera Operators, Visual Effects Supervisors,...
, IATSE Local 600.
In 1998 he moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
External links
- http://hennerhofmann.com
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000085
- http://www.theasc.com/magazine/nov05/closeup/index.html
- http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061216/REPOSITORY/612160357/1013/48HOURS
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/73762.html
- http://www.theasc.com
- http://motion.kodak.com/US/en/motion/Publications/On_Film_Interviews/hofmann(2).htm