Henner Hofmann
Mexican cinematographer and screenwriter
Henner Hofmann, AMC, ASC (July 1950 – 30 January 2026) was a Mexican cinematographer and film producer.
Early life
Hofmann was born in Mexico City, Mexico in July 1950. Both of his parents were artists. His father, Herbert Hofmann Isenburg, was a sculptor who was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He studied at the Bauhaus 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 once said that one of the films that 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".
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