Florian Hoffmeister, (born 1970), is a German cinematographer and director, best known for his Oscar-nominated work on Todd Field's Tár.
Career Hoffmeister graduated from high school in 1989 and got his first job as an intern electrician on a film production. He studied directing and cinematography at Berlin's German Film and Television Academy. His first film, won him a Silver Leopard for Best First Feature Film at the Locarno International Film Festival. A major breakthrough would come in 2011 when he served as the primary cinematographer on the British television mini-series Great Expectations, winning him an Emmy, a BAFTA, and the ASC award. He was listed by Variety in its "10 Cinematographers to Watch" list.
In 2016, he directed , a film based on the novel by Katharina Hacker. The film is in black and white, which Hoffmeister explained as a strategy to "change how the audience in the theatres would view reality and whether the film would strike an emotional impact on them".
Filmography Director Short film Stimmen der Welt (1998)
Feature film (2005) (Also writer) (2016) (Also co-producer)
Cinematographer
Feature film Year Title Director Notes 2000 Hendrik Handloegten 2001 Berlin Is in Germany Hannes Stöhr 2002 Kismet - Würfel Dein Leben! Lars Kraume 2003 Learning to Lie Hendrik Handloegten 2005 One Day in Europe Hannes Stöhr 2011 The Deep Blue Sea Terence Davies 2013 In Secret Charlie Stratton 2015 Mortdecai David Koepp 2016 A Quiet Passion Terence Davies 2018 Johnny English Strikes Again David Kerr 2019 Official Secrets Gavin Hood 2020 Divine Jan Schomburg 2021 Antlers Scott Cooper 2022 Tár Todd Field 2025 The Roses Jay Roach TBA Edward Berger Filming
Television Year Title Director Notes2003 Polizeiruf 110 Buddy Giovinazzo Episode "Tiefe Wunden" Mutterkind Alfa Conradt TV short Tatort Buddy Giovinazzo Episode "3 x schwarzer Kater"2007 Five Days Otto BathurstSimon Curtis Series One Post Mortem Elmar Fischer Episode "Notwehr" 2009 10 Minute Tales Tony Grisoni Episode "Syncing" 2011 Silk Peter Moffat Episodes "The Bitter End" and "High and Dry" 2012 Playhouse Presents Jim Cartwright Episode "King of the Teds" 2014 Hysteria Otto Bathurst Pilot 2018 The Terror Edward Berger Episodes "Go for Broke", "Gore" and "Punished, as a Boy" 2022 Pachinko Kogonada 4 episodes 2024 True Detective Issa López Season 4 ("Night Country") 2026 Lanterns James Hawes Episodes "Pilot" and "Trust Fall"
Miniseries Year Title Director 2008 House of Saddam Alex HolmesJim O'Hanlon 2009 The Prisoner Nick Hurran 2011 Great Expectations Brian Kirk
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Ref. 2022 Academy Awards Best Cinematography Tár 2011American Society of CinematographersOutstanding Achievement in Cinematographyin Made for Television Great Expectations 2018 The Terror(For episode "Go for Broke") 2022 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Tár 2009Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Cinematography for aLimited or Anthology Series or Movie The Prisoner(For episode "Checkmate") 2011 Great Expectations(For episode "Part 2")
References
Further reading interview with Florian Hoffmeister - EXPOSURE Issue 41 Winter 2008 Fujifilm
External links Official Website