Florian Hoffmeister

Florian Hoffmeister,, is a German cinematographer and director, best known for his work on Tár, which earned him a nomination for Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

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 filmStimmen der Welt
Feature film

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Cinematographer

Television

Miniseries

Year	Title	Director
2008	House of Saddam	Alex Holmes Jim O'Hanlon
2009	The Prisoner	Nick Hurran
2011	Great Expectations	Brian Kirk

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2022	Best Cinematography	Tár	Nomitated

American Society of Cinematographers

Year	Category	Title	Result
2011	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Made for Television	Great Expectations	Won
2018	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Made for Television	The Terror	Nomitated

Independent Spirit Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2022	Best Cinematography	Tár	Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2009	Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	The Prisoner	Nomitated
2011	Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Great Expectations	Won