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Sebastián Hofmann

Sebastián Hofmann

Producer, director, editor, writer and cinematographer · Born January 1, 1980 (46) · Mexico City, Mexico

Sundance award winner

Sebastián Hofmann (b. 1980, Mexico City), is a Mexican director, screenwriter, photographer and editor. Sebastián graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He took a master class in screenwriting in 2006 with director Todd Solondz. In 2010 he filmed the short film Jaime Tapones whose central theme inspired his debut feature. His work as a visual artist has been presented internationally in galleries and museums in New York, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Athens, Berlin, Santiago de Chile, Pasadena, Mexico City and Prague. His projects have been presented at the Sundance, Cannes, Rotterdam, Locarno, San Sebastian and other festivals and have won prestigious awards such as Best New Director at the Munich Film Festival, the Noves Visions Award at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival, Best Film at the London East End Film Festival and Best Screenplay at Sundance. Sebastian's projects have received multiple funding and support, such as support for short films from IMCINE, FOPROCINE, EFICINE for production, the Hubert Bals Fund on two occasions and recently, the prestigious Netherlands Film Fund. Hofmann is the creator and star of Los Micro Burgueses, an independent web series of social criticism and absurd and irreverent humor. In 2011, he co-founded with producer Julio Chavezmontes the PIANO studio, an alternative film production house and auteur film distributor based in Mexico City. He is the son of Henner Hofmann, AMC, ASC, (born July, 1950) a Mexican cinematographer, producer and screenwriter

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1980 (46)
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Works as
Producer, director, editor, writer and cinematographer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Sebastián Hofmann's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
25%
Self
25%
Bonds
11%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
9%
Morality
9%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Dread
4
Absurd
4
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sebastián Hofmann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sebastián Hofmann's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Our Land(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kill the Jockey(2024)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Memoria(2021)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Annette(2021)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Bergman Island(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Láctea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Opus Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Associate Producer

  • Time Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • Los Ojos del Mar(2017)

    Cinematographer · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Knife + Heart(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Accused(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ayotzinapa 26 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • We Are the Flesh(2016)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Echo of the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Diente por diente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Halley(2012)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Drought (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Screenplay

  • Wraith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2011 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Accused (2018)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Bergman Island (2021)

Midcredits 70th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 14: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 14: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 14: 4 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography2 of 14: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing4 of 14: 2 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 14: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

14 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2010s9 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Sundance award, won · World Cinema - Dramatic
    • Sundance award, nominated · World Cinema - Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sebastián Hofmann's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer, cinematographer

Los Ojos del Mar (2017)

94th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Our Land (2025)

Midcredits 89th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 29/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sebastián Hofmann's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles41–78 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sebastián Hofmann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sebastián Hofmann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julio Chavezmontes shares the most, 9.

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles