FRIEDEMANN HOTTENBACHER

producer of the film ‘Toro’

Friedemann Hottenbacher was born in Japan, where he spent the majority of his childhood. After graduating from German School in Tokyo he passed through a one year musical education. In 1989 he moved to Berlin to study social science. During his studies he began working as a director and producer for the German bureau of the Tokyo Broadcasting System. As a freelance filmmaker, Hottenbacher has written and directed award-winning TV documentaries for both German and international broadcasters including ZDF, ARD, NHK, arte, kika and 3sat. In 2009 he joined the Berlin based production company inselfilm as a writer, producer and CEO. Since then he has been involved in the development and the production of numerous international feature documentaries.