German producers Michael Polle and Mischa Hofmann are partnering to launch new production company Polle & Hofmann Pictures GmbH.
The joint venture builds on 20 years of collaboration which began when they first worked together on Tatort: Streets of Berlin.
““I’ve known Michael since 2005, when he produced Streets of Berlin at Hofmann & Voges. We haven’t lost sight of each other since then,” said Hofmann.
“Now we see the right time to work together again because we have the same view of projects and producing in general. We both want to act independently and concentrate on content and creative allies, he added. “We rely on very close relationships with extraordinary talents. We want quality over quantity and to be the first port of call for partners who value and share this attitude.”
Polle added that the launch of the company fulfilled a long-held vision “to build a home for creatives” with stories that “push boundaries” and “have an emotional signature”.
He said the company will work across both film and cinema formats.
Mischa Hofmann founded Hofmann & Voges Entertainment GmbH with Philip Voges in 1996. It was taken over by Odeon Film AG in 2007, and until recently, Hofmann was managing director of the parent company.
Working across many different genres, Hofmann oversaw more than 200 TV and cinema productions as MD, including films such as Erkan & Stefan, Wo Ist Fred? and John Rabe and series such as Türkisch Für Anfänger, Spy City or most recently Die Saat.
Polle worked as a producer at Bavaria Film GmbH from 2005, then in the same position at Hofmann & Voges Entertainment from 2007.
In May 2010, he moved to the production company X Filme Creative Pool, where he initially headed the TV department and was appointed Managing Director in 2021. His credits there included Tatort – Die Wahrheit, Wunschkinder and Tatort – Unklare Lage as well as the multi-award-winning series Babylon Berlin and Tina Mobil.
Internationally, he produced the series Furia with Monster Scripted (NOR), ZDF and Viaplay, which premiered in the competition of the Series Mania Festival 2021. Most recently, he produced together with True Content Entertainment (DK), Epo Film (AT) as well as ZDF, DR and New8 the highly acclaimed German- Danish series Other People’s Money, which premiered in Panorama at this year’s Berlinale.
Polle is also deputy chairman of the TV section of the German Producers Alliance
