Michael
Duttenhöfer

about the speaker

Michael Duttenhöfer is Co-Managing Partner of TPF based in Berlin and Hamburg.

TPF is a renowned and respected production company in Germany, and one of the leading creative production houses in the country (ranked #1 in 2024). Founded in 2002 by German producer legend Tony Petersen the company changed management and ownership in 2011 to Michael Duttenhöfer and Carlo Walther and is led by them since, accompanied by partner Volker Steinmetz in 2015.

Michael’s work has claimed national and international awards over the years. His recent work includes 1 Square Meter by Hornbach which won a Cannes Film Craft Grand Prix in 2024 and Hornbach Hands (2024) & Feel like a kid again (2025), running the award shows at the moment.

Born in Karl-Marx-City in the former GDR, he calls himself a socialist at heart believing that together you can achieve more and be more just. Therefore Michael is a driving force in the German Producers association Produktionsallianz as Deputy Chairman of the Board, as well as a member of the advisory board of the EPA (European Producers Association).

Besides his work at TPF, Michael regularly teaches at different universities and schools, and has done so for the last 19 years. TPF is also one of the founding partners of the Hamburg Media School university degree for value oriented commercial production.

On his initiative TPF was the first production company in Germany that focused substantially on an own reforestation program on a bigger scale. In 2025 TPF reached another major milestone with planting tree number 30.000 since 2018 – twice the amount the state of Berlin managed to plant in the past 10 years.

In addition TPF got awarded as well in 2024 for the most sustainable German production.