The renowned producer Constanze Guttmann joins the LEONINE Documentaries team. With her extensive experience and successful work in the film industry, she enriches the company and brings new creative impetus to the production of high-quality documentaries.
Constanze Guttmann's most recent successes include the cinema film she co-produced September 5which was honoured with the Bavarian Film Award for Best Feature Film. The film also recently received a total of ten nominations for the German Film Award and was nominated for an Oscar® in the Best Screenplay category.
Jochen Köstler, Executive Vice President Non-Fiction of the LEONINE Group, is delighted with the new addition: "With Constanze Guttmann, we are gaining a producer who brings a wealth of experience and an excellent network as well as impressive creativity. Her expertise in the cinematic narration of fictional material fits perfectly with our aim of inspiring a broad audience with the perfect mix of documentary, entertainment and great production value."
Constanze Guttmann herself is also looking forward to her new challenge: "I am very much looking forward to tackling exciting projects together with the talented team at LEONINE Documentaries and realising my passion for great stories. The creativity and dynamism here is infectious and I'm looking forward to being part of this exciting journey."
Besides September 5 Guttmann was a producer for the cinema film Home Sweet Home - Where evil lives which was honoured with the Bavarian Film Award for Best Cinematography, as well as for the series production House made of glass.
She previously worked for Constantin Film and Constantin Television for ten years, where she supervised cinema and TV productions. During this time, she worked with renowned filmmakers such as Andreas Dresen and Tim Fehlbaum and specifically promoted up-and-coming talents such as Helene Hegemann and Jakob Lass under the creative label Alpenrot.
She gained experience in the industry while studying production and media management at the HFF Munich, including as a working student and editor for Prokino Filmverleih. Parallel to this and beyond, she worked as a personal screenplay assistant for Bernd Eichinger. In 2011, she moved to Constantin Film, where she worked in project development until 2015, overseeing international and German in-house and co-productions.
With her experience and flair for strong stories, Constanze Guttmann should be an important asset to the LEONINE Documentaries team. The industry can look forward to seeing what innovative and impressive projects she will realise in the future.
