Konstantin Korenchuk
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
In 2012 Konstantin Korenchuk founded STAR MOUNTAIN PICTURES in Cologne. Starting as an advertising production house for clients such as Wikifolio, Strato, Geberit and Renault, the company evolved in 2019 into a production- and finance company for international English-language and local German-language films by promising talents.
Korenchuk and the team of Star Mountain Pictures firmly believe that art and commerce are not mutually exclusive, but can go hand in hand. That's why they stand for films that leave a style-defining mark on the genre. Films that rely on a subtle visual language in an artful way. Films that avoid superficial shock effects and aim for a message that transcends genre conventions. Films that do not see the genre as a spectacle for gigantic effects, but instead place their focus on the small-scale. Films that dare to venture into the abysmal. Films that deliver a crude punch in the pit of the stomach. Films with black, wicked humor that hold up a mirror to society. Thematically and emotionally complex. Narratively and visually atmospheric. Outlandish, daring, absurd or deadly funny genre experiments. In one sentence: Star Mountain Pictures stands for original, unusual and against-the-grain elevated genre films that combine entertainment with sophistication and bring both festival potential and commercial prospects.
In his work, Korenchuk combines financing strategies from soft money and private equity, mezzanine equity, gap financing and collaterised debt. He works hand in hand with his global pool of high net worth individuals, private equity firms, gap financiers and lending companies. Each of his investors and financiers has a profile with different orientations, genre preferences and investment ranges, that go from 100.000 - 5.000.000. This diversity in terms of content and finances allows Star Mountain Pictures to offer a broad mix of financing strategies and to find the optimal solution for each project. Korenchuk's credo is: Production and financing can be just as creative as storytelling.
Konstantin Korenchuk is a member of the Producers' Association and the Film and Media Association of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Korenchuk and the team of Star Mountain Pictures firmly believe that art and commerce are not mutually exclusive, but can go hand in hand. That's why they stand for films that leave a style-defining mark on the genre. Films that rely on a subtle visual language in an artful way. Films that avoid superficial shock effects and aim for a message that transcends genre conventions. Films that do not see the genre as a spectacle for gigantic effects, but instead place their focus on the small-scale. Films that dare to venture into the abysmal. Films that deliver a crude punch in the pit of the stomach. Films with black, wicked humor that hold up a mirror to society. Thematically and emotionally complex. Narratively and visually atmospheric. Outlandish, daring, absurd or deadly funny genre experiments. In one sentence: Star Mountain Pictures stands for original, unusual and against-the-grain elevated genre films that combine entertainment with sophistication and bring both festival potential and commercial prospects.
In his work, Korenchuk combines financing strategies from soft money and private equity, mezzanine equity, gap financing and collaterised debt. He works hand in hand with his global pool of high net worth individuals, private equity firms, gap financiers and lending companies. Each of his investors and financiers has a profile with different orientations, genre preferences and investment ranges, that go from 100.000 - 5.000.000. This diversity in terms of content and finances allows Star Mountain Pictures to offer a broad mix of financing strategies and to find the optimal solution for each project. Korenchuk's credo is: Production and financing can be just as creative as storytelling.
Konstantin Korenchuk is a member of the Producers' Association and the Film and Media Association of North Rhine-Westphalia.