Marco Schleicher is an Austrian filmmaker. In kindergarten he decided to become a director. Marco is a former student from Michael Haneke and worked in the Assistant Director and Casting department of Blockbuster movies - including: "Terminator" & "Hellboy" - as well as on TV series for Netflix and Amazon. From 2015 to 2018 Marco lived in London.

Education
• Met Film School London (Ealing Studios / 2015 – 2016)
 MA of Arts in Directing, MA Research Project with     support from Andy Serkis.

• University of Vienna (2012 – 2015)
 BA of Arts in Theatre, Film and Media Studies

 Tutors: Ioan Holender, Alexander Horwath, Peter       Baminger, Peter Huemer
 1st BA-thesis on narrative elements of US blockbuster     films.

 2nd BA-thesis on cinematic spaces of US fantasy films.

• Film Academy Vienna (2013 – 2015)
  Michael Haneke’s Directing Program.

• Further Studies: University of Vienna (2018 – 2022)

  Journalism and Communication Studies (5 semesters)
  Political Science (7 semesters)
  Contemporary History and Media (2 semesters)

• W@lz (2007 – 2012)

 Private High School with a focus on theatre, e.g. “Macbeth” production with people from a township in South Africa.

Film, TV, Theatre

• Jenny - Der Hund des Präsidenten; Film27 (2022 –   ongoing)

 Director & Writer, Producer: Wolfgang Rest
 Funded by the Austrian Film Institute (Script   Development)

• Bewusst Gesund - TV; ORF 2 (2022) 

  Director - Segment “Hand Care” 

• TV Series – 6 Episodes; Mona Film (2019 – ongoing)
  Writer, Producer: Gerald Podgornig

• Erzähl Mir - TV Pilot; Kiwi TV (2019)

  Director, Producers: Barbara Stöckl, Peter Nagy

• Story.One - TV Pilot; Kiwi TV (2019)

Director & Writer (Concept), Producers: Barbara Stöckl,  Peter Nagy

• Terminator: Dark Fate - 20th Century Fox / Paramount   Pictures (2018) 

 Set PA (AD Department), Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger,   Producer: John J. Kelly

• The Outpost - Feature Film; Millennium Films (2018)

 Casting Session Director, Director: Rod Lurie

• Medici: Masters of Florence - Season 3, TV Series;   Netflix / RAI (2018)

 Casting Session Director

• NOS4A2 - TV Series; AMC (2018) UK Casting Session   Director

• The Actors' Guild of Great Britain (2018) Casting   Workshop Leader

• Lore - Season 2, TV Series; Amazon Studios (2018)
 UK Casting Assistant & Austria Casting, Directors: Alice   Troughton, Christoph Schrewe

• The Romanoffs - TV Series; Amazon Studios (2018) 

   UK Casting Assistant, Casting Director: Nancy Bishop

• Whisky Cavalier - ABC Pilot (2018) UK Casting Assistant

• Pine Gap - TV Mini-Series; Netflix / ABC (2018) UK   Casting Intern

• Polar - Feature Film; Netflix / Dark Horse   Entertainment (2017)

 Casting Intern, Casting Director: Dan Hubbard

• Angel Has Fallen - Feature Film; Millennium Films   (2017)
 Casting Intern, Director: Ric Roman Waugh

• Hellboy - Feature Film; Millennium Films (2017)

 Casting Intern, Director: Neil Marshall, Producer: Lloyd   Levin

• Buddy; BT Commercial (2017) Casting Intern,   Director: Tom Hooper

• Bose; Commercials (2017) Casting Intern

• Judwaa 2 - Feature Film; 20th Century Fox / Star   India (2017) 3rd AD Assistant

• Mubarakan - Feature Film; Sony Pictures (2017) 3rd   AD Assistant, Cast: Anil Kapoor

• Stöckl. - TV; ORF 2 (2015) 2nd Assistant Director

• Stöckl live - TV; ORF 2 (2015) 2nd Assistant Director

• Science.Talk - TV; ORF 3 (2015) 2nd Assistant Director

• Bewusst Gesund - TV; ORF 2 (2015) 2nd Assistant   Director

• Video und Filmtage - Film Festival; WienXtra-   Medienzentrum (2014)

 Member of Selection Panel, PR

• Don Quijote - Theatre; Burgtheater Vienna (2013 –   2014) Co-Director: Film Sequences

• Rasender Stillstand - Theatre; Burgtheater Vienna   (2012) Assistant Director

• The Devil's Violinist - Feature Film; Summerstorm   Entertainment (2013)

 Speaking Part: Flunkey Edwards, Director: Bernard   Rose, Cast: Helmut Berger

• My Best Enemy - Feature Film; Josef Aichholzer   Filmproduktion (2011)

 Speaking Part, Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu

• Der schiefe Turm - TV; ORF 1 (2005 – 2007) Co-Child   TV Host

• Kids 4 Kids - TV; ORF 1 (2005 – 2006) Child TV Host

Training & Further Activities

• Student Filmmakers Magazine, New York (2020 –   2021)
 Writer of Articles

• Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (2017)

 Directing - An Introduction (2-month Theatre Directing   Program)

• Dan Hubbard Casting (2017) Internship

• Max Reinhardt Seminar (2014) Contemporary   Dramaturgy, 1 semester

• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (2014) Shakespeare   Summer School, Acting

• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (2013) Contemporary   Drama Summer School, Acting

• SAE Vienna (2012) Tom Kane's Film Production   Workshop

• Radio Orange (2010) Work Experience: Journalism

• Austrian Broadcasting Corporation: ORF (2007)   Internship: Carpenter's and Decorator's Workshop

• 1st Film Academy 4 Kids (2002 – 2003) Practical   Classes on Filmmaking

Short Films
• The Talent Agent - MA graduation film (2018) Director,   Writer. Cast: Christian McKay, Stephanie Vogt, Alice   Henley; Presented at the Festival de Cannes 2018   (Short Film Corner)

• Puppet Theatre Barge - Promo (2016) Director

• The Last Encounter (2015) Director, Writer, Producer.   Cast: Erwin Leder, Maria Happel

• Time Does Not Pass (2014) Director, Writer, Producer.   Cast: Meaghan Martin

• Wege (2012) Director, Writer, Producer

 Cast: Wolfgang Hübsch, Sabrina Reiter, Mercedes   Echerer, Thomas Mraz

• South Africa - Short Documentary (2011) Co-Director

• Niemand (2011) Director, Writer, Producer. Cast: Fritz   Karl, Erich Schleyer