Marco Schleicher (32) is an Austrian director and writer. In kindergarten, he decided to become a filmmaker. Marco is a former student from Michael Haneke. He lived in London from 2015 to 2018. Previously, Marco worked in the Assistant Director and Casting department of Blockbuster movies - including: "Terminator" & "Hellboy" - as well as on TV series for Netflix and Amazon.
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 - Feature Film;
Film27 (2022 – ongoing)
Director & Writer
Producers: Andrea & Wolfgang Rest
Funded twice by the Austrian Film Institute
(Script and Project Development) and the Lower
Austrian Film Fund (Production)
• Sagen aus Österreich - TV Series; ORF 1 / JewelLabs
Pictures (2024)
Director & Writer
Starring: Katharina Straßer
Producer: Viktor Perdula
Development: Mona Film (Gerald Podgornig)
Funded by the Austrian Television Fund (RTR), the
Lower Austrian Film Fund and the Carinthia Film
Commission
Episode 1: „Der Basilisk“
Episode 2: „Das Donauweibchen“
Episode 3: „Der Rattenfänger von Korneuburg“
Episode 4: „Richard Löwenherz in Dürnstein“
Episode 5: „Krapfenbäck Simale: Der Kärntner Robin Hood“
Episode 6: „Der liebe Augustin“
• Österreichs schönste Sagen: Die Story dahinter - TV
Documentary; ORF III / JewelLabs Pictures (2024)
Director (together with Viktor Perdula)
• Bewusst Gesund - Magazine Show; ORF 2 (2022)
Director - Segment “Hand Care”
• 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 - Feature Film; 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 - Commercial; British Telecommunications (BT)
(2017)
Casting Intern
Director: Tom Hooper
• Bose - Campaign; 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 Show; ORF 2 (2015)
2nd Assistant Director
• Stöckl live - TV Show; ORF 2 (2015)
2nd Assistant Director
• Science.Talk - Magazine Show; ORF III (2015)
2nd Assistant Director
• Bewusst Gesund - Magazine Show; ORF 2 (2015)
2nd Assistant Director
• Video und Filmtage - Film Festival; WienXtra-
Medienzentrum (2014)
Member of Selection Panel, PR
• Don Quijote - Theatre; Burgtheater Vienna - Junge
Burg (2013 – 2014)
Co-Director: Film Sequences
• Rasender Stillstand - Theatre; Burgtheater Vienna -
Junge Burg (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 –
2022)
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