Marco Schleicher (33) is an Austrian director and writer. Previously, he worked in the Assistant Director and Casting department for film, TV and theatre. In 2024, Marco realised the series “Sagen aus Österreich” starring Katharina Straßer for the public Austrian TV. He currently works on a feature film with the production company Film 27 (Andrea & Wolfgang Rest).

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

  support from Andy Serkis

 

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

• 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

 

• 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

• Jimmy: 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)

 

• 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 (Erbe      Österreich) - TV Documentary; ORF III / JewelLabs          Pictures (2024)
  Director (together with Viktor Perdula)

 

• Sagenhaftes Niederösterreich: Ein Streifzug (Erlebnis      Österreich) – TV Documentary; ORF 2 / JewelLabs          Pictures (2024)
  Director (together with Daniela & 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 (Assistant Director 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 (Assistant Director Department)

• Mubarakan - Feature Film; Sony Pictures (2017)

  3rd AD Assistant (Assistant Director Department)

  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