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