Directing
Markus Schleinzer
Markus Schleinzer (born 8 November 1971; Vienna) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, casting director, and actor. He is best known his feature films Michael (2011) and Rose (2026). Before establishing as a filmmaker, Schleinzer built a long career as a casting director, working on more than 60 Austrian film and television productions and collaborating with directors including Michael Haneke, Ulrich Seidl, and Jessica Hausner. His background in casting has been widely cited by Schleinzer as a formative influence on his approach to acting and staging as a director.
Filmography
The Rays and Shadows
Film · 2026
Der unsichtbare Zeuge
Film · 2026
Four Minus Three
Film · 2026
In My Parents' House
Film · 2025
Other People's Money
Series · 2025
Veni Vidi Vici
Film · 2024
Aufstand im Bordell - Frauenhandel um 1900
Film · 2024
Sisi & I
Film · 2023
All Will Be Revealed
Film · 2023
Brainfuck
Film · 2023
The Conference
Film · 2022
Rupture
Film · 2022
Chess Story
Film · 2021
Hinterland
Film · 2021
Ich und die Anderen
Series · 2021
Kitz
Series · 2021
The Ground Beneath My Feet
Film · 2019
Nevrland
Film · 2019
Shillings from Heaven
Film · 2018
Border Country
Film · 2018
Wannabe
Film · 2017
Unmensch
Film · 2016
Margarethe Ottillinger – Die Frau, die zu viel wusste
Film · 2016
Der Metzger muß nachsitzen
Film · 2015
One of Us
Film · 2015
The Wagner-Clan
Film · 2015
Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel
Film · 2014
Superegos
Film · 2014
Burning Souls
Film · 2014
The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
Film · 2013
Alles Schwindel
Film · 2013
Die fremde Familie
Film · 2011
The Robber
Film · 2010
Schautag
Film · 2009
Forever Never Anywhere
Film · 2007
Slumming
Film · 2006
Vienna Crime Squad
Series · 2005
Vienna Crime Squad
Series · 2005
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970