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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.
As director
As actor
The Rays and Shadows
Der unsichtbare Zeuge
Four Minus Three
In My Parents' House
Veni Vidi Vici
Aufstand im Bordell - Frauenhandel um 1900
Sisi & I
All Will Be Revealed
Brainfuck
The Conference
Rupture
Chess Story
Hinterland
The Ground Beneath My Feet
Nevrland
Shillings from Heaven
Border Country
Wannabe
Unmensch
Margarethe Ottillinger – Die Frau, die zu viel wusste
Der Metzger muß nachsitzen
One of Us
The Wagner-Clan
Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel
Superegos
Burning Souls
The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
Alles Schwindel
Die fremde Familie
The Robber