---
name: "Markus Schleinzer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/markus-schleinzer"
fi1m_id: "markus-schleinzer"
imdb_id: "nm0772207"
tmdb_id: 28605
wikidata_id: "Q86714"
roles: ["Producer","Director"]
born: "8 November 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T11:19:21.173749+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Markus Schleinzer

## Identity

Markus Schleinzer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/markus-schleinzer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** markus-schleinzer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0772207
- **TMDB ID:** 28605
- **Wikidata ID:** Q86714
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Schleinzer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86714, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0772207/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28605

Producer and director. Born 8 November 1971 in Vienna, Austria.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer, Director
- **Born:** 8 November 1971, Vienna, Austria
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 directing, 2 producing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (2), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Schleinzer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86714, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0772207/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28605

## Biography

Markus Schleinzer is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, actor and casting director. Born on 8 November 1971 in Vienna, he began his career as a casting director, working on more than sixty Austrian productions and collaborating with directors including Michael Haneke.

Schleinzer made his feature directorial debut with *Michael* (2011), which he also wrote. He followed this with *Angelo* (2018) and *Rose* (2026), both of which he directed and co-wrote. *Rose*, a black-and-white period drama set during the Thirty Years’ War and starring Sandra Hüller, premiered in competition at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival, where Hüller won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Directed (1)

- *Rose* (2026), Fi1m 80, Director, Casting, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/rose.md)

### Produced (2) — the average rests on these

- *The White Ribbon* (2009), Fi1m 86, Casting — [page](https://film.one/film/the-white-ribbon.md)
- *The Piano Teacher* (2001), Fi1m 82, Casting — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md)

## Complete filmography (59)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Der unsichtbare Zeuge* (2026), as Fink
- *Rose* (2026), Writer, Director, Casting — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/rose.md)
- *The Rays and Shadows* (2026), as General Van Haffel
- *Four Minus Three* (2026), Actor
- *Other People's Money* (2025), series, as Martin Eppler
- *In My Parents' House* (2025), as Dr. Pistorius
- *Veni Vidi Vici* (2024), as Alfred
- *Aufstand im Bordell - Frauenhandel um 1900* (2024), as Feigl
- *All Will Be Revealed* (2023), as Notar
- *Brainfuck* (2023), as Angelo
- *Sisi & I* (2023), as Kaiser Franz Joseph
- *Rupture* (2022), Actor
- *The Conference* (2022), as Otto Hoffmann
- *Kitz* (2021), series, as Quirin Kandler
- *Hinterland* (2021), as Pickpocket
- *Chess Story* (2021), as Dr. Auer
- *Ich und die Anderen* (2021), series, as Michael
- *Nevrland* (2019), as Psychotherapist
- *Angelo* (2019), Writer, Director, Producer
- *The Ground Beneath My Feet* (2019), as Dr. Hoffmann
- *Shillings from Heaven* (2018), as Inspektor
- *Border Country* (2018), as Dr. Schneider
- *Wannabe* (2017), as Caster
- *Margarethe Ottillinger – Die Frau, die zu viel wusste* (2016), as Peter Krauland
- *Unmensch* (2016), as Hans
- *The Wagner-Clan* (2015), as Adolf von Gross
- *One of Us* (2015), as Joseph Winkler
- *Der Metzger muß nachsitzen* (2015), as Mario Sedlatschek
- *Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel* (2014), Actor
- *Burning Souls* (2014), as Schwartconz
- *Superegos* (2014), as Jasper
- *Alles Schwindel* (2013), as Gross
- *The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich* (2013), as Agent Klein
- *Michael* (2011), Director, Writer
- *Die fremde Familie* (2011), as Weinhändler
- *The Poll Diaries* (2010), Casting
- *The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott* (2010), Casting
- *Rammbock: Berlin Undead* (2010), Casting
- *The Robber* (2010), as Bewährungsbeamter · Casting
- *The White Ribbon* (2009), Casting — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-white-ribbon.md)
- *Lourdes* (2009), Casting
- *Schautag* (2009), as Kunde
- *For a Moment, Freedom* (2008), Casting
- *Franz Fuchs – A Patriot* (2007), Casting
- *The Counterfeiters* (2007), Casting
- *Forever Never Anywhere* (2007), as Mathias
- *Slumming* (2006), as Gast im Lokal · Casting
- *Vienna Crime Squad* (2005), series, as Amon Heller, Alfons Mair
- *Sleeper* (2005), Casting
- *Hotel* (2004), Casting
- *The Whore's Son* (2004), Casting
- *Time of the Wolf* (2003), Casting
- *Twinni* (2003), Casting
- *Icarus* (2002), Casting
- *Lovely Rita* (2001), Casting
- *The Piano Teacher* (2001), Casting — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md)
- *The Praying Mantis* (2001), Casting
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Klaus Rottensteiner
- *Klaus*, Director, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Markus Schleinzer presenting the Netflix series "Freud" at the Berlinale 2020](https://film.one/media/person/354180/gallery-c25d4b26e8e8.jpg) Markus Schleinzer presenting the Netflix series "Freud" at the Berlinale 2020 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/MJK_70331_Markus_Schleinzer_%28Freud%2C_Berlinale_2020%29.jpg/1280px-MJK_70331_Markus_Schleinzer_%28Freud%2C_Berlinale_2020%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Markus Schleinzer - Nestroy-Theaterpreis 2013 in der Halle F der Wiener Stadthalle (Wien, Österreich).](https://film.one/media/person/354180/gallery-a1d019a14887.jpg) Markus Schleinzer - Nestroy-Theaterpreis 2013 in der Halle F der Wiener Stadthalle (Wien, Österreich). — Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Markus_Schleinzer_Nestroy_2013.jpg/1280px-Markus_Schleinzer_Nestroy_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Godehard Giese at Berlinale 2026 in Berlin, Germany](https://film.one/media/person/354180/gallery-86a21f541dc3.jpg) Godehard Giese at Berlinale 2026 in Berlin, Germany — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Godehard_Giese_at_Berlinale_2026.jpg/1280px-Godehard_Giese_at_Berlinale_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Markus Schleinzer at Berlin Film Festival 2026](https://film.one/media/person/354180/gallery-7189c1a427c8.jpg) Markus Schleinzer at Berlin Film Festival 2026 — User:Celestinesucess, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Markus_Schleinzer_at_Berlin_Film_Festival_2026%2C_%28P1230932%29.jpg/1280px-Markus_Schleinzer_at_Berlin_Film_Festival_2026%2C_%28P1230932%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Markus Schleinzer](https://film.one/media/person/354180/gallery-d86cf7dffa10.jpg) Markus Schleinzer — Image via TMDB
- ![Markus Schleinzer](https://film.one/media/person/354180/gallery-7110ed2f3aa6.jpg) Markus Schleinzer — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Markus_Schleinzer_at_Berlinale_2026-4.jpg/1280px-Markus_Schleinzer_at_Berlinale_2026-4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![14.05.2020 ; Pressekonferenz „Rotes Foyer“ mit Rendi-Wagner und KünstlerInnen im SPÖ-Parlamentsklub ; An der Pressekonferenz zum Thema „Kultur ist systemrelevan](https://film.one/media/person/354180/gallery-a184061688ed.jpg) 14.05.2020 ; Pressekonferenz „Rotes Foyer“ mit Rendi-Wagner und KünstlerInnen im SPÖ-Parlamentsklub ; An der Pressekonferenz zum Thema „Kultur ist systemrelevan — SPÖ Presse und Kommunikation, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/2020_Markus_Schleinzer_%2849894682187%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-2020_Markus_Schleinzer_%2849894682187%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- Austrian Film Award for Best Director 2012: Austrian Film Award for Best Director (nominated), for *Michael*
- Austrian Film Award for Best Screenplay 2012: Austrian Film Award for Best Screenplay (nominated), for *Michael*
- European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year 2011: European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year (nominated), for *Michael*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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