Harald Sicheritz (born 25 June 1958 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an Austrian screenwriter and film director.[1][2][3]

Harald Sicheritz
on the set of Baumschlager, 2016
Born	(1958-06-25) 25 June 1958 (age 63) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1980–present
Website	www.sicheritz.com

Life and career

Raised in a working-class district of Vienna, Harald Sicheritz studied Communication sciences and Political sciences. In 1983 he graduated with a Ph.D. - his thesis' title was How does TV entertain us?

Sicheritz first became known as a bass player and songwriter of the rock band Wiener Wunder, who in 1986 contributed to the soundtrack of the musical comedy blockbuster Müllers Büro and scored a #1 hit in the Austrian charts with Loretta.[4]
From 1980 to 1984 Sicheritz earned his spurs as a filmmaker by working for the TV program Ohne Maulkorb with ORF. In 2009 he was among the founders of the Austrian Film Academy and served as member of the board for the first ten years.

Since his 1994 feature film debut Mother's Day Harald Sicheritz has risen to one of Austria's most renown film directors.[5][6] Besides his regular work for the big screen, he writes, co-writes and/or directs TV films[7] and episodes for TV series (e.g. Tatort, Kaisermühlen Blues, MA 2412, Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall, Die Gipfelzipfler, Vorstadtweiber), as well as numerous TV commercials.

The Sicheritz feature films Hinterholz 8 (617.596 admissions) und Poppitz (441.082) rank as #1 and #2 in the Austrian Film Institute's all time box office charts, kept since 1982.[8]

Filmography (selection)

• 1994: Mother's Day
• 1995: Freispiel (Replay)
• 1997: Qualtingers Wien
• 1998: Hinterholz 8
• 1999: Fink fährt ab
• 1999: Wanted
• 1999: Jahrhundertrevue
• 2000: Zwölfeläuten (The Silent Bell)
• 2000: Trautmann: Wer heikel ist, bleibt übrig
• 2002: Poppitz
• 2003: MA 2412 – Die Staatsdiener (The Civil Servants)
• 2005: Im Reich der Reblaus (Mutig in die neuen Zeiten 1)
• 2006: Nur keine Wellen (Mutig in die neuen Zeiten 2)
• 2006: Alles anders (Mutig in die neuen Zeiten 3)
• 2007: Darum
• 2008: Tatort: Baum der Erlösung
• 2010: Tatort – Ausgelöscht
• 2010: 3faltig
• 2011: Lilly The Witch - The Journey To Mandolan
• 2012: Tatort – Zwischen den Fronten
• 2013: [ba:d fʊkɪŋ] (Hicktown)
• 2013: Tatort – Abgründe
• 2013: Clara Immerwahr
• 2014: Tatort – Paradies
• 2014-19: Vorstadtweiber TV series
• 2016: Landkrimi - Sommernachtsmord

Awards

• 2016: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art[9]
• 2013: Decoration Of Merit in Gold to the State of Vienna[10]
• 2011: ACC Golden Ticket (Lilly The Witch - The Journey to Mandolan)
• 2008: Austrian State Award for Film Commercials (Mercutio)
• 2006: Cannes Lions Film Finalist (Church)
• 2004: ACC Golden Ticket (MA 2412 - die Staatsdiener)
• 2003: ACC Golden Ticket (Poppitz)
• 2002: Austrian People's Education TV Award (Zwölfeläuten)
• 2000: Romy (TV Award) - Most Successful Austrian Movie of the Year (Wanted)
• 2000: ACC Golden Ticket (Wanted)
• 1999: Erich Neuberg Award (Qualtingers Wien)
• 1999: Romy (TV Award) - Most Successful Austrian Movie of the Year (Hinterholz 8)
• 1998: ACC Platinum Ticket (Hinterholz 8)
• 1996: ACC Golden Ticket (Freispiel)
• 1996: Romy (TV Award) - Most Successful Austrian Movie of the Year (Freispiel)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harald Sicheritz.

• Harald Sicheritz Official Website
• Harald Sicheritz at IMDb
• Harald Sicheritz biography with ORF Archived 2012-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Literature by and about Harald Sicheritz in the German National Library catalogue