Harald Sicheritz (born 25 June 1958 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an
Austrian screenwriter and film director.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. From 1980-84 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. Besides his regular work for the big screen, he
writes, co-writes and/or directs TV films 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.
Austrian screenwriter and film director.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. From 1980-84 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. Besides his regular work for the big screen, he
writes, co-writes and/or directs TV films 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.
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