Harald Sicheritz


Harald Sicheritz is an Austrian screenwriter and film director.

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.
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, as well as numerous TV commercials.
The Sicheritz feature films Hinterholz 8 und Poppitz rank as #1 and #2 in the Austrian Film Institute's all time box office charts, kept since 1982.

Filmography (selection)