Schleinzer Signs With Cinetic After Silver Bear Win
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- Markus Schleinzer signed with Cinetic for management representation, timed with his film 'Rose' winning the Silver Bear at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival.
- Sandra Hüller won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for 'Rose,' a black-and-white 17th-century piece in which a woman disguises herself as a male soldier in a secluded Protestant village during the Thirty Years' War.
- MUBI acquired 'Rose' out of Berlin for multiple territories including North America and will release it in US theaters after a November qualifying run.
- Schleinzer built his early career as a casting director, collaborating with Michael Haneke, Jessica Hausner, and Ulrich Seidl, and casting plus directing child actors on Haneke's Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated 'The White Ribbon.'
- 'Rose' is Schleinzer's third feature, following 'Michael' (Cannes competition debut) and 'Angelo' (San Sebastián and Toronto competition).
- 'Klaus', Schleinzer's upcoming coming-of-age musical about 1970s East Village counterculture singer Klaus Nomi, stars Christian Friedel and is co-written with 'Rose' collaborator Alexander Brom, with producer Johannes Schubert attached.
- Schleinzer continues to be represented by Katrin Näher of Talent Republic Agency in Germany alongside the new Cinetic deal.
Why it matters: Schleinzer's Cinetic deal gives the Berlin competition winner a US management platform as he pivots from 'Rose's' period drama to a Klaus Nomi biopic musical. With MUBI's November qualifying run for North American release, 'Rose' positions Schleinzer as an awards-season player, while the Nomi project marks his most mainstream turn yet.
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