Biography | robert sigl - film director

Biography

Robert Sigl film director

Robert Sigl was born in 1962 and raised in Germany. From 1981 to 1986 he attended Munich Film School. His diploma work LAURIN won him the Bavarian Film Award for Best Direction of a Newcomer. Since then he has directed several acclaimed feature films and TV movies in Canada, France, Hungary, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. He has received numerous development fundings for his projects and screenplays and he has worked for U.S. Networks Showtime and SciFi Channel with stars like Malcolm McDowell, Eleanor Tomlinson, David Bamber and Murray Melvin. Three-times-Oscar winning composer Howard Shore is going to provide the soundtrack for Sigl’s upcoming 15-Million-Dollar-production THE SPIDER.

EDUCATION:
Directing at University of Television and Film (HFF) Munich, Germany 1981-1986
Screen Writing at Drehbuchwerkstatt München, Munich, Germany 1989-1990

AWARDS:
Bavarian Film Award 1989 for Best Direction of a Newcomer
Nominated for Max-Ophüls-Award 1989

LANGUAGES:
Fluent English, German & conversational French

DEVELOPMENT FUNDINGS: for the projects: THE SPIDER, THE 13th DISCIPLE, MEDUSA,
LAZARUS, WURDILAK and Dan Simmons’ CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT by MEDIA, FFFBAYERN, FFA

info@robert-sigl.de
www.robert-sigl.de

Represented by:
Blake Friedmann Literary, TV and Film Agency
Agent: Conrad Williams
122 Arlington Road London NW17HP UK
+44(0)2072840408
info@blakefriedmann.co.uk

MAIN CREDITS:
HEPZIBAH aka: THE VILLAGE (2010)
Feature Film English Language UFA FILM

SOKO DONAU (2008-2011)
TV Series 11 episodes SATEL FILM

TATORT / SCENE OF THE CRIME – AVENGING ANGEL (2005)
TV Movie TELEFILM SAAR

TATORT / SCENE OF THE CRIME – TARGET (2001)
TV Movie TELEFILM SAAR

THE INVESTIGATOR (2002 – 2005)
TV Series 2 episodes MONACO FILM

THE ISLAND OF FEAR (2000)
TV Movie REAL FILM

SCHOOL’S OUT (1999)
Feature Film REAL FILM US-Distribution: Fangoria/MTI

LEXX – THE SERIES (1999)
TV Series SALTER STREET FILMS for SCI-FI CHANNEL USA

GHOSTHUNTER JOHN SINCLAIR (1998)
TV Series ENDEMOL

ALARM FOR COBRA 11 (1997)
TV Series POLYPHON

LEXX-THE DARK ZONE: 4.0. GIGA SHADOW (1996)
TV Movie English Language
SALTER STREET FILMS FOR SHOWTIME USA STARRING: MALCOLM MCDOWELL

GROSSE FREIHEIT (1995)
TV Series MULTIMEDIA

STELLA STELLARIS (1994)
Mini Series BAVARIA FILM

LAURIN (1989)
Feature Film English Language
BAVARIAN FILM AWARD FOR BEST NEWCOMING DIRECTOR
Writer/Director & Co-Producer SALINAS FILM

THE CHRISTMAS TREE (1983) Short Film
Writer/Director & Co-Producer HFF Munich

THE CABIN (1982) Short Film
Writer/Director & Co-Producer HFF Munich