# Sebastian Marka > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sebastian_Marka > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sebastian_Marka.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Marka > Source revision: 1350406897 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|German film editor and film director}} {{Infobox person | image = Filmregisseur Sebastian Marka - 2021.jpg | caption = Sebastian Marka, 2021 | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1978}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|[Genf](/source/Genf), Switzerland}} | spouse = | children = | occupation = Film director and editor | notable_works = | education = | alma_mater = | relations = | years_active = 2001–present }} '''Sebastian Marka''' (born 1978 in [Geneva](/source/Geneva), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland)) is a German film director and editor. ==Life and work== Sebastian Marka was born in Geneva in 1978 and grew up in [Königsbach-Stein](/source/K%C3%B6nigsbach-Stein) near [Karlsruhe](/source/Karlsruhe). Marka began studying at the [Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg](/source/Filmakademie_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg) in 2001 and graduated in 2005 with a degree in ''Film & Media''.[http://www.abovetheline.de/vita/en/139532/sebastian-marka Profile of Sebastian Marka at his agency ''Above The Line.''] Retrieved February 2, 2021. While still a student, Marka began working as a [film editor](/source/film_editor). He edited [commercials](/source/Television_advertisement), [short-](/source/short_film) and [feature film](/source/feature_film)s. After graduating, he continued his editing work and was responsible for editing several [Television production](/source/Television_production)s such as ''[Unschuldig](/source/Unschuldig)'' or ''[100 Code](/source/100_Code)'', an internationally co-produced Swedish [crime drama](/source/crime_drama) series. In 2010 Marka's short film - thriller ''[Interview](/source/Interview_(2010_film))''[https://programm.ard.de/TV/arte/interview/eid_287246476292884 Info about the short film ''Interview'' (2010) and short bio about Sebastian Marka] on the [ARD](/source/ARD_(broadcaster))-website (in German). Retrieved February 2, 2021. was released, for which he received many [award](/source/award)s at German and international [film festival](/source/film_festival)s. Due to the success of his short film ''Interview'' he received his first directing assignments. After directing five episodes of the German TV series {{Lang|de|[Notruf Hafenkante](/source/Notruf_Hafenkante)}}, Marka subsequently shot ten 90-minute episodes of the popular German [police crime drama series](/source/police_crime_drama) {{Lang|de|[Tatort](/source/Tatort)}} since 2013, three of which he edited himself. The award-winning three {{Lang|de|Tatort}}-episodes ''[Long Live Death](/source/Tatort%3A_Es_lebe_der_Tod)'' ''(Tatort: Es lebe der Tod)'', ''Tatort: Die Wahrheit'', ''Tatort: Meta'', and four other episodes were created in collaboration with [Erol Yesilkaya](/source/Erol_Yesilkaya). He wrote the screenplays for all seven episodes. Marka had met Yesilkaya in 2012 and worked with him frequently until then. In an interview with the German trade magazine ''Blickpunkt:Film'', Marka compares their cooperation to the "[showrunner](/source/showrunner) principle". During the process of making a film, from idea development to [film editing](/source/film_editing), Yesilkaya and Marka would be in constant exchange of information to achieve a good result.{{Cite web | url = https://beta.blickpunktfilm.de/details/455068 | title = Yesilkaya/Marka: Nach dem Showrunner-Prinzip | first = Frank | last = Heine | date = October 28, 2020 | access-date= February 2, 2021 | work = Blickpunkt:Film | language = German}} On October 20, 2020, Marka's [dystopian](/source/dystopian) TV - [Science fiction film](/source/Science_fiction_film) ''Exit'' was broadcast on the nationwide German television channel [Das Erste](/source/Das_Erste). Yesilkaya again wrote the screenplay for the film, which is set in the year 2047 and addresses the dimension and impact of [artificial intelligence](/source/artificial_intelligence) and [digital life](/source/digital_life). The German film critic Arno Frank of [Spiegel Online](/source/Spiegel_Online) said, that a ''"perfectly formed dystopia like "Exit" [...] has not yet been seen on public television"'' in Germany. (Eine formvollendete Dystopie wie "Exit" [...] hat man bei den Öffentlich-Rechtlichen noch nicht gesehen.){{Cite web | url = https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/exit-in-der-ard-monopol-auf-die-realitaet-a-4b909d4e-bd0a-490c-87b6-3f93111b96e4 | title = Monopol auf die Realität - Sci-Fi-Drama in der ARD | first = Arno | last = Frank | date = October 28, 2020 | access-date= February 2, 2021 | work = [Spiegel Online](/source/Spiegel_Online) | language = German}} Marka and Yesilkaya also filmed the German [fantasy novel](/source/fantasy_novel) ''The Gryphon'' (''Der Greif'', 1989) by [Wolfgang Hohlbein](/source/Wolfgang_Hohlbein) as television series for [Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video). Here, Marka was [showrunner](/source/showrunner) alongside Yesilkaya and directed four episodes. ''[The Gryphon](/source/The_Gryphon_(TV_series))'' was released on Amazon Prime on May 25, 2023.{{Cite web | url = https://movieweb.com/prime-video-the-gryphon-everything-we-know/ | title = Prime Video's The Gryphon: Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Everything Else We Know - An upcoming German fantasy epic will hit Prime Video. This is everything we know about The Gryphon. | first = Sean | last = Shuman | date = May 3, 2023 | access-date= May 25, 2023 | work = [MovieWeb](/source/MovieWeb)}} == Reception == The released {{Lang|de|Tatort}}-episodes by Marka were almost all praised by the German press and received good [IMDb](/source/IMDb) ratings. For example, the German [film critic](/source/film_critic) Rainer Tittelbach wrote in October 2018, that Marka had created ''"exceptional crime films"'' (Ausnahmekrimis).{{Cite web | url = http://www.tittelbach.tv/programm/reihe/artikel-5054.html | title = Reihe "Tatort – KI" | first = Rainer | last = Tittelbach | date = October 21, 2018 | access-date= February 2, 2021 | work = tittelbach.tv | language = German}} [Spiegel Online](/source/Spiegel_Online) - critic Christian Buß also wrote in a 2018 {{Lang|de|Tatort}} - review, that Marka had ''"repeatedly artfully widened the format of the series with cinematic '{{Lang|de|Tatort}}-episodes' such as the Berlin episode 'Meta' or the '[Se7en](/source/Seven_(1995_film))' variation"'' for the Frankfurt {{Lang|de|Tatort}} edition (hat mit cineastischen "Tatorten" wie der Berliner Folge "Meta" oder der "Se7en"-Variation [...] immer wieder kunstvoll das Format der Reihe geweitet).{{Cite web | url = https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/tatort-ki-aus-muenchen-wer-glaubt-noch-an-die-ungehackte-empfaengnis-a-1233302.html | title = Wer glaubt noch an die ungehackte Empfängnis? - "Tatort" über künstliche Intelligenz | first = Christian | last = Buß | date = October 19, 2018 | access-date= February 2, 2021 | work = [Spiegel Online](/source/Spiegel_Online) | language = German}} In addition, some of the {{Lang|de|Tatort}} - episodes won national and international awards. For example, the episode [Long Live Death](/source/Long_Live_Death_(2016_film)) celebrated its international premiere at the [Austin Film Festival](/source/Austin_Film_Festival) in 2016. And Marka won an [audience award](/source/audience_award) for it at the [Nashville Film Festival](/source/Nashville_Film_Festival) in 2017 and received a jury award at the [Garden State Film Festival](/source/Garden_State_Film_Festival) in 2017. For the {{Lang|de|Tatort}}-episode ''Die Wahrheit'' Marka and screenwriter [Erol Yesilkaya](/source/Erol_Yesilkaya) were nominated for the prestigious [Grimme Award](/source/Grimme_Award) in 2017. They received the ''Grimme Award'' in 2019 for their {{Lang|de|Tatort}}-episode ''Meta''. == Selected Filmography == === Director === {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * 2010: ''[Interview](/source/Interview_(2010_film))'' (short film) * 2015: {{Lang|de|[Notruf Hafenkante](/source/Notruf_Hafenkante)}} (5 episodes from 2013 to 2015), (TV series) * 2015: {{Lang|de|[Tatort](/source/Tatort) - Das Haus am Ende der Straße}} (TV series) * 2015: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Hinter dem Spiegel}} (TV series) * 2016: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Die Wahrheit}} (TV series) * 2016: ''[Long Live Death](/source/Long_Live_Death_(2016_film))'' ({{Lang|de|Tatort - Es lebe der Tod}}), (TV series) * 2016: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Die Wahrheit}} (TV series) * 2017: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Der scheidende Schupo}} (TV series) * 2017: ''{{Ill|Hit Mom: Murderous Christmas|de|Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten}}'' ({{Lang|de|Hit Mom: Mörderische Weihnachten}}), (TV movie) * 2018: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Meta}} (TV series) * 2018: {{Lang|de|Tatort - KI}} (TV series) * 2019: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Ein Tag wie jeder andere}} (TV series) * 2020: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Parasomnia}} (TV series) * 2020: ''Exit'' (TV movie) * 2021: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Pavlovs Köter}} (TV series) * 2023: ''[The Gryphon](/source/The_Gryphon_(TV_series))'' (TV series) {{div col end}} === Editor === {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * 2003: Der Ärgermacher (feature film) * 2006: Zores (TV movie) * 2008: [1st of May: All Belongs to You](/source/1st_of_May%3A_All_Belongs_to_You) (episode ''Uwe''), ''(1. Mai – Helden bei der Arbeit)'' * 2008: [Unschuldig](/source/Unschuldig) (4 episodes), (TV series) * 2009: Killerjagd. Töte mich, wenn du kannst (TV movie) * 2009: Parkour (feature film) * 2010: Interview (short film) * 2011: Schreie der Vergessenen (TV movie) * 2015: [100 Code](/source/100_Code) (3 episodes), (crime drama series) * 2018: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Meta}} (TV series) * 2018: {{Lang|de|Tatort - KI}} (TV series) * 2019: {{Lang|de|Tatort - Ein Tag wie jeder andere}} (TV series) * 2020: Exit (TV movie) * 2026: Mutterliebe - A Mother's Love (short film) {{div col end}} === Other === * 2023: The Gryphon (TV series), (creator, producer, showrunner) == Awards and nominations == '''[Interview (2010 film)](/source/Interview_(2010_film))''' *2010: [Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre](/source/Buenos_Aires_Rojo_Sangre) (Argentina) - Prize ''Mejor Director Cortometraje'' (Best Short Film - Director) in the category ''Sección De Cortometrajes'' (Short Film Section) *2010: Indie Fest (USA) - ''Award of Merit'' in the category ''short film'' *2010: [Oaxaca FilmFest](/source/Oaxaca_FilmFest) (Mexico) - Prize ''Best short film'' *2011: Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Film Festival (England) - Prize ''Best Short Film'' *2011: FEC Festival (European Short Film Festival) (Spain) - ''Audience Award'' in the category ''European Competition'' *2011: Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis (Germany) - Nomination for the ''Short Film Award'' *2011: [Oldenburg International Film Festival](/source/Oldenburg_International_Film_Festival) (Germany) - Nomination for the ''German Independence Award – Bester Kurzfilm'' (German Independence Award – Best Short film) *2011: [Seattle International Film Festival](/source/Seattle_International_Film_Festival) (USA) - Nomination for the ''Golden Space Needle Award'' in the category ''Best Short Film'' ([Second runner up](/source/Second_runner_up)) *2012: [Miami Short Film Festival](/source/Miami_Short_Film_Festival) (USA) - Prize ''Best Narrative'' *2012: [Newport Beach Film Festival](/source/Newport_Beach_Film_Festival) (USA) - Prize ''Best Narrative Short'' *2012: Pentedattilo Film Festival (Italy) - Prize ''Best Short'' in the category ''Thriller'' '''[Long Live Death](/source/Tatort%3A_Es_lebe_der_Tod) (Tatort: Es lebe der Tod)''' *2016: Festival des deutschen Films (Germany) - Nomination for the ''Ludwigshafener Filmkunstpreis'' in the category ''Best German Film'' *2017: [Garden State Film Festival](/source/Garden_State_Film_Festival) - Festival Award in the category ''International Narrative Feature'' *2017: [Nashville Film Festival](/source/Nashville_Film_Festival) - [Audience award](/source/Audience_award) in the category ''Episodic Competition / Long Form'' '''Tatort: Die Wahrheit''' *2017: Nomination for the [Grimme-Preis](/source/Grimme-Preis) (Grimme-Award) for [Erol Yesilkaya](/source/Erol_Yesilkaya) (Screenplay) and Sebastian Marka (Director) in the category ''Fiction'' '''Tatort: Meta''' *2019: Grimme-Preis (Grimme-Award) for Erol Yesilkaya (Screenplay) and Sebastian Marka (Director) in the category ''Outstanding Individual Achievement - Fiction'' == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|id=1659950|name=Sebastian Marka}} *[https://www.filmportal.de/person/sebastian-marka_53af843d4ecd445c8e47aa7e3f9aaa52 Sebastian Marka] at [Filmportal.de](/source/Filmportal.de) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marka, Sebastian}} Category:German film directors Category:German film editors Category:German directors Category:German editors Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:People from Geneva --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sebastian Marka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Marka) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Marka?action=history)). 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