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In 2024, he directed the full length documentary on China’s influence on American feature film production, ”Hollywood under Chinese influence,” for [[Arte|arte tv.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Under Chinese Influence – Watch the full documentary {{!}} ARTE in English |url=https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/112806-000-A/hollywood-under-chinese-influence/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=ARTE |language=en}}</ref> |
In 2024, he directed the full length documentary on China’s influence on American feature film production, ”Hollywood under Chinese influence,” for [[Arte|arte tv.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Under Chinese Influence – Watch the full documentary {{!}} ARTE in English |url=https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/112806-000-A/hollywood-under-chinese-influence/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=ARTE |language=en}}</ref> |
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In September 2025, following the fatal [[assassination of Charlie Kirk]], Sixtus wrote on [[Bluesky|BlueSky]]: “When fascists die, Democrats don’t complain.” Subsequently, the [[US State Department]] revoked Sixtus’s visa, arguing that the US was not obligated to grant hospitality to foreigners who wished death upon Americans.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walser |first=Charlotte |date=2025-10-16 |title=USA: Wegen dieser Posts über Charlie Kirk verloren Ausländer ihr US-Visum |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-trump-meinungsfreiheit-visum-kirk-aeusserungen-li.3326270 |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Süddeutsche.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Neuber |first=Harald |date=2025-10-17 |title=Mario Sixtus und das ZDF: Rundfunkgebühren trotz Billigung von Terrorismus? |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/mario-sixtus-und-das-zdf-rundfunkgebuehren-trotz-billigung-von-terrorismus-li.10001412 |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:36, 9 November 2025
German journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter
Mario Sixtus is a German journalist, filmmaker and screenwriter. His work focuses on current developments of the internet, internet culture and politics. Sixtus writes for nationwide newspapers e.g. Die Zeit, Focus, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Handelsblatt.
Work
His film work spans from documentary features to fiction screenwriting and directing.[1]
Sixtus hosted 155 episodes of the show Electric Reporter on the channel ZDFinfo between 2008–2016, focussing on topics related to the digital transformation of society.[2] In 2007, for the series, Sixtus received the Grimme Online Award[3] and the LeadAward.
In 2022, Sixtus’ feature film Hyperland was nominated for the Grimme Award and the German Television Prize.[4][5][6]
In 2024, he directed the full length documentary on China’s influence on American feature film production, Hollywood under Chinese influence, for arte tv.[7]
Bibliography
- Sixtus, Mario (2019). Warum an die Zukunft denken? (1. Auflage ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. ISBN 978-3-411-75634-6.
- Sixtus, Mario (2025). Picknick auf der Autobahn – Wie wir in Zukunft unterwegs sein werden (1. Auflage ed.). Frankfurt: S.Fischer. ISBN 978-3-10-397670-0.
References
Literature
- Weichert, Stephan; Zabel, Christian, eds. (2009). Die Alpha-Journalisten 2.0: Deutschlands neue Wortführer im Porträt. Köln: von Halem. pp. 232–241. ISBN 978-3-938258-92-7.
