Novotny, Franz#

Novotny, Franz, b. Vienna, May 30, 1949, director. Since 1971 employed as director at the Austrian broadcasting corporation ORF. 1980 achieved recognition as director of the film "Exit - Nur keine Panik" with H. Poeschl, in which he satirised the work of the avant-garde filmmaker K. Kren.

Other works: Staatsoperette, 1977; Coconuts, 1985; Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft, 1990; Exit II - Verklaerte Nacht, 1995; Nachtfalter, 2001.