Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
IMDbPro

Franz Novotny

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Franz Novotny
16-year-old Axel falls out with his step-father and becomes involved in a neo-nazi gang. To join the gang he has to prove himself by killing a social worker. He runs away and takes refuge in a dry-cleaning shop run by 80-year-old Gustav Tritzinsky (Helmut
Play trailer1:47
Initiation (2009)
1 Video
3 Photos
Franz Novotny was born on 30 May 1949 in Vienna, Austria. He is a producer and director, known for Angelo (2018), Yu (2003) and Codename 'Holec' (2016).
BornMay 30, 1949
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornMay 30, 1949
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations total

    Photos2

    View Poster
    View Poster

    Known for

    Angelo (2018)
    Angelo
    6.0
    • Producer
    • 2018
    Gedeon Burkhard, Nikola Djuricko, and André Eisermann in Yu (2003)
    Yu
    5.6
    • Producer
    • 2003
    Vica Kerekes in Codename 'Holec' (2016)
    Codename 'Holec'
    5.8
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Exit... nur keine Panik (1980)
    Exit... nur keine Panik
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1980

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Producer

    • La vida mía (Amén) (2022)
      La vida mía (Amén)
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 7500 (2019)
      7500
      6.3
      • co-producer
      • 2019
    • Valerie Pachner in The Ground Beneath My Feet (2019)
      The Ground Beneath My Feet
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Georg Friedrich, Simon Schwarz, Margarita Breitkreiz, Sabrina Reiter, Mikhail Evlanov, and Darya Nosik in Caviar (2019)
      Caviar
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Angelo (2018)
      Angelo
      6.0
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Gregor Bloéb, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Nina Proll, Robert Palfrader, and Murathan Muslu in Anna Fucking Molnar (2017)
      Anna Fucking Molnar
      5.1
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Ugly (2017)
      Ugly
      5.1
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Noah Saavedra in Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)
      Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2016
    • We Used to Be Cool (2016)
      We Used to Be Cool
      6.0
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Vica Kerekes in Codename 'Holec' (2016)
      Codename 'Holec'
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Ein Augenblick Leben (2014)
      Ein Augenblick Leben
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Therapy for a Vampire (2014)
      Therapy for a Vampire
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Superegos (2014)
      Superegos
      5.6
      • co-producer
      • 2014
    • Taking It Back (2013)
      Taking It Back
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Sickfuckpeople (2013)
      Sickfuckpeople
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2013

    Director

    • Vica Kerekes in Codename 'Holec' (2016)
      Codename 'Holec'
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Gedeon Burkhard, Nikola Djuricko, and André Eisermann in Yu (2003)
      Yu
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Escort Service (2001)
      Escort Service
      4.5
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Vienna Hilton 3. Mai 1995
      Short
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Exit II: Transfigured Night (1995)
      Exit II: Transfigured Night
      6.4
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Peter Strohm (1989)
      Peter Strohm
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Police Call 110 (1971)
      Police Call 110
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft (1990)
      Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
      3.8
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Mario Adorf, Rainhard Fendrich, Olivia Pascal, and Hanno Pöschl in Coconuts (1985)
      Coconuts
      4.4
      • Director
      • 1985
    • The Excluded (1982)
      The Excluded
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1982
    • Exit... nur keine Panik (1980)
      Exit... nur keine Panik
      6.0
      • Director
      • 1980
    • Staatsoperette (1977)
      Staatsoperette
      5.3
      • Director
      • 1977
    • Schlachthaus
      Short
      • Director
      • 1972
    • Thaddäus Podgorski in Panorama (1970)
      Panorama
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1971
    • Destro
      • Director
      • 1968

    Writer

    • Vica Kerekes in Codename 'Holec' (2016)
      Codename 'Holec'
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Moritz Bleibtreu and Tobias Moretti in Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010)
      Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
      6.1
      • collaborating writer
      • 2010
    • Gedeon Burkhard, Nikola Djuricko, and André Eisermann in Yu (2003)
      Yu
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • Escort Service (2001)
      Escort Service
      4.5
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • Exit II: Transfigured Night (1995)
      Exit II: Transfigured Night
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft (1990)
      Die Spitzen der Gesellschaft
      3.8
      • Writer
      • 1990
    • Schmutz (1987)
      Schmutz
      6.3
      • idea
      • treatment
      • 1987
    • Mario Adorf, Rainhard Fendrich, Olivia Pascal, and Hanno Pöschl in Coconuts (1985)
      Coconuts
      4.4
      • Writer
      • 1985
    • The Excluded (1982)
      The Excluded
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1982
    • Exit... nur keine Panik (1980)
      Exit... nur keine Panik
      6.0
      • Writer
      • 1980
    • Staatsoperette (1977)
      Staatsoperette
      5.3
      • Writer
      • 1977

    Videos1

    Initiation
    Trailer 1:47
    Initiation

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion Gmbh (co-founder)
    • Born
      • May 30, 1949
      • Vienna, Austria

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.