Franz Seitz, Jr.

Franz Seitz, Jr.
Born	22 October 1920 Munich, Germany
Died	19 January 2006 (aged 85) Munich, Germany
Occupation	Film producer Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1951-2006

Franz Seitz, Jr. (22 October 1920 – 19 January 2006) was a German film producer, screenwriter and film director. He produced 74 films between 1951 and 2006. He was a member of the jury at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]

His 1982 film Doctor Faustus was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.^[2] In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[3] In 1991 his film Success was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.^[4] In 1997 he won the Berlinale Camera award at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.^[5]

His father, Franz Seitz, Sr. was a film director.

Selected filmography

• Jackboot Mutiny, directed by G. W. Pabst (1955)
• The Green Devils of Monte Cassino (1958)
• Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy (1960)
• The River Line (1964)
• Tonio Kröger, directed by Rolf Thiele (1964)
• Wälsungenblut, directed by Rolf Thiele (1965)
• Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht, directed by Werner Jacobs (1967)
• The Pedestrian, directed by Maximilian Schell (1973)
• Unordnung und frühes Leid, directed by Franz Seitz (1976)
• The Tin Drum, directed by Volker Schlöndorff (1979)
• Doctor Faustus, directed by Franz Seitz (1982)
• Success, directed by Franz Seitz (1991)

References

1. "16th Berlin International Film Festival: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
2. "13th Moscow International Film Festival (1983)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
3. "Berlinale: 1983 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
4. "Berlinale: 1991 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
5. "Berlinale: 1997 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

External links

• Franz Seitz, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database