Prof. MgA. David Jan Novotný (1947 in Prague

Prague

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) is a Czech novelist, scriptwriter and professor of dramaturgy.

After finishing A levels, he worked as a postal serviceman, coachman, herdsman, assistant driver in bakery, night porter, cleaner in the theatre, assistant production manager in Short film Prague, assistant camera operator at the same place, assistant driver in soap distribution, assistant production manager in Barrandov Studios

Barrandov Studios

Barrandov Studios is a famous set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Europe.Several of the movies filmed there won Academy Awards...

; 1968-1970 at military service, 1970-1971 worker at printing house.

1971-1976 study at FAMU

Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague or FAMU is one of the oldest film schools in Europe. Located in Prague, Czech Republic, FAMU was founded in 1946 as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague...

, department of screenwriting and dramaturgy, 1977-1990 Scriptwriter in Film studio Barrandov; 1990 Member of Czech writers community, Member of Czech Film and tv Union; 1990 assistant at FAMU, department of scriptwriting and dramaturgy, class teacher; 1977 higher doctorate, associate professorship; 1977 Vice-dean for science and pedagogical affairs, member of Scientific council of FAMU, deputy chairman of council for PhD study; 1997 Habilitation in discipline Dramaturgy and Scriptwriting; 2001 Constituted as Professor of Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy; 2002 Nominated as Professor at department of Journalism at Charles University; 2000-2004 Professor of Cinema Studies Program for foreign students at FAMU; 2004-2007 Rector of Film Academy of Miroslav Ondricek in Pisek

Film School in Písek

The Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in Písek is a private school located in South Bohemia in Písek. The school is named after Miroslav Ondříček, a well known Czech cinematographer and patron of the school...

. Professor at Literary Academy of Josef Škvorecký, in Prague, dramaturg and script adviser in production company ArtForum21.

Bibliography:

• How the Man bear 1982
• My charming Muse with the Floorcloth in a Hand 1985
• How don’t burglize the Postoffice 1986
• Bugaboos and Hermits 1989
• The Live and the Dreams 1991
• My best Buddy 1997
• Guardian Angels 2000
• Four thirty in front of the shop 2005
• Dramatic conflicts of the Bible 2005
• Old Monarchy Fairytales 2005
• The Carpenter’s Sonata 2006
• Story Construction or demiurgy vs. dramaturgy 2007
• Vasarely’s Cross 2007
• Senior Quintet 2008
• Sidra Noah 2010

Filmography:

• How the Man bear 1979
• Watchmaker’s Wedding Journey in the Coral Sea 1979
• Madmans, Mermans and Swindlers 1980
• Shy Stories 1980
• Roundup 1981
• Swindle 1985

TV Films:

• Somebody missed at the Table 1989
• Guardian Angels 1996
• Motel Anathema - 12part serial made together with former students 1998
• Causa Kain 1998

Works published at Film & doba, Lidové noviny, Literární noviny, Hospodářské noviny, Tvar etc., over 50 article and essays;

External links

• http://www.filmovka.cz