Franci Slak was born on February 1, 1953 in Krsko, Slovenia. He was a director and producer, known for Ko zaprem oci (1993), Hudodelci (1987) and Krizno obdobje (1981). He was married to Preuss, Hanna and Hanna Preuss Slak. He died on October 27, 2007 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.