Josep Maria Forn
Directing1928Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Biography
Josep Maria Forn i Costa (April 4, 1928 – October 3, 2021) was a Spanish actor , film producer and film director .
He was born in Barcelona , and began making movies in the 1950s with the short-film Gaudí (1954) and some commercial movies. His film, Burnt Skin (1967), dealt with the migration to Catalonia from other parts of Spain , and was very successful besides the Franco 's censorship.
In 1975, he became the founder and president of Institut de Cinema Català. From 1987 to 1991, he was the director of the cinematography department in the Generalitat de Catalunya , and in 1994, president of Catalan Film Directors College.
He received the Creu de Sant Jordi Award by the Catalan Government in 2001.
Known For
Acting History
2015
2007
El coronel Macià
Director
1996
A Body in the Woods
Producer
1991
Ho sap el ministre?
as Director
Ho sap el ministre?
Director
1983
1981
The Victor of Olot
Executive Producer
1980
La campanada
as Empleado
1979
Alicia en la España de las maravillas
as Himself
Companys, procés a Catalunya
Director
1978
1976
Death of the Scorpion
Production Manager
1971
Cake of Blood
Production Manager
1969
La respuesta
Director
La respuesta
Writer
1967
Burnt Skin
Director
Burnt Skin
Screenplay
1965
El castigador
Production Manager
1964
La barca sin pescador
Writer
La barca sin pescador
Director
1963
La ruta de los narcóticos
Director
José María
Director
1962
Los culpables
Director
1961
La vida privada de Fulano de Tal
Producer
La vida privada de Fulano de Tal
Director
¿Pena de muerte?
Director
1960
1958
1957
Un tesoro en el cielo
Writer
1955
1954
Eleven Pairs of Boots
Assistant Director
¡¡Kubala!! Los ases buscan la paz
Assistant Director
1951
Doubt
Script Supervisor
1950
Post Office Box 1001
Production Secretary
El señorito Octavio
Script Supervisor
La fuente enterrada
Script Supervisor