Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-04-04 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Josep Maria Forn

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

Directing

2015

El somni català as Director

2007

El coronel Macià as Director

1998

Subjúdice as Director

1991

1969

La respuesta as Director

1967

Burnt Skin as Director

1964

1963

1962

Los culpables as Director

1960

Death at Dawn as Director

1958

La Rana Verde as Director

1955

Yo maté as Director
Contraband Spain as Assistant Director

1954

Eleven Pairs of Boots as Assistant Director

1951

Doubt as Script Supervisor

1950

El señorito Octavio as Script Supervisor
La fuente enterrada as Script Supervisor

Production

2015

El somni català as Producer

1998

Subjúdice as Executive Producer

1996

1981

The Victor of Olot as Executive Producer

1978

Rage as Producer

1976

Death of the Scorpion as Production Manager

1971

Cake of Blood as Production Manager

1965

El castigador as Production Manager

1960

Death at Dawn as Producer

1958

La Rana Verde as Producer

1950

Post Office Box 1001 as Production Secretary

Writing

2015

1998

Subjúdice as Writer

1969

La respuesta as Writer

1967

Burnt Skin as Screenplay

1964

1960

Death at Dawn as Screenplay

1958

La Rana Verde as Screenplay

1957

1955

Yo maté as Writer