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.
Filmography
all 37
Movies 37
Director 19
Producer 5
self 2
Writer 1
El somni català (2015)
El coronel Macià (2007)
Subjúdice (1998)
A Body in the Woods (1996)
Ho sap el ministre? (1991)
Como un adiós (1983)
The Victor of Olot (1981)
La campanada (1980)
Rage (1978)
Death of the Scorpion (1976)
Cake of Blood (1971)
La respuesta (1969)
Burnt Skin (1967)
El castigador (1965)
José María (1963)
Los culpables (1962)
¿Pena de muerte? (1961)
Death at Dawn (1960)
La Rana Verde (1958)
Yo maté (1955)
Contraband Spain (1955)
¡¡Kubala!! Los ases buscan la paz (1954)
Eleven Pairs of Boots (1954)
Doubt (1951)
La fuente enterrada (1950)
Post Office Box 1001 (1950)
El señorito Octavio (1950)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1928-04-04
Deathday2021-10-03 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceBarcelona, Spain
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsJosé María Forn
AwardsMiquel Porter Gaudí Honorary Award, Saint George's Cross
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