Josep Maria Forn
Encyclopedia
Josep Maria Forn i Costa (ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə ˈforn) (Barcelona
, April 4, 1928) is a Catalan
actor
, film producer
and film director
.
He wanted to be a writer, but he started making movies in the 1950s with the short-film Gaudí (1954) and some commercial movies. His film, La piel quemada (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 Catalonian Film Directors College.
He received the Creu de Sant Jordi
Award by the Catalan Government
in 2001.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, April 4, 1928) is a Catalan
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
He wanted to be a writer, but he started making movies in the 1950s with the short-film Gaudí (1954) and some commercial movies. His film, La piel quemada (Burnt Skin) (1967), dealt with the migration to Catalonia from other parts of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and was very successful besides the Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
's censorship
Censorship
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.
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
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
, and in 1994, president of Catalonian Film Directors College.
He received the Creu de Sant Jordi
Creu de Sant Jordi
The Creu de Sant Jordi is the highest civil distinction awarded in Catalonia . It was established by the Generalitat de Catalunya autonomous government by virtue of the Decret 457/1981 de 18 de desembre in 1981.. The medal was designed by goldsmith Joaquim Capdevila.-Recipients:*List of...
Award by the Catalan Government
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
in 2001.
Director
- 1957: Yo maté
- 1959: Muerte al amanecer
- 1960: La vida privada de Fulano de Tal
- 1960: La rana verde
- 1961: ¿Pena de muerte?
- 1962: La ruta de los narcóticos
- 1962: Los culpables
- 1963: José María
- 1964: La barca sin pescador
- 1967: La piel quemada
- 1975: La respuesta
- 1979: Companys, procés a CatalunyaCompanys, procés a CatalunyaCompanys, procés a Catalunya is a 1979 Spanish drama film directed by Josep Maria Forn. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Luis Iriondo - Lluís Companys* Marta Angelat - Ángela...
- 1991: Ho sap el ministre?
- 1998: Subjúdice
- 2006: El coronel Macià
Actor
- 1978: La ràbia
- 1978: Serenata a la claror de la lluna
- 1979: Alicia en la España de las maravillas
- 1980: La campanada
- 1981: Un drac, Sant Jordi i el cavaller Kaskarlata
- 1982: Puny clos
- 1983: Como un adiós
- 1985: Un, dos, tres... ensaïmades i res més