Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
54
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-04-04
Day of Death
2021-10-03 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Also Known As
José María Forn
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.
