Joaquim Jordà
Filmmaker
Joaquim Jordà Català (Santa Coloma de Farnés, 1935 - Barcelona, 2006) was director and scriptwriter. Qualified at the Escuela Oficial de Cine, a partner in the UNINCI production company and a key part of the Escuela de Barcelona, he has written numerous scripts for Vicente Aranda and other directors.
He directed the feature films Dante no es únicamente severo (1967 with Jacinto Esteva); Numax presenta... (1979); El encargo del cazador (1990); Un cos al bosc (1996); Mones com la Becky (1999, Premio Nacional de Cultura de Cine y Audiovisual); Joc de nens (2003) and 20 años no es nada (2004); and the shortfilm produced with the CCCB for the exhibition "Literatures of Exile".
He has also produced a considerable amount of translation work for the Anagrama publishing company.
Update: 19 July 2006