Fourcou, Francis

(1955, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France - )

   Having graduated from the Ecole Nationale Louis Lumière in 1976, he successively was a first assist­ant director for films (1980 Chronique des Années tristes, documentary, Alain Aubert, shot in 1977; 1984 L'Orsalher / Le Montreur d'Ours, Jean Fléchet, shot in 1981-1982; 1987 Resan / The Journey, 16-mm documentary, Peter Watkins, shot in 1983, Australia / Canada / Denmark / Finland / Italy / Japan / New Zealand / Soviet Union / Sweden / Norway), camera operator (1984 Le Tombeau de Puech, documentary, short, A. Ricard; Processions, documentary, short, Guy Cavagnac; 1985 Zone interdite, documentary, short, Jean Périssé; Hors, documentary, short, Daniel Viguier; 1986 Le Baiser, documentary, short, Fré­déric Clemancon; J'ai commencé sans Table et sans Chaise, documentary, short, Alain Surre; 1987 Tropique Nord, documentary, short, François Soulié, shot in 1982-1987) and TV (1988 La Baraque des Amours, short, Philippe Courtemanche; 1989 Atys, Jacques Rozier; Gust, Philippe Courtemanche; 1990 Joséphine en Tournée, Jacques Rozier; 1991 Terre de Méditerranée, also producer, Philippe Courtemanche) and producer (1989 Lucifer et l'Horloger, short, Luc Lefebvre; 1990 Bissière ou Le Regard du Cœur, short, Anne Pavlowitch; 1993 Georges Rouquier ou La Belle Ouvrage, Jean Har-laud, Philippe Haudiquet; 1994 Un Jour au Hazzard, 16-mm short, Marc Khanne; 1995 Camescoop, short, Marc Khanne).

 Filmography

1976 ◘ La Route (documentary; short)

        ◘ L'Exil (documentary; short)

1977 ◘ Sem Escanats (documentary; short)

1983 ◘ Bufola (documentary; short)

1986 ◘ L'Etoile du Berger (documentary; short; also producer)

        ◘ Bastides (documentary; short)

        ◘ Albert Tevoedjre—La Pauvreté, Richesse des Peu­ples (documentary)

        ◘ Terres de Chiens (documentary; short)

        ◘ Pieds nus sur la Terre occitane (documentary; short)

        ◘ Faut-il jeter les Maisons par les Fenêtres? (short; co-director; also producer)

1994 ◘ Lauragais, le Pays sous l'Ecorce (short; also producer)

        ◘ L'Empreinte des Magdaléniens (documentary; short; also producer)

1997 ◘ La Vallée des Montreurs d'Ours (documentary; also screenwriter, dialogist, producer; shot in 1995-1997)

        ◘ Alep (short)

1998 ◘ L'Endevinhaire (short; also producer)

        ◘ Lo joc de la cabra (short; also producer)

2003 ◘ Septembre en Oklahoma (video short)

2005 ◘ J'aime la Vie, je fais du Vélo, je vais au Cinéma (documentary; also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)

 Television Filmography

1998 ◘ Sur les Traces de Norbert Casteret (documentary; short)

        ◘ Le Triporteur (documentary; short)

        ◘ Genèse de la Forêt (documentary; short)

        ◘ Les Pirogues des Villages engloutis (documentary; short)

        ◘ Aléas (documentary; episode "Toulouse la Nuit")

        ◘ Aléas (documentary; episodes "Darde", Les Livres de Contes d'Adrien", "Les Lettres oubliées")

        ◘ Aléas (documentary; episode "AZF, Paroles d'Ouvriers")