José María Escriche Otal (1950–2008) was a civil servant and film festival director from Aragon, Spain.
[3] In the same year, on the basis of Peña Zoiti cinema club, he founded the Huesca International Film Festival,[4] driven by the dream to promote the short film genre and make it as popular and respected as the full meter one.
[5][6] He served as the event director for 30 years and succeeded to turn it from a small local initiative into a prestigious international gathering.
[9][10] Escriche was in charge of renovation of the Fiestas celebrativas de San Lorenzo.
[12][13] The Pepe Escriche Award was established by the Huesca International Film Festival in 2009 in his honour.