He founded the Geneva university film society and wrote film reviews for Geneva newspapers. After working for TSR as a director, he co-founded the production company Groupe 5 with Alain Tanner, Michel Soutter, Jean-Jacques Lagrange and Jean-Louis Roy.
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two,
1945-1985". Pages 400-405. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company,
1988.
Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 31st Cannes International Film Festival in 1978.
He is the brother of journalist Jean-Pierre Goretta.