Fernand Melgar

Fernand Melgar (born 1961 in Tangier) is a Swiss actor, producer, director and film editor. The son of Spanish immigrants, Melgar has lived in Lausanne since 1963. Melgar's documentary The Fortress (French: La forteresse), focusing on asylum seekers in Switzerland and the conditions they live in, garnered eleven international film festival awards.

Filmography (documentaries)

1983 Performances au Musée Deutsch
1986 Le musée imaginaire
1987 L'homme-nu
1990 Chroniques cathodiques (co-director)
1991 Je zappe donc je suis
1993 Album de famille
1997 Fou du jeu (film collective "Les frissons du hasard")
1998 Classe d'accueil
2000-2003 Collection Premier Jour ( Le Combat, L'Arrivée, L'Apprentissage, La Visite, La Vente, Le Stage, L'Attente, L'Inalpe, La Rentrée, L'Ordination)
2002 Remue-ménage
2003 L'histoire, c'est moi (À table, À l'arrière, “J”]
2005
- Le puits
- EXIT, le droit de mourir
- Cartographies n° 6 – La vallée de la jeunesse
2008 The Fortress (French: La forteresse)
2011 Special Flight (French: Vol spécial)
2013 : Le monde est comme ça
2014 : L'Abri
2018 : À l'école des philosophes

Awards

2008 "Camera-stylo" award at the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal for The Fortress (French: La forteresse)
2008 Grand Prize at the Tehran International Documentary Film Festival for The Fortress
2010 Silver Magnolia - Best Social Documentary at the MIDA Shanghai Festival

References

↑ ""La forteresse" concilie documentaire et grand art". 24 heures (in French). 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
1 2 "11e récompense pour "La Forteresse"". Journal du Jura (in French). 12 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
↑ Holden, Stephen (25 October 2006). "Exit: The Right to Die - Leaving This Mortal Coil With..." The New York Times. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
↑ "Le film "La Forteresse" de Fernand Melgar a..." (in French). Télévision Suisse Romande. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
↑ "Documentary festival announces awards". Canada.com. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
↑ "Grand Prix de 10 000 euros pour le Lausannois Fernand..." 20 Minuten. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

External links

Fernand Melgar at IMDb
Fernand Melgar in the Swiss Film Directory

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[1] ""La forteresse" concilie documentaire et grand art". 24 heures (in French). 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[Jura-2] 1 2 "11e récompense pour "La Forteresse"". Journal du Jura (in French). 12 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[3] Holden, Stephen (25 October 2006). "Exit: The Right to Die - Leaving This Mortal Coil With..." The New York Times. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[4] "Le film "La Forteresse" de Fernand Melgar a..." (in French). Télévision Suisse Romande. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[5] "Documentary festival announces awards". Canada.com. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[6] "Grand Prix de 10 000 euros pour le Lausannois Fernand..." 20 Minuten. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

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