Fernand Melgar (born 1961 in
Tangier
Tangier ( ; ; ar, طنجة, Ṭanja) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the capi ...
) is a
Swiss actor, producer, director and film editor. The son of Spanish immigrants, Melgar has lived in
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
since 1963. Melgar's documentary ''The Fortress (french:
La forteresse
La Forteresse () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Geography
La Forteresse is located in the valley of Rival, and is about 550 meters away from Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
History
La Forteresse belonged until 1 ...
)'' 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
La Forteresse () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Geography
La Forteresse is located in the valley of Rival, and is about 550 meters away from Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
History
La Forteresse belonged until 1 ...
)''
* 2011 ''Special Flight (french:
:fr:Vol spécial, Vol spécial)''
Awards
*2008 "Camera-stylo" award at the
Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal for ''The Fortress (french:
La forteresse
La Forteresse () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Geography
La Forteresse is located in the valley of Rival, and is about 550 meters away from Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
History
La Forteresse belonged until 1 ...
)''
*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
External links
*
Fernand Melgarin th
Swiss Film Directory
1963 births
Living people
Swiss male film actors
People from Tangier
Swiss documentary filmmakers
Swiss film directors
People from Lausanne
20th-century Swiss male actors
21st-century Swiss male actors
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