Fernand Melgar
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Fernand Melgar (born 1961 in Tangier) is a Swiss actor, producer, director and film editor. The son of Spanish immigrants,[1] Melgar has lived in Lausanne since 1963. Melgar's documentary The Fortress (French: La forteresse) garnered eleven international film festival awards.[2]
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[edit] 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)
- Remue-ménage
- 2003 L'histoire, c'est moi (À table, À l'arrière, “J”]
- 2005
- Le puits
- EXIT, le droit de mourir[3]
- Cartographies n° 6 – La vallée de la jeunesse
- 2008 The Fortress (French: La forteresse)[4]
[edit] Awards
- 2008 "Camera-stylo" award at the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal for The Fortress (French: La forteresse)[5]
- 2008 Grand Prize at the Tehran International Documentary Film Festival for The Fortress[6]
- 2010 Silver Magnolia - Best Social Documentary at the MIDA Shanghai Festival [2]
[edit] References
- ^ ""La forteresse" concilie documentaire et grand art" (in French). 24 heures. 16 September 2008. http://www.24heures.ch/actu/culture/2008/09/16/forteresse-concilie-documentaire-grand-art. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ a b "11e récompense pour "La Forteresse"" (in French). Journal du Jura. 12 June 2010. http://www.journaldujura.ch/Nouvelles_en_ligne/Culture/75462. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (25 October 2006). "Exit: The Right to Die - Leaving This Mortal Coil With...". New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/movies/25exit.html. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Le film "La Forteresse" de Fernand Melgar a..." (in French). Télévision Suisse Romande. 11 June 2010. http://www.tsr.ch/info/culture/2103208-le-film-la-forteresse-de-fernand-melgar-a-remporte-un-nouveau-prix-en-asie-le-11e-en-deux-ans.html. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Documentary festival announces awards". Canada.com. 23 November 2008. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=211030d4-dfda-4387-b6a5-7e3b95ae6452. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Grand Prix de 10 000 euros pour le Lausannois Fernand...". 20 Minuten. 24 October 2008. http://www.20min.ch/ro/sortir/cinema/story/Grand-Prix-de-10-000-euros-pour-le-Lausannois-Fernand-Melgar-18181872. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
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