Fernand Melgar (born 1961 in

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actor, producer, director and film editor. The son of Spanish immigrants, Melgar has lived in

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since 1963. Melgar's documentary ''The Fortress ()'', focusing on asylum seekers in Switzerland and the conditions they live in'','' garnered eleven international film festival awards.

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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 ()'' * 2011 ''Special Flight ()'' * 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 ()'' *2008 Grand Prize at the Tehran International Documentary Film Festival for ''The Fortress'' *2010 Silver Magnolia - Best Social Documentary at the MIDA Shanghai Festival

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