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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Filmography (documentaries)

Awards

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References

  1. ""La forteresse" concilie documentaire et grand art". 24 heures (in French). 16 September 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  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.
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