Né en 1961 dans une famille de syndicalistes espagnols exilés à Tanger
au Maroc. Il accompagne clandestinement ses parents qui émigrent en
Suisse en 1963 comme travailleurs saisonniers. Il participe à la
fondation au début des années 80 le haut lieu de la culture underground
de Suisse romande, Le Cabaret Orwell. Après y avoir programmé de la
vidéo de création, il devient, en autodidacte, réalisateur et producteur
indépendant. À partir de 1983, il bricole des films expérimentaux et
des reportages iconoclastes pour la télévision. En 1985, il rejoint
l’association Climage et y réalise une dizaine de documentaires,
aujourd’hui films de référence sur les questions d’immigration et
d’identité. Son documentaire précédent Exit – le droit de mourir a reçu
plusieurs distinctions internationales dont le prestigieux Golden Link
UER Award de la meilleure coproduction européenne et le Prix du Cinéma
Suisse 2006. Lauréat du concours de scénario lancé par la Télévision
Suisse Romande, il prépare actuellement sa première fiction, Loin
derrière la montagne. Il vit et travaille à Lausanne.​
Fernand Melgar Biography / Wiki
| Name | Fernand Melgar |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | TÃ nger, Morocco |
| Date of Birth | 1961-07-04 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 61 |
| Deathday |
Fernand Melgar Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Fortress | Director | 2008-08-06 | The personal stories of the people from all around the world waiting for a decision in an asylum-seekers centre in one of most restrictive countries i… |
| Special Flight | Director | 2011-08-06 | Switzerland still carries out special flights, where passengers, dressed in diapers and helmets, are chained to their seats for 40 hours at worst. The… |
| Exit: The Right to Die | Director | 2006-10-25 | Switzerland is presently the only country in the world where suicide assistance is legal. Exit: The Right to Die profiles that nation’s EXIT organizat… |
| Remue-ménage | Director | 2002-04-22 | … |
| The Shelter | Director | 2014-08-10 | It is winter at an emergency shelter for the homeless in Lausanne. Every night at the door of this little-known basement facility the same entry ritua… |
| At the Philosophers’ School | Director | 2018-08-11 | The first experiences for five mentally handicapped children entering school, who will have to learn how to get along with the others: an almost impos… |
| Le monde est comme ça | Director | 2013-01-02 | The film recounts the fates of five of the protagonists of the film “Special Flight†following their expulsion from Switzerland. Having been wrenc… |
| Album de famille | Director | 1994-05-26 | … |
| Classe d’accueil | Director | 1998-04-14 | … |
Fernand Melgar Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| At the Philosophers’ School | Producer | 2018-08-11 | The first experiences for five mentally handicapped children entering school, who will have to learn how to get along with the others: an almost impos… |
| The Fortress | Producer | 2008-08-06 | The personal stories of the people from all around the world waiting for a decision in an asylum-seekers centre in one of most restrictive countries i… |
| Exit: The Right to Die | Producer | 2006-10-25 | Switzerland is presently the only country in the world where suicide assistance is legal. Exit: The Right to Die profiles that nation’s EXIT organizat… |
| The Shelter | Producer | 2014-08-10 | It is winter at an emergency shelter for the homeless in Lausanne. Every night at the door of this little-known basement facility the same entry ritua… |
| Le monde est comme ça | Producer | 2013-01-02 | The film recounts the fates of five of the protagonists of the film “Special Flight†following their expulsion from Switzerland. Having been wrenc… |
| Prud’Hommes | Producer | 2010-08-04 | “Prud’hommes” is an immersion into the heart of a judicial court that handles disputes between employers and employees. This specific jurisdiction i… |
| Special Flight | Producer | 2011-08-06 | Switzerland still carries out special flights, where passengers, dressed in diapers and helmets, are chained to their seats for 40 hours at worst. The… |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Special Flight | Writer | 2011-08-06 | Switzerland still carries out special flights, where passengers, dressed in diapers and helmets, are chained to their seats for 40 hours at worst. The… |
| The Shelter | Screenplay | 2014-08-10 | It is winter at an emergency shelter for the homeless in Lausanne. Every night at the door of this little-known basement facility the same entry ritua… |
| Le monde est comme ça | Writer | 2013-01-02 | The film recounts the fates of five of the protagonists of the film “Special Flight†following their expulsion from Switzerland. Having been wrenc… |
| Remue-ménage | Screenplay | 2002-04-22 | … |
Other Info
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Shelter | Director of Photography | 2014-08-10 | It is winter at an emergency shelter for the homeless in Lausanne. Every night at the door of this little-known basement facility the same entry ritua… |
| Le monde est comme ça | Director of Photography | 2013-01-02 | The film recounts the fates of five of the protagonists of the film “Special Flight†following their expulsion from Switzerland. Having been wrenc… |
| Delphine Seyrig, portrait d’une comète | Editor | 2000-08-01 | … |
| Album de famille | Editor | 1994-05-26 | … |
| Chronique vigneronne | Editor | 1999-08-04 | This documentary show the work, the worries and the joys of a family dedicated to viticulture, the Potterat, living in Lavaux. Three generations live … |
| Classe d’accueil | Editor | 1998-04-14 | … |
| Journal de Rivesaltes 1941-42 | Editor | 1997-04-24 | … |
| Remue-ménage | Editor | 2002-04-22 | … |
Credit: TMDB
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