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), focusing on asylum seekers in Switzerland and the conditions they live in, garnered eleven international film festival awards.[2]
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”]