Fernand Melgar

1961 - Born in Tangier, Morocco, of Spanish origin, has lived in Lausanne since 1963. Self-taught producer, director and editor of documentaries since 1985.

FILMOGRAPHY

“J” 2003, doc., 15’, on antisemitism during the Swiss mobilisation. At the Back 2003, co-directed with Grégoire Mayor, doc., 15’, on women's life during the Swiss mobilisation. Dinner's Ready 2003, co-directed with Grégoire Mayor, doc., 15’, on food problems during the Swiss mobilisation. Storm in a C-Cup 2002, doc., 60’, on Pascal, 35 years old, a family man who has decided to openly dress up as a woman.Collection FIRST DAY 2000-2003, collection of documentaries 10x10', co-produced with JMH for ARTE and Swiss French Television (TSR). Induction Class 1998, doc., 56’, on young foreigners' integration in Switzerland.Thrills of Fortune 1997, doc., 15’, together with “Fous du jeu”, analysis of ludopathy in Spain, broadcast by TSR, TV5, and ARTE.When My Time is Up 1995, doc., 55', Climage collective production, together with “Malika”, analysis of pathological mourning, broadcast by TSR and TV5.Family Album 1993, doc., 56’, on a Spanish family that emigrated to Switzerland in the Sixties, broadcast by TSR, TSI, SRG, RTBF, and TV5.Class Photo 1993, doc., 6’, Climage collective production, together with Chante, jeunesse!, on a teenager class brushing away the cobwebs from their parents' songbooks.I Zap, Therefore I Am 1991, doc., 60’, on the issue of television presented by Antoine de Caunes, broadcast by France2, TV5, and the BBC.Cathodic Chronicles 1990, doc., 52’, co-directed with Stéphane Goël, on the video and television world in New York, broadcast by TSR, TV5, and RTBF.The Naked Man 1987, doc., 8’, on an old man who lives naked in the woods and who is obsessed with cleanliness, broadcast by TSR and TV5.The Imaginary Museum 1986, doc., 9’, on a modern art museum which has never existed except in people's minds, broadcast by TSR and TV5.First Vintage 1986, sketches, 20X 1’ , broadcast by TSR and TV5.Performances at the Musée Deutsch 1983, documentary, 15', on eight young Vaudois painters.