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]
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]