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Fernand Melgar Biography

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor

Awards

  • 2005TV5 Best Documentary Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2006Golden Link Award-: winner
  • 2006Inspiration Award - Honorable Mention-: winner
  • 2006Swiss Film Prize-Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm): winner
  • 2008Festival Prize-International Competition: winner
  • 2008International Competition-Feature Film: nominated
  • 2008Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present-: winner
  • 2008Grand Prize-International Feature Competition: winner
  • 2009Human Rights Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2009Viktor Award-DOK.international: nominated
  • 2009Prix Europa Iris-Documentary: winner
  • 2009Prix Europa-Documentary of the Year: nominated
  • 2009Documentary Award-International Competition: nominated
  • 2009Swiss Film Prize-Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm): nominated
  • 2009Golden Butterfly-: nominated
  • 2009Golden Butterfly-International Competition: nominated
  • 2009Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize-: nominated
  • 2009Prize of Excellence-: winner
  • 2010Magnolia Award-Best Social Documentary: nominated
  • 2011Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011WATCH DOCS Award-Best Feature-length Documentary: winner
  • 2011Golden Leopard-: nominated
  • 2011Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
  • 2011Junior Jury Award-International Competition: winner
  • 2012Prix de Soleure-Best Film: winner
  • 2012Swiss Film Prize-Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm): winner
  • 2013Spotlight Award-: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
  • 2016Horizont Award-: winner
  • 2018Audience Award-Best Film: winner