La forteresse

credits

World Premiere

August 2008

Original Version

French (english/german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 104 min.

ISAN

0000-0001-E6F9-0000-2

Production

Association Climage, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, ARTE G.E.I.E., RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, SRG SSR

Producer

Fernand Melgar

directed by

Fernand Melgar

Written by

Fernand Melgar

Cinemato­graphy

Camille Cottagnoud

Editing

Karine Sudan

Sound Editing

Alexander Miesch

Re-Recording Mix

Denis Séchaud

Location Sound Mix

Marc von Stürler

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights

Association Climage

Worldwide Distribution

Finland

YLE TV - Finnish Broadcasting Company TV Rights

France

Dissidenz Films Distribution
Release date: 28.03.2012

Switzerland

Look Now! Distribution
Release date: 17.09.2008

Awards

(a selection)

• Shanghai Television Festival, Silver Magnolia Award for Best Documentary 2010 (Winner)
• Fünf-Seen-Land, Fünf Seen Filmfestival, Horizonte Filmpreis 2009 (Winner)
• Yamagata City, Yamagata Int. Documentary Film Festival, Award of Excellence 2009 (Winner)
• Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival, Mention of the Human Right Competition's Jury 2009 (Winner)
• Locarno, Locarno Festival, Goldener Leopard Cinéastes du présent C.P. Company 2008 (Winner)
• Firenze, Festival dei Popoli, Premio del Pubblico 2008 (Winner)
• Montreal, RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal, Grand Prix Caméra-Stylo 2008 (Winner)
• Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Grand Prix 2008 (Winner)

Festivals

(a selection)

• Mumbai, 14th Mumbai International Film Festival
  28.01.2016 - 03.02.2016
• Madrid, Documenta Madrid 14
  30.04.2014 - 11.05.2014
• Buenos Aires, 14° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independente
  11.04.2012 - 22.04.2012
• 10e Festival International du Film des Droits de l'Homme Paris
  06.03.2012 - 13.03.2012
• 13a Muestra Internacional documental Bogotá
  15.11.2011 - 19.11.2011
• 10. Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren
  23.07.2011 - 31.07.2011
• Moscow, 32nd Moscow International Film Festival
  17.06.2010 - 26.06.2010
• 16th Shanghai Television Festival
  07.06.2010 - 11.06.2010
• Paris, 8e Festival international Signes de Nuit Paris
  29.03.2010 - 11.04.2010
• 11th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short & Animation Films
  03.02.2010 - 09.02.2010

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