La forteresse
The Fortress
Die Festung
La fortezza
Switzerland / France, August 2008
FILM,
Documentary,
104 min.
- directed by
- Fernand Melgar
- Written by
- Fernand Melgar
- Status
- In distribution
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
-
Amiens, 29e Festival International du Film d'Amiens
13.11.2009 - 22.11.2009 -
Festival des Libertés Bruxelles
22.10.2009 - 31.10.2009 -
Lisbon, doclisboa 2009 VII Festival internacional de cinema documental Lisboa
15.10.2009 - 25.10.2009 -
Yamagata City, 11th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
08.10.2009 - 15.10.2009 -
Namur, 24e Festival international du film francophone
02.10.2009 - 09.10.2009 -
23e Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie
24.09.2009 - 03.10.2009 -
Fünf-Seen-Land, 3. Fünf Seen Filmfestival Gilching
28.07.2009 - 05.08.2009 -
Warsaw, 6th Planete Doc Review Film Festival Warszawa
08.05.2009 - 17.05.2009 -
Munich, 24. Internationales Dokumentarfilm Festival München
06.05.2009 - 13.05.2009 -
Buenos Aires, 11° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independente
25.03.2009 - 05.04.2009 -
Tampere, 39th International Short Film Festival
04.03.2009 - 08.03.2009 -
Gothenburg, 32 nd Göteborg Film Festival
23.01.2009 - 02.02.2009 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2009 - 25.01.2009 -
45. Festival internacional de Cine de Gijón
20.11.2008 - 29.11.2008 -
Firenze, 49. Festival dei Popoli - Festival internazionale del documentario Firenze
14.11.2008 - 21.11.2008 -
Montreal, 11e RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal
13.11.2008 - 23.11.2008 -
Seville, 5th Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo
07.11.2008 - 15.11.2008 -
Vienna, Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival
17.10.2008 - 29.10.2008 -
2nd Iran International Documentary Film Festival Tehran
15.10.2008 - 19.10.2008 -
Locarno, 61. Festival del film Locarno
06.08.2008 - 16.08.2008