Fehr, Francis

(1935, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France - )

   Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in psycho-sociology, he attended the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs (advertising department). He worked as a designer for French-based (Publicis, Havas, Dupuy-Compton) and New York-based (J. Walter Thomp­son) advertising companies. After directing commer­cials in the USA (notably for American Airlines) and in France, he shot his only feature film. He also wrote technical books (1974 Memento de la Publicité chic et choc, Dunod; 1975 Comment lancer un nouveau Produit, E.M.E.) and novels (1996 Malika d'Alger, Editions Le Rocher; 2000 Le Miroir aux Alouettes, E-Dite; 2006 Le Pied noir à l'Envers, Editions de l'Olivier).

 Filmography

1978 ◘ Pauline et l'Ordinateur (also screenwriter, shot in 1976)

1982 ◘ Roue libre (short; also screenwriter)

 Television Filmography

1980 ◘ Les Nomades de l'Exploit

        ◘ Marie Cavale

        ◘ La Danse au Cœur (documentary)

        ◘ Papiers d'Arménie (documentary)

        ◘ Charleston et Compagnie (documentary)

        ◘ La Rivière perdue

        ◘ La Lanterne des Morts

        ◘ Noctuailes

        ◘ Le Crime de Médée n'aura pas lieu

        ◘ Les Fils du Vent (documentary)

1992 ◘ Convois d'Esclaves (documentary)

1995 ◘ Malika B . . . (documentary)

1999 ◘ Boudiaf, l'Esprit assassiné (documentary)

2001 ◘ Le Miroir aux Alouettes

        ◘ Regards de Femmes (documentary)

        ◘ On aime trop la Vie (documentary)

        ◘ La Danse enferme (documentary)