Daniel Duqué
CH-1961 Vernamiège
merlin.films@netplus.ch
Biography
Born in Friborg Switzerland, currently lives in the mountains. Married, father of two children.
He first made self-taught Super-8 and 16mm films that he edited in secret in the cellars of the university in parallel with his studies in clinical psychology.. He immersed himself in the classics at the Swiss Cinémathèque and continues a period of various training courses.
His first short film, a 16mm documentary, is purchased by TSR TV and screened in preview in several French-speaking and German-speaking swiss cinemas.
From 1990, works exclusively as director-producer. Also directs educational films.
He founded MERLIN Films Sàrl 2007 to develop and produce its own particular projects, research and essay films, and to distribute them as well as those by other authors rarely shown, by atypical channels to reach the general public.
He hosted numerous debates and school presentations of his films, demonstrating the ability and the need of the young audience to open up another look.
His first feature film was released in theaters in Switzerland and France (official release 2012), preselected in Venice (Mostra).
Filmography
2022 Is anybody home?! -feature film doc 78′
2013- Doors-films , dozens of sequences for the monthly blog in Merlin Films, about the door-to-door selling of films
2009 Beyond the leaves of the tree (dram. feature 101 ')
Kiev (Molodist Film Fest.), Fünf Seen Film Festival Gielching ... Pre-selection Venice. Official release Switzerland and France (show you the CNC n ° 131313).
1998 The last petals of a daisy, drama. 16mm, 18′
Locarno (Leopards of Tomorrow), Regensburg, Selb, Brussels (European films), Rome (MedFilm), Ankara (European Movies), Biarritz (FIPA), Figueira da Foz, Geneva (Tout Ecran), Soleure, Bellinzone.
International Press Jury Award, Figueira da Foz; Nomination Brussels Int. film Festival.
Diffusion TSR TV.
1994-8 institutional films
1994 Stage manager and production manager on Le Feu au Lac de Manuel Polls Pelaz (short)
1993 Between Earth and Heaven, drama. 35mm (S -16mm), 17’
Sao Paulo, Kiev (Molodist), Figueira da Foz, Soleure, Geneva (Tout Ecran), Barcelona (Alternativa), Paris Cultural Center
Diffusion TSR TV, FR3. Forward-cinema program.
1990 Living statue, doc. 16mm, 18′
Internat. film festivals, sale TSR TV. In cinema Draft Schedule.
Incentive Swiss Ecumenical Jury.
