Fred Gélard

Director, screenwriter, and actor, Fred Gélard trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Rennes, the National Conservatory of the Region of Rennes, and at the CRAAV under Alain Berliner for screenwriting. After directing three short films : Where Are You Going (Où tu vas), My Working Life (Ma vie active), and On My Island (Dans mon île)—which screened at festivals in Stains, St-Affrique, Contis, Villeurbanne, and Tarn—he was supported by the Groupe Ouest in developing his feature film Dernière campagne (Final Campaign).

Dernière campagne

Sélection Annuelle 2009

Nine men are out fishing in the West Scotland/Northern Ireland zone aboard a 30-meter trawler, The Albatross. The boat is scheduled to be destroyed on return so the shipowner can collect European decommissioning subsidies. The catch is good, and the fish are plentiful. But things take a dark turn when Pat, the crew master, finds the lifeless body of Dom, the ship’s cook, entangled in their nets.