Joris Ivens

Directing·Nov 18, 1898·Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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The filmmaker Joris Ivens was the son of C.A.P. Ivens, owner of the CAPI photography shop in Nijmegen. With the help of his father’s employees, in the 1910s the young Joris Ivens made the short film De wigwam, with roles for his parents, brothers, and sisters. Ivens studied economics and photography. From the end of the 1920s, he was one of the vital figures in the world of Dutch avant-garde film. As a technical consultant, he was involved with the Filmliga, and made important avant-garde films like De brug and Regen. He also founded the film company Studio Joris Ivens, where young, enthusiastic filmmakers could find a home. The Studio was the cradle of experimental film in the early 1930s. Ivens developed into a political filmmaker, and with films like Borinage, Spanish Earth, and Indonesia Calling!, he grew into a leading documentary filmmaker.

Film	Credit
Memória Cubana2010 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
EEen oude vriend van het Chinese volk2008 · Actor	Actor
A Tale of the Wind1989 · Self, Director, Screenplay	Self, Director, Screenplay
Havre1986 · le docteur Digitalis	le docteur Digitalis
CCiné-mafia1980 · Actor	Actor
The Uyghurs1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Kazakhs1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Football Incident1976 · Director	Director
How Yukong Moved the Mountains1976 · Director	Director
The Pharmacy: Shanghai1976 · Director	Director
Grierson1973 · Self	Self
The People and Their Guns1970 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh1970 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
HHommage à Ho Chi Minh1970 · Director	Director
SSome Evidence1969 · Director	Director
The 17th Parallel1968 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Far from Vietnam1967 · Director	Director
The Threatening Sky1966 · Interviewer, Director	Interviewer, Director
The Mistral1966 · Director	Director
World Without a Game1966 · Self	Self
Rotterdam-Europoort1966 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Aah... Tamara1965 · Actor	Actor
Valparaiso1964 · Director	Director
LLe train de la victoire1964 · Director	Director
Skoop1964 · Self	Self
The Small Tent1963 · Director	Director
PPueblo en armas1961 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Cuba, a People Armed1961 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Carnet de viaje1961 · Director	Director
Italy Is Not a Poor Country1960 · Director	Director
Demain à Nanguila1960 · Director	Director
Letters from China1958 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Seine Meets Paris1957 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Wind Rose1957 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Bold Adventure1956 · Director	Director
My Child1956 · Director	Director
Song of the Rivers1954 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Peace Race 19521952 · Director	Director
Friendship Triumphs1951 · Director	Director
Peace Will Win1951 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TThe First Years1950 · Director	Director
PPolsko1949 · Director	Director
Indonesia Calling1946 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Action Stations1943 · Director	Director
Corvette Port Arthur1943 · Director	Director
Our Russian Front1942 · Director	Director
Power and the Land1940 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The 400 Million1939 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography