Joris Ivens
Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography 65
Movies (63)
Memória Cubana2010Self (archive footage)- Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk2008
A Tale of the Wind1989Self
Havre1986le docteur Digitalis- Ciné-mafia1980
The Uyghurs1977Directing
The Kazakhs1977Directing
How Yukong Moved the Mountains1976Directing
The Pharmacy: Shanghai1976Directing
The Football Incident1976Directing
Grierson1973Self
The People and Their Guns1970- Hommage à Ho Chi Minh1970Directing
Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh1970Directing- Some Evidence1969Directing
The 17th Parallel1968Directing
Far from Vietnam1967Directing
The Threatening Sky1966Interviewer
The Mistral1966Directing
World Without a Game1966Self
Rotterdam-Europoort1966Directing
Aah... Tamara1965
Valparaiso1964Directing- Le train de la victoire1964Directing
Skoop1964Self
The Small Tent1963Directing- Pueblo en armas1961Directing
Cuba, a People Armed1961Directing
Carnet de viaje1961Directing
Italy Is Not a Poor Country1960Directing
Shows (2)
Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes1976Directing
Midi Première1975Self