Joris Ivens
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.
Personal Details
Movies (48)
Memória Cubana
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Director (Directing)
2010
Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk
2008
A Tale of the Wind
as Self
1989
Havre
as le docteur Digitalis
1986
Ciné-mafia
1980
The Uyghurs
Director (Directing)
1977
The Kazakhs
Director (Directing)
1977
How Yukong Moved the Mountains
Editor (Editing)
1976
The Football Incident
Director (Directing)
1976
The Pharmacy: Shanghai
Director (Directing)
1976
Grierson
as Self
1973
The People and Their Guns
1970
Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh
Director (Directing)
1970
Hommage à Ho Chi Minh
Director (Directing)
1970
Some Evidence
Director (Directing)
1969
The 17th Parallel
Director (Directing)
1968
Far from Vietnam
Director (Directing)
1967
The Threatening Sky
as Interviewer
1966
The Mistral
Director (Directing)
1966
World Without a Game
as Himself
1966
Rotterdam-Europoort
Director (Directing)
1966
Aah... Tamara
1965
Valparaiso
Director (Directing)
1964
Le train de la victoire
Director (Directing)
1964
The Small Tent
Director (Directing)
1963
To Arms, We Are Fascists!
Thanks (Crew)
1962
Pueblo en armas
Director (Directing)
1961
Cuba, a People Armed
Director (Directing)
1961
Italy Is Not a Poor Country
Director (Directing)
1960
Demain à Nanguila
Director (Directing)
1960
Letters from China
Writer (Writing)
1958
The Seine Meets Paris
Director (Directing)
1957
The Wind Rose
Director (Directing)
1957
Bold Adventure
Director (Directing)
1956
My Child
Director (Directing)
1956
Song of the Rivers
Director (Directing)
1954
Peace Race 1952
Director (Directing)
1952
Friendship Triumphs
Director (Directing)
1951
Peace Will Win
Director (Directing)
1951
The First Years
Director (Directing)
1950
Polsko
Director (Directing)
1949
Indonesia Calling
Director (Directing)
1946
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Co-Director (Directing)
1945
Action Stations
Director (Directing)
1943
Corvette Port Arthur
Director (Directing)
1943
Our Russian Front
Director (Directing)
1942
Power and the Land
Director (Directing)
1940
