Joris Ivens
Born in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands — Nov 18 1898• Died Jun 28 1989
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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 St…
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Joris Ivens's Credits
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Midi Première
Self
Friendship Triumphs
Directing
Grierson
Self
Far from Vietnam
Directing
Italy Is Not a Poor Country
Directing
The Wind Rose
Directing
The 400 Million
Directing
A Tale of the Wind
Self
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Directing
Rotterdam-Europoort
Directing
Havre
le docteur Digitalis
World Without a Game
Himself
To Arms, We Are Fascists!
Crew
Song of Heroes
Directing
Bold Adventure
Directing
The Spanish Earth
Directing
Borinage
Directing
Valparaiso
Directing
Polsko
Directing
Memória Cubana
Self (archive footage)
Indonesia Calling
Directing
Letters from China
Writing
The Pharmacy: Shanghai
Directing
The Threatening Sky
Interviewer
New Earth
Zuiderzeewerken
Directing
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Directing
Creosote
Writing
Some Evidence
Directing
How Yukong Moved the Mountains
Editing
Der Kampf
Writing
We Are Building
Editing
My Child
Directing
Our Russian Front
Directing
Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk
Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh
Directing
The 17th Parallel
Directing
Branding
Directing
The Mistral
Directing
Ciné-mafia
Rain
Directing
The Small Tent
Directing
Song of the Rivers
Directing
Demain à Nanguila
Directing
Les années Juliet - Chronique d’un Filmeur
Self
The Bridge
Directing
The Seine Meets Paris
Directing
The Football Incident
Directing
Peace Will Win
Directing
Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes
Directing
The Kazakhs
Directing
Power and the Land
Directing
Aah... Tamara
Corvette Port Arthur
Directing
Cuba, a People Armed
Directing
The People and Their Guns
Peace Race 1952
Directing
The Flaming Arrow
Flaming Arrow
The Uyghurs
Directing
Pueblo en armas
Directing
Hommage à Ho Chi Minh
Directing
Le train de la victoire
Directing
Piling
Directing
Philips-Radio
Directing
The First Years
Directing
Action Stations
Directing
Movement Studies in Paris
Directing