Joris Ivens
Known For
Directing
Born
1898-11-18 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Died
1989-06-28
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.
Most Known For
Midi Première
as Self
Havre
as le docteur Digitalis
A Tale of the Wind
as Self
Ciné-mafia
The Threatening Sky
as Interviewer
Memória Cubana
as Self (archive footage)
Grierson
as Self
The Flaming Arrow
as Flaming Arrow
New Earth
World Without a Game
as Himself
The People and Their Guns
Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk
Les années Juliet - Chronique d’un Filmeur
as Self