Joris Ivens
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,...
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.
Known for
Rain1929 · Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography3.7
Valparaiso1964 · Director3.5
Far from Vietnam1967 · Director3.5
A Tale of the Wind1989 · Self3.2
The Spanish Earth1937 · Director, Writer3.3
The Bridge1928 · Director, Cinematography, Editor3.3
To Arms, We Are Fascists!1962 · Thanks3.5
The Threatening Sky1966 · Interviewer4.8Cast credits
A Tale of the Wind1989 · Self3.2The Threatening Sky1966 · Interviewer4.8
New Earth1933 · Cast3.4
Aah... Tamara1965 · Cast5.0
The People and Their Guns1970 · Cast4.5
The Flaming Arrow1912 · Flaming Arrow2.5
Grierson1973 · Self3.7
Havre1986 · le docteur Digitalis3.5
Skoop1964 · Self
Les années Juliet - Chronique d’un FilmeurMovie · Self
Memória Cubana2010 · Self (archive footage)
World Without a Game1966 · SelfCCiné-mafia1980 · CastEEen oude vriend van het Chinese volk2008 · CastCrew credits
Rain1929 · Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography3.7Valparaiso1964 · Director3.5Far from Vietnam1967 · Director3.5A Tale of the Wind1989 · Director, Screenplay, Dialogue3.2The Spanish Earth1937 · Director, Writer3.3The Bridge1928 · Director, Cinematography, Editor3.3To Arms, We Are Fascists!1962 · Thanks3.5The Threatening Sky1966 · Director4.8
Philips-Radio1931 · Director, Writer3.3New Earth1933 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator3.4
The Mistral1966 · Director, Scenario Writer3.6
Friendship Triumphs1951 · Director5.0
Rotterdam-Europoort1966 · Director, Writer3.8
Borinage1934 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography3.1
The Seine Meets Paris1957 · Director, Writer3.5
Know Your Enemy: Japan1945 · Co-Director3.0
My Child1956 · Director5.0
Demain à Nanguila1960 · Director4.5