Joris Ivens
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 18, 1898
- Died
- June 28, 1989
- Birthplace
- Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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
Les années Juliet - Chronique d’un Filmeur TBA
as Self
Memória Cubana 2010
as Self (archive footage)
- Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk
Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk 2008
Actor
A Tale of the Wind 1989
as Self, Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
Havre 1986
as le docteur Digitalis
- Ciné-mafia
Ciné-mafia 1980
Actor
The Kazakhs 1977
Director, Writer
The Uyghurs 1977
Director, Writer
The Pharmacy: Shanghai 1976
Director
The Football Incident 1976
Director
How Yukong Moved the Mountains 1976
Editor, Director
Grierson 1973
as Self
The People and Their Guns 1970
Actor, Director, Writer
- Hommage à Ho Chi Minh
Hommage à Ho Chi Minh 1970
Director
Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh 1970
Director, Writer, Editor
- Some Evidence
Some Evidence 1969
Director
The 17th Parallel 1968
Director, Writer
Far from Vietnam 1967
Director
The Threatening Sky 1966
as Interviewer, Director
The Mistral 1966
Scenario Writer, Director
World Without a Game 1966
as Self
Rotterdam-Europoort 1966
Director, Writer
Aah... Tamara 1965
Actor
Valparaiso 1964
Director
- Le train de la victoire
Le train de la victoire 1964
Director
Skoop 1964
as Self
The Small Tent 1963
Director
To Arms, We Are Fascists! 1962
Thanks
Cuba, a People Armed 1961
Director, Writer
- Pueblo en armas
Pueblo en armas 1961
Writer, Director
Carnet de viaje 1961
Director
Italy Is Not a Poor Country 1960
Editor, Director
Demain à Nanguila 1960
Director
Letters from China 1958
Writer, Director
The Seine Meets Paris 1957
Director, Writer
The Wind Rose 1957
Director, Producer
Bold Adventure 1956
Director
My Child 1956
Director
Song of the Rivers 1954
Writer, Editorial Coordinator, Director
Peace Race 1952 1952
Director
Friendship Triumphs 1951
Director
Peace Will Win 1951
Director, Writer
- The First Years
The First Years 1949
Director, Editor
- Polsko
Polsko 1949
Director
Indonesia Calling 1946
Director, Editor, Writer
Know Your Enemy: Japan 1945
Co-Director
Corvette Port Arthur 1943
Director
Action Stations 1943
Director
Our Russian Front 1942
Director
Power and the Land 1940
Director, Writer
The 400 Million 1939
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Spanish Earth 1937
Writer, Director
The Struggle 1936
Screenplay
Borinage 1934
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
New Earth 1933
Actor, Director, Writer, Camera Operator
- Song of Heroes
Song of Heroes 1932
Director, Editor
- Creosote
Creosote 1932
Scenario Writer, Director, Editor, Camera Operator
Philips-Radio 1931
Director, Writer
Zuiderzeewerken 1930
Director, Director of Photography, Writer
We Are Building 1930
Editor, Scenario Writer, Director, Camera Operator
Rain 1929
Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
Branding 1929
Director, Cinematography
- Piling
Piling 1929
Director
The Bridge 1928
Director, Editor, Cinematography
Movement Studies in Paris 1928
Director, Editor, Cinematography
The Flaming Arrow 1912
as Flaming Arrow, Director, Scenario Writer
Credits from TMDB.