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, 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: Directing

Born: Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 1898-11-18

Died: 1989-06-28

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1912	The Flaming Arrow	Flaming Arrow	49
2	1933	New Earth		68
3	1965	Aah... Tamara		0
4	1966	World Without a Game	Himself	0
5	1966	The Threatening Sky	Interviewer	0
6	1970	The People and Their Guns		0
7	1973	Grierson	Self	65
8	1980	Ciné-mafia		0
9	1986	Havre	le docteur Digitalis	50
10	1989	A Tale of the Wind	Self	65
11	2008	Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk		0
12	2010	Memória Cubana	Self (archive footage)	0
13		Les années Juliet - Chronique d’un Filmeur	Himself	0

Joris Ivens

Film

Television