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
DirectingBirthday
November 18, 1898Deathday
June 28, 1989Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
63Place of birth
Nijmegen, Gelderland, NetherlandsCast credits
Crew credits
We Are Building
Editor, Director, Scenario Writer, Camera OperatorHow Yukong Moved the Mountains
Editor, DirectorFar from Vietnam
DirectorThe Football Incident
DirectorThe 17th Parallel
Director, WriterA Tale of the Wind
Director, Screenplay, DialogueValparaiso
DirectorRain
Director, Editor, Writer, Director of PhotographyThe Spanish Earth
Director, WriterThe Seine Meets Paris
Director, WriterIndonesia Calling
Director, Writer, EditorNew Earth
Director, Writer, Camera OperatorPhilips-Radio
Director, WriterPower and the Land
Director, WriterBorinage
Director, Writer, Director of PhotographyThe Mistral
Director, Scenario WriterThe 400 Million
Director, Writer