Ivars Seleckis

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Gender: Male

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Movie Involvements: 44

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

Biography

The director of the film is the classic Latvian documentary filmmaker Ivars Seleckis (1934), one of the founders of the legendary Riga school of poetic documentary film. Seleckis started his career in film in 1958 as assistant cameraman at the Riga Film Studio. In 1966, he graduated from the Moscow Film Institute as a professional cinematographer and made his debut as a documentary director in1968. A large part of Ivars Seleckis’ filmography belongs to the canon of Latvian filmhistory, including his Crossroad Street (1988), winner of three of the world’s most prestigious documentary awards. Now in his eighties, Seleckis is still busy making newfilms ‒ despite having received the Lifetime Contribution Award of Lielais Kristaps National Film Festival as he was marking his 80th birthday.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2018	Self	Bridges of Time 2018-07-01 Movie
2006	Himself	Comeback 2006-09-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Director	The Land 2022-10-04 Movie
2018	Director	To Be Continued 2018-04-15 Movie
2014	Director	Over the Roads, Over the River 2014-09-03 Movie
2013	Director	Capitalism at Crossroad Street 2013-05-04 Movie
2007	Director	In the Shade of the Oak Tree 2007-09-10 Movie
2001	Director	Primadonna on Rollerskates 2001-01-01 Movie
1999	Director	New Times at Crossroad Street 1999-06-17 Movie
1994	Director	Nāc lejā, bālais mēnes! 1994-04-12 Movie
1990	Director	Zolitūde 1990-01-01 Movie
1988	Director	Crossroad Street 1988-04-15 Movie
1985	Director	Maestro bez frakas 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	Director	Sieviete starp diviem romāniem 1984-01-01 Movie
1983	Director	Wanted: A Man 1983-01-01 Movie
1978	Director	The Woman Who is Awaited? 1978-01-01 Movie
1976	Director	Mirror of Thirst 1976-01-01 Movie
1973	Director	Apcirkņi 1973-01-01 Movie
1970	Director	The Girls of Valmiera 1970-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2013	Director of Photography	Capitalism at Crossroad Street 2013-05-04 Movie
2007	Director of Photography	In the Shade of the Oak Tree 2007-09-10 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	Primadonna on Rollerskates 2001-01-01 Movie
1999	Director of Photography	New Times at Crossroad Street 1999-06-17 Movie
1994	Director of Photography	Nāc lejā, bālais mēnes! 1994-04-12 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	Crossroad Street 1988-04-15 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Amber Latvian - 87 1987-08-24 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Maestro bez frakas 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	Sieviete starp diviem romāniem 1984-01-01 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	Wanted: A Man 1983-01-01 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	Short Tutorial on Loving 1982-07-13 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	The Woman Who is Awaited? 1978-01-01 Movie
1976	Director of Photography	In the Shadow of a Sword 1976-11-29 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	Motorcycle Summer 1975-07-13 Movie
1973	Director of Photography	From Centaur 1973-03-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Apcirkņi 1973-01-01 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	Your Payday 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Director of Photography	The Girls of Valmiera 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	A Catch 1969-01-01 Movie
1966	Camera Operator	Frescoes of Kuldīga 1966-02-01 Movie
1965	Director of Photography	Year in Review 1965-01-01 Movie
1963	Director of Photography	The Coast 1963-10-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Send-Off 1963-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv