Joris Ivens

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.

Most Famous Work

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Far from Vietnam

(1967) Director

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A Tale of the Wind

(1988) Writer

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Rain

(1929) Writer

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Valparaiso

(1964) Director

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The Spanish Earth

(1937) Writer

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Demain à Nanguila

(1960) Director

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Le train de la victoire

(1964) Director

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Polsko

(1949) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2010	Self (archive footage)	Memória Cubana 2010-09-27 Movie
2008	N/A	Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk 2008-08-01 Movie
1988	himself	A Tale of the Wind 1988-09-09 Movie
1986	le docteur Digitalis	Havre 1986-06-04 Movie
1980	N/A	Ciné-mafia 1980-07-09 Movie
1975	Self	Midi Première 1975-01-06 TV Show
1966	Interviewer	The Threatening Sky 1966-09-05 Movie
	Himself	World Without a Game 1966-05-29 Movie
1933	N/A	New Earth 1933-12-14 Movie
1911	Flaming Arrow	The Flaming Arrow 1911-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1988	Director	A Tale of the Wind 1988-09-09 Movie
1977	Director	The Kazakhs 1977-04-01 Movie
	Director	The Uyghurs 1977-04-01 Movie
1976	Director	How Yukong Moved the Mountains 1976-03-10 Movie
	Director	The Pharmacy: Shanghai 1976-03-10 Movie
	Director	The Football Incident 1976-03-10 Movie
1970	Director	Le peuple et ses fusils 1970-01-02 Movie
1969	Director	Some Evidence 1969-01-02 Movie
1968	Director	The 17th Parallel 1968-03-05 Movie
1967	Director	Far from Vietnam 1967-12-13 Movie
1966	Director	The Threatening Sky 1966-09-05 Movie
	Director	The Mistral 1966-09-02 Movie
	Director	Rotterdam-Europoort 1966-04-29 Movie
1964	Director	Valparaiso 1964-08-31 Movie
	Director	Le train de la victoire 1964-07-19 Movie
1963	Director	The Small Tent 1963-01-01 Movie
1961	Director	Cuba, a People Armed 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	Director	Italy Is Not a Poor Country 1960-12-31 Movie
	Director	Demain à Nanguila 1960-01-02 Movie
1958	Director	Letters from China 1958-01-01 Movie
1957	Director	The Seine Meets Paris 1957-11-20 Movie
	Director	The Wind Rose 1957-03-08 Movie
1956	Director	Bold Adventure 1956-11-07 Movie
	Director	Mein Kind 1956-02-10 Movie
1954	Director	Song of the Rivers 1954-09-17 Movie
1952	Director	Peace Race 1952 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Director	Friendship Triumphs 1951-08-20 Movie
	Director	Peace Will Win 1951-02-01 Movie
1950	Director	The First Years 1950-01-01 Movie
1949	Director	Polsko 1949-01-01 Movie
1946	Director	Indonesia Calling 1946-08-09 Movie
1945	Co-Director	Know Your Enemy: Japan 1945-08-09 Movie
1943	Director	Action Stations 1943-01-02 Movie
	Director	Corvette Port Arthur 1943-01-02 Movie
1942	Director	Our Russian Front 1942-12-14 Movie
1940	Director	Power and the Land 1940-10-01 Movie
1939	Director	The 400 Million 1939-03-07 Movie
1937	Director	The Spanish Earth 1937-07-10 Movie
1934	Director	Borinage 1934-03-25 Movie
1933	Director	New Earth 1933-12-14 Movie
1932	Director	Song of Heroes 1932-12-23 Movie
	Director	Creosote 1932-01-26 Movie
1931	Director	Philips-Radio 1931-08-27 Movie
1930	Director	Zuiderzee works 1930-12-31 Movie
	Director	We Are Building 1930-01-04 Movie
1929	Director	Rain 1929-12-14 Movie
	Director	Branding 1929-03-03 Movie
1928	Director	The Bridge 1928-05-04 Movie
	Director	Movement Studies in Paris 1928-01-01 Movie
1911	Director	The Flaming Arrow 1911-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1988	Writer	A Tale of the Wind 1988-09-09 Movie
1977	Writer	The Kazakhs 1977-04-01 Movie
1968	Writer	The 17th Parallel 1968-03-05 Movie
1966	Scenario Writer	The Mistral 1966-09-02 Movie
	Writer	Rotterdam-Europoort 1966-04-29 Movie
1958	Writer	Letters from China 1958-01-01 Movie
1957	Writer	The Seine Meets Paris 1957-11-20 Movie
1954	Writer	Song of the Rivers 1954-09-17 Movie
1951	Writer	Peace Will Win 1951-02-01 Movie
1946	Writer	Indonesia Calling 1946-08-09 Movie
1940	Writer	Power and the Land 1940-10-01 Movie
1939	Writer	The 400 Million 1939-03-07 Movie
1937	Writer	The Spanish Earth 1937-07-10 Movie
1936	Screenplay	Der Kampf 1936-09-10 Movie
1934	Writer	Borinage 1934-03-25 Movie
1933	Writer	New Earth 1933-12-14 Movie
1932	Scenario Writer	Creosote 1932-01-26 Movie
1931	Writer	Philips-Radio 1931-08-27 Movie
1930	Writer	Zuiderzee works 1930-12-31 Movie
	Scenario Writer	We Are Building 1930-01-04 Movie
1929	Writer	Rain 1929-12-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1976	Editor	How Yukong Moved the Mountains 1976-03-10 Movie
1960	Editor	Italy Is Not a Poor Country 1960-12-31 Movie
1954	Editorial Coordinator	Song of the Rivers 1954-09-17 Movie
1950	Editor	The First Years 1950-01-01 Movie
1946	Editor	Indonesia Calling 1946-08-09 Movie
1932	Editor	Song of Heroes 1932-12-23 Movie
	Editor	Creosote 1932-01-26 Movie
1930	Editor	We Are Building 1930-01-04 Movie
1929	Editor	Rain 1929-12-14 Movie
1928	Editor	The Bridge 1928-05-04 Movie
	Editor	Movement Studies in Paris 1928-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1962	Thanks	To Arms, We Are Fascists! 1962-04-25 Movie
1928	Cinematography	The Bridge 1928-05-04 Movie
	Cinematography	Movement Studies in Paris 1928-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1957	Producer	The Wind Rose 1957-03-08 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1934	Director of Photography	Borinage 1934-03-25 Movie
1933	Camera Operator	New Earth 1933-12-14 Movie
1932	Camera Operator	Creosote 1932-01-26 Movie
1930	Director of Photography	Zuiderzee works 1930-12-31 Movie
	Camera Operator	We Are Building 1930-01-04 Movie
1929	Director of Photography	Rain 1929-12-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv