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Joris Ivens

Joris Ivens

Known For Directing
Birthday Nov 18, 1898
Died Jun 28, 1989 (90)
Birthplace Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 28, 2024
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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 photograph ... y. 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.

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Rotterdam-Europoort

Rotterdam-Europoort

1966

Writer

Indonesia Calling

Indonesia Calling

1946

Writer, Editor

Power and the Land

Power and the Land

1940

Writer

The 400 Million

The 400 Million

1939

Writer

The Spanish Earth

The Spanish Earth

1937

Writer

Rotterdam-Europoort

Rotterdam-Europoort

1966

Director

The Small Tent

The Small Tent

1963

Director

Demain à Nanguila

Demain à Nanguila

1960

Director

Indonesia Calling

Indonesia Calling

1946

Director

Know Your Enemy: Japan

Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945

Co-Director

Corvette Port Arthur

Corvette Port Arthur

1943

Director

Our Russian Front

Our Russian Front

1942

Director

Power and the Land

Power and the Land

1940

Director

The 400 Million

The 400 Million

1939

Director

The Spanish Earth

The Spanish Earth

1937

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Midi Première

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1975

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