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Born November 18, 1898 · Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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.

Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
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A Tale of the Wind
1989

The Uyghurs
1977

The Kazakhs
1977

The Football Incident
1976

How Yukong Moved the Mountains
1976

The Pharmacy: Shanghai
1976

The People and Their Guns
1970

Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh
1970
Hommage à Ho Chi Minh
1970
Some Evidence
1969

The 17th Parallel
1968

Far from Vietnam
1967

The Threatening Sky
1966

The Mistral
1966

Rotterdam-Europoort
1966

Valparaiso
1964
Le train de la victoire
1964

The Small Tent
1963
Pueblo en armas
1961

Cuba, a People Armed
1961

Italy Is Not a Poor Country
1960

Demain à Nanguila
1960

Letters from China
1958

The Seine Meets Paris
1957

The Wind Rose
1957

Bold Adventure
1956

My Child
1956

Song of the Rivers
1954

Peace Race 1952
1952

Friendship Triumphs
1951

Peace Will Win
1951
The First Years
1950
Polsko
1949

Indonesia Calling
1946

Action Stations
1943

Corvette Port Arthur
1943

Our Russian Front
1942

Power and the Land
1940

The 400 Million
1939

The Spanish Earth
1937

Borinage
1934

New Earth
1933
Song of Heroes
1932
Creosote
1932

Philips-Radio
1931

Zuiderzeewerken
1930

We Are Building
1930

Rain
1929

Branding
1929

The Bridge
1928

Movement Studies in Paris
1928

The Flaming Arrow
1912
Piling