Ivars Seleckis

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-09-22 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Ivars Seleckis

Biography

Latvian documentary filmmaker Ivars Seleckis (1934) is 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 in 1968. A large part of Ivars Seleckis’ filmography belongs to the canon of Latvian film history, 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 new films ‒ despite having received t...

Acting

2006

Comeback

as Himself

1989

Message to Man

as Himself

2018

Production

1990

Zolitūde

as Director

1990

Zolitūde

as Cinematography

1984

Sieviete starp diviem romāniem

as Director of Photography

1999

New Times at Crossroad Street

as Director of Photography

1988

Crossroad Street

as Director

1988

Crossroad Street

as Director of Photography

2022

The Land

as Director

2001

Primadonna on Rollerskates

as Director of Photography

2018

To Be Continued

as Director

1976

Mirror of Thirst

as Director

1973

Apcirkņi

as Director

1985

1978

The Woman Who is Awaited?

as Director of Photography

1963

The Coast

as Director of Photography

1975

Motorcycle Summer

as Director of Photography

1983

Wanted: A Man

as Director of Photography

1983

Wanted: A Man

as Director

1973

Horse Play

as Director of Photography

2013

Capitalism at Crossroad Street

as Director of Photography

1982

Short Tutorial on Loving

as Director of Photography

2007

In the Shade of the Oak Tree

as Director of Photography

1985

Maestro bez frakas

as Director of Photography

1973

Apcirkņi

as Director of Photography

1994

Nāc lejā, bālais mēnes!

as Director of Photography

1987

Amber Latvian - 87

as Director of Photography

1976

In the Shadow of a Sword

as Director of Photography

1960

My Riga

as Assistant Director of Photography

1971

Your Payday

as Director of Photography

1969

A Catch

as Director of Photography

1963

The Send-Off

as Director of Photography

1970

1970

The Girls of Valmiera

as Director of Photography

1965

Year in Review

as Director of Photography

1969

Sports Review, N. 3

as Camera Operator

1966

Frescoes of Kuldīga

as Cinematography

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