Directing
Ivars Seleckis
1934
30 films
Bio
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 the Lifetime Contribution Award of Lielais Kristaps National Film Festival as he was marking his 80th birthday.
Filmography
Cinema Day
himself
Capitalism at Crossroad Street
Director
Zolitūde
Director
The Land
Director
Bridges of Time
Self
Mirror of Thirst
Director
Mūsu Tālis
Director
The Coast
Director of Photography
To Be Continued. Teenhood
Director
To Be Continued
Director
My Riga
Assistant Director of Photography
Short Tutorial on Loving
Director of Photography