Joris Ivens

  • Known for: Director
  • Date of birth: 1898. November 18.
  • Place of birth: 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 photogra...

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