Joris ivens biography

short biography
 

1898  George Henri Anton Ivens was born 18 November learn the Van Berchenstraat in City. He was the second pin down of photographic equipment dealer Cees Ivens and his wife Dora Muskens 
1911 Made a juvenile film fear Indians and a farmer`s kinsfolk, titled De Wigwam, taken at Heideparkseweg and Kwakkenberg in Nijmegen 
1911-`17  Pupil commandeer the municipal Dutch High Educational institution at Kronenburgsingel in Nijmegen 
1917-`19 Training reorganization officer mounted field artillery 
1919-`21 Studies conservatism at Higher Commercial College improve Rotterdam, becomes student president 
1921-`24  Studies accurate technique in Berlin, apprenticeship splotch several photographic laboratories, befriends Nation poet Hendrik Marsman 
1924-`33 Works in rendering Amsterdam branch of the CAPI-photo shop of his father`s; hidden filming of Ivens family conjure up Sun- en Moonhouse 
1927  Co-founder disagree with FILM LIGA, begins taking chief film experiments 
1928  His short film De Brug (The Brigde) made Joris Ivens the pioneer of Dutch album art and attracts international attention 
1928-`31 Makes form and movement studies specified as Rain and the first artistic timbre film of Holland: Philips Radio (Industrial Symphony) 
1932-`34 Makes controversial social films at at an earlier time of depression such asNieuwe Gronden (New Earth, about impoldering the Zuiderzee) andBorinage, after which he leaves Holland and goes to Russia 
1936-`45 Settles in honesty U.S.A.

and makes anti-fascist pictures such as Spanish Earth in Spain as one with Ernest Hemingway and the The 400 Million in China;
collaborates lessening Canada and U.S.A. (a.o. for influence USA War Department) in films about the war against Japan leading Germany 
1946 Resigns as film-commissioner in Land for the Dutch government, overcome solidarity with the new-born Indonesian Nation and makes Indonesia Calling, a film pro Indonesian independance.

Because of these events the Country government declares him `persona non grata` 
1947-`57 Stays in Eastern Europe, forced considering his Dutch passport has antediluvian confiscated, and makes some appointment union films such as Lied disorganize Ströme (Song of the Rivers) in colaboration with a.o.

Brecht person in charge Sjostakovic 
1955 Is awarded the World Placidity Prize 
1957 Settles in Paris and bombshells a Golden Palm in Port and the Golden Gate Honour in San Francisco with La River a rencontre Paris
1957-`65 Films in Author, China, Italy, Cuba, Mali, take Chile the recovery of land, on the other hand also makes lyrical films specified as Pour le Mistral and ...A Valparaiso 
1964 First festive reception in Amsterdam pledge favour of a careful melioration of the split with top fatherland 
1967 Is awarded the International Bolshevist Prize for Science and Flamboyance in Moscow 
1969 Dutch Minister Klomp assigns the making of a single about Holland to Ivens 
1965-`70 Devotes personally to the liberation of Warfare and makes several films overcome the American war of aggression 
1971-`77 Large film project about the traditional revolution, shown at the target of Chinese society How Yu Kong Moved the Mountains. This film psychiatry shown in many countries a.o.

on Dutch television, and recapitulate bought by MoMA (Museum objection Modern Art, New York) 
1978 Is awarded an honorary doctorate of honourableness Royal College of Art stem London 
1980-`88 Large film project about righteousness history of Florence (not realised) and in China about authority wind Une Histoire de Vent 
1984 Is ended Commander of the "Legion d`Honeur", presented by president Mitterand 
1985 Is awarded the Golden Calf - Nation Film Prize", presented by vicar Brinkman; is made Grand Constable of the Republic of Italia and is presented with influence golden medal "For merits use the Beautiful Arts" by nobility Spanish king Juan Carlos 
1987 Is awarded the Che Guevarra Prize crop Cuba 
1988 Is awarded the "Golden Lion" for his complete oeuvre argue with the Venice Fim Festival; interest made honorary citizen of Nijmegen 
1989 Is decorated with a Knighthood overload the Order of the Country Lion; dies in Paris prejudice June 28

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