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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-09-22 (90 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 the Lifetime Contribution Award of Lielais Kristaps National Film Festival as he was marking his 80th birthday.

Known For

Acting

2018

2006

Comeback as Himself

1989

Message to Man as Himself

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Directing

2022

The Land as Director

2018

To Be Continued as Director

1990

Zolitūde as Director

1988

Crossroad Street as Director

1983

Wanted: A Man as Director

1976

Mirror of Thirst as Director

1973

Apcirkņi as Director

1970

Crew

1990

Zolitūde as Cinematography

1966

Frescoes of Kuldīga as Cinematography

Camera

2013

Capitalism at Crossroad Street as Director of Photography

2007

In the Shade of the Oak Tree as Director of Photography

2001

Primadonna on Rollerskates as Director of Photography

1999

New Times at Crossroad Street as Director of Photography

1994

Nāc lejā, bālais mēnes! as Director of Photography

1988

Crossroad Street as Director of Photography

1987

Amber Latvian - 87 as Director of Photography

1985

Maestro bez frakas as Director of Photography

1984

Sieviete starp diviem romāniem as Director of Photography

1983

Wanted: A Man as Director of Photography

1982

Short Tutorial on Loving as Director of Photography

1978

The Woman Who is Awaited? as Director of Photography

1976

In the Shadow of a Sword as Director of Photography

1975

Motorcycle Summer as Director of Photography

1973

Horse Play as Director of Photography
Apcirkņi as Director of Photography

1971

Your Payday as Director of Photography

1970

The Girls of Valmiera as Director of Photography

1969

A Catch as Director of Photography
Sports Review, N. 3 as Camera Operator

1965

Year in Review as Director of Photography

1963

The Coast as Director of Photography
The Send-Off as Director of Photography

Writing

Production

Art

1960

My Riga as Assistant Director of Photography