Biography
The director of the film is the classic Latvian documentary filmmaker Ivars Seleckis (1934), 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 in1968. A large part of Ivars Seleckis’ filmography belongs to the canon of Latvian filmhistory, 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 newfilms ‒ despite having received the Lifetime Contribution Award of Lielais Kristaps National Film Festival as he was marking his 80th birthday.
Filmography
all 31
Movies 31
Director 24
self 2
The Land (2022)
Bridges of Time (2018)
To Be Continued (2018)
Over the Roads, Over the River (2014)
Capitalism at Crossroad Street (2013)
In the Shade of the Oak Tree (2007)
Comeback (2006)
Primadonna on Rollerskates (2001)
New Times at Crossroad Street (1999)
Nāc lejā, bālais mēnes! (1994)
Zolitūde (1990)
Crossroad Street (1988)
Amber Latvian - 87 (1987)
Maestro bez frakas (1985)
Sieviete starp diviem romāniem (1984)
Wanted: A Man (1983)
Short Tutorial on Loving (1982)
The Woman Who is Awaited? (1978)
In the Shadow of a Sword (1976)
Mirror of Thirst (1976)
Motorcycle Summer (1975)
From Centaur (1973)
Apcirkņi (1973)
Your Payday (1971)
The Girls of Valmiera (1970)
A Catch (1969)
Frescoes of Kuldīga (1966)
Year in Review (1965)
The Coast (1963)
The Send-Off (1963)
My Riga (1960)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1934-09-22 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceRiga, Latvia
SiblingsAndris Seleckis
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Latvia
Also Known AsИвар Селецкис
AwardsOrder of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Three Stars, European Film Award for Best Documentary
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