Ivars Seleckis
Directing
Born September 22, 1934
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
To Be Continued. Teenhood
The Land
Bridges of Time
Self
To Be Continued
Over the Roads, Over the River
Capitalism at Crossroad Street
In the Shade of the Oak Tree
Comeback
Himself
New Times at Crossroad Street
Zolitūde
Message to Man
Self
Crossroad Street
Amber Latvian - 87
Maestro bez frakas
Latvia from a bird's eye view
Sieviete starp diviem romāniem
Short Tutorial on Loving
The Woman Who is Awaited?
In the Shadow of a Sword
Mirror of Thirst
Motorcycle Summer
Horse Play
Your Payday
The Girls of Valmiera
A Catch
Frescoes of Kuldīga
Year in Review
The Coast
The Send-Off
My Riga