Ivars Seleckis
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1934-09-22
Known for
- Crossroad Street (1988) — Director
- Bridges of Time (2018) — Self
- Short Tutorial on Loving (1982) — Director of Photography
- To Be Continued (2018) — Director
- The Coast (1963) — Director of Photography
- Motorcycle Summer (1975) — Director of Photography
- New Times at Crossroad Street (1999) — Director
- Primadonna on Rollerskates (2001) — Director
- Capitalism at Crossroad Street (2013) — Director
- The Woman Who is Awaited? (1978) — Director
- Horse Play (1973) — Director of Photography
- In the Shadow of a Sword (1976) — Director of Photography
- The Girls of Valmiera (1970) — Director
- A Catch (1969) — Director of Photography
- Frescoes of Kuldīga (1966) — Cinematography
- Comeback (2006) — Himself