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.
Acting
Crew
Movie
Crossroad Street
Director
1988
Movie
Short Tutorial on Loving
Director of Photography
1982
Movie
The Coast
Director of Photography
1963
Movie
Motorcycle Summer
Director of Photography
1975
Movie
New Times at Crossroad Street
Director
1999
Movie
Primadonna on Rollerskates
Director
2001
Movie
To Be Continued
Director
2018
Movie
Capitalism at Crossroad Street
Director
2013
Movie
The Woman Who is Awaited?
Director of Photography
1978
Movie
Horse Play
Director of Photography
1973
Movie
In the Shadow of a Sword
Director of Photography
1976
Movie
A Catch
Director of Photography
1969