Known for

Directing

Born

Sep 22, 1934 (92 years old)

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.

Titles

Short Tutorial on Loving

Movie • 1982

To Be Continued

Movie • 2018

Capitalism at Crossroad Street

Movie • 2013

Bridges of Time

Movie • 2018

To Be Continued. Teenhood

Movie • 2024

Frescoes of Kuldīga

Movie • 1966

Crossroad Street

Movie • 1988

The Land

Movie • 2022

New Times at Crossroad Street

Movie • 1999

My Riga

Movie • 1960

Comeback

Movie • 2006

Year in Review

Movie • 1965

A Catch

Movie • 1969

Message to Man

Movie • 1989

Motorcycle Summer

Movie • 1975