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.

Ivars Seleckis is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 28 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Bridges of Time (2018), Cinema Day (2014), Comeback (2006), Together Again, Short Tutorial on Loving (1982), To Be Continued (2018), To Be Continued. Teenhood (2024), The Land (2022).

The recorded credits span 1960 to 2024, including 28 movies and 0 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

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