Georg Henri Anton "Joris" Ivens was a Dutch documentary filmmaker.
13 Facts About Joris Ivens
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In 1929, Joris Ivens went to the Soviet Union and was invited to direct a film on a topic of his own choosing which was the new industrial city of Magnitogorsk.
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Joris Ivens returned to the Soviet Union to make the film about Magnitogorsk, Song of Heroes in 1931 with music composed by Hanns Eisler.
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From 1936 to 1945, Joris Ivens was based in the United States.
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Joris Ivens was known for his anti-fascist and other propaganda films, including The Spanish Earth, for the Spanish Republicans, co-written with Ernest Hemingway and music by Marc Blitzstein and Virgil Thomson.
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Joris Ivens was suspected of being a friend of Mao Zedong and especially Zhou Enlai.
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In early 1943, Frank Capra hired Joris Ivens to supervise the production of Know Your Enemy: Japan for his US War Department film series Why We Fight.
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Joris Ivens's position concerning Indonesia and his taking sides for the Eastern Bloc in the Cold War annoyed the Dutch government.
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Joris Ivens was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize for the year 1967.
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Joris Ivens was given unprecedented access because of his pro-communist views and his old personal friendships with Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong.
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Joris Ivens spoke to Radio Netherlands about his life and work in a wide-ranging interview.
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In 1988 Joris Ivens received the Golden Lion Honorary Award at the Venice Film Festival.
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Joris Ivens then received the Order of the Netherlands Lion in January 1989, and died on 28 June that year.