Roman Kroitor
Known for: Production
Born: December 11, 1926 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada - Died: September 15, 2012
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original inspiration for The Force. His prodigious output garnered numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, three Cannes Film Festival awards, and two Oscar nominations. Roman Boghdan Kroitor was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, to Ukrainian immigrants Peter and Tatiana (Shewchuk), both of whom were teachers. Peter died when Roman was four; Tatiana moved the family to Winnipeg and continued teaching. Roman attended the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1951 with a Master of Arts in Philosophy.
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Live Before the Letter
Self
Hail Columbia!
Writer
City of Gold
Writer
Universe
Director
The Baymen
Producer
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
Director
Little White Crimes
Producer
Nose and Tina
Executive Producer
Country Threshing
Producer
The End of the Line
Producer
In the Labyrinth
Director
The Back-breaking Leaf
Producer
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Producer
The Days Before Christmas
Editor
The Cars in Your Life
Producer
Blood and Fire
Producer
A Foreign Language
Producer
Lonely Boy
Director
Festival in Puerto Rico
Director
Emergency Ward
Producer
Police
Producer
Pilgrimage
Producer
Glenn Gould: Off the Record
Director