Biography
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.
Filmography
all 56
Movies 56
Producer 36
Director 10
Writer 6
self 2
CyberWorld (2000)
The Last Buffalo (1990)
Echoes of the Sun (1990)
Skyward (1985)
Challenger: An Industrial Romance (1980)
Bravery in the Field (1980)
Nose and Tina (1980)
Acting Class (1980)
Twice Upon a Time (1979)
L'âge de la machine (1978)
So Long To Run (1978)
The Red Dress (1978)
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka (1978)
Hold the Ketchup (1977)
Propaganda Message (1974)
North of Superior (1971)
Tiger Child (1970)
In the Labyrinth (1967)
The Baymen (1966)
Little White Crimes (1966)
Stravinsky (1966)
Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)
The Hutterites (1964)
21-87 (1963)
Toronto Jazz (1963)
Lonely Boy (1962)
The Living Machine (1962)
Universe (1960)
Emergency Ward (1959)
The End of the Line (1959)
Pilgrimage (1958)
A Foreign Language (1958)
Police (1958)
Country Threshing (1958)
Blood and Fire (1958)
Memory of Summer (1958)
City of Gold (1957)
It's a Crime (1957)
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GenderMale
Birthday1926-12-12
Deathday2012-09-16 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceYorkton, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
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