Known For
Production
Born
Dec 12, 1926
Died
Sep 16, 2012
Place of Birth
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Credits
61 titles
Roman Kroitor
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.
Known For
Filmography
Rebels with a Camera
Self
CyberWorld
Co-Producer
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
Director
Echoes of the Sun
Director
Beavers
Associate Producer
We Are Born of Stars
Writer
Laughter in My Soul
Executive Producer
First Winter
Executive Producer
Hail Columbia!
Writer
Challenger: An Industrial Romance
Executive Producer
Bravery in the Field
Executive Producer
Nose and Tina
Executive Producer
Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels
Executive Producer
Twice Upon a Time
Producer
So Long To Run
Producer
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka
Executive Producer
The Red Dress
Executive Producer
Henry Ford's America
Executive Producer
Flora: Scenes from a Leadership Convention
Executive Producer
Bekevar Jubilee
Executive Producer
Strangers at the Door
Producer
Hold the Ketchup
Executive Producer
Circus World
Producer
Man Belongs to the Earth
Producer
North of Superior
Producer
Tiger Child
Original Music Composer
In the Labyrinth
Director
The Baymen
Producer
Little White Crimes
Producer
Stravinsky
Director
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Producer
Above the Horizon
Director
The Hutterites
Producer
Toronto Jazz
Producer
21-87
(Archive audio)
Lonely Boy
Director
The Living Machine
Director
Festival in Puerto Rico
Director
The Days of Whisky Gap
Producer
I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
Producer
Universe
Director
The Cars in Your Life
Producer
The Back-breaking Leaf
Producer
The End of the Line
Producer
Glenn Gould: On the Record
Producer
Emergency Ward
Producer
Glenn Gould: Off the Record
Director
The Days Before Christmas
Editor
Police
Producer
Memory of Summer
Producer