Roman Kroitor
Personal Info
Know For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-12-12 (86 years old)
Deathday
2012-09-16
Place of Birth
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Also known As
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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 teachin...
Acting
Production
1982
as Writer
1957
as Writer
1960
as Director
1966
as Producer
1953
as Director
1966
as Producer
1980
as Executive Producer
1958
as Producer
1959
as Producer
1967
as Director
1959
as Producer
1964
as Producer
1958
as Editor
1958
as Producer
1960
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1962
as Director
1961
as Director
1959
as Producer
1961
as Editor
1961
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1959
as Director
1959
as Producer
1962
as Producer
1959
as Producer
1966
as Director
1959
as Director
1966
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1953
1953
1960
as Writer
1952
as Writer
1952
as Editor
1970
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Director
1977
as Executive Producer
1963
as Producer
1978
as Executive Producer
1961
as Producer
1979
as Producer
1974
as Producer
2000
as Co-Producer
1971
as Producer
1978
as Executive Producer
1958
as Producer
1978
as Producer
1980
as Executive Producer
1977
as Producer
1957
as Story
1985
as Writer
1964
as Producer
1985
as Co-Producer
1953
as Director
1977
as Executive Producer
1980
as Executive Producer
1980
as Producer
1982
as Executive Producer
1977
as Producer
1977
as Executive Producer
1979
as Executive Producer
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