Roman Kroitor
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- December 12, 1926
- Died
- September 16, 2012 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
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
Starbreaker
Movie · Executive Producer
Why Men Rape
Movie · Executive Producer
CyberWorld
Movie · Co-Producer
Beavers
Movie · Associate Producer
We Are Born of Stars
Movie · Co-Producer
Laughter in My Soul
Movie · Executive Producer
First Winter
Movie · Executive Producer
Hail Columbia!
Movie · Producer
Nose and Tina
Movie · Executive Producer
Challenger: An Industrial Romance
Movie · Executive Producer
Bravery in the Field
Movie · Executive Producer
Twice Upon a Time
Movie · Producer
Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels
Movie · Executive Producer
The Red Dress
Movie · Executive Producer
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka
Movie · Executive Producer
So Long To Run
Movie · Producer
Hold the Ketchup
Movie · Executive Producer
Flora: Scenes from a Leadership Convention
Movie · Executive Producer
Strangers at the Door
Movie · Producer
Bekevar Jubilee
Movie · Executive Producer
Henry Ford's America
Movie · Executive Producer
Man Belongs to the Earth
Movie · Producer
Circus World
Movie · Producer
North of Superior
Movie · Producer
The Baymen
Movie · Producer
Little White Crimes
Movie · Producer
Stravinsky
Movie · Producer
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Movie · Producer
The Hutterites
Movie · Producer
Above the Horizon
Movie · Producer
Toronto Jazz
Movie · Producer
Lonely Boy
Movie · Producer
Festival in Puerto Rico
Movie · Producer
The Days of Whisky Gap
Movie · Producer
The Cars in Your Life
Movie · Producer
I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
Movie · Producer
The End of the Line
Movie · Producer
The Back-breaking Leaf
Movie · Producer
Emergency Ward
Movie · Producer
Glenn Gould: Off the Record
Movie · Producer
Glenn Gould: On the Record
Movie · Producer
Country Threshing
Movie · Producer
The Days Before Christmas
Movie · Producer
Blood and Fire
Movie · Producer
A Foreign Language
Movie · Producer
Pilgrimage
Movie · Producer
Police
Movie · Producer
Memory of Summer
Movie · Producer
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
Movie · Producer