Roman Kroitor
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- December 12, 1926
- Place of birth
- Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Died
- September 16, 2012
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.
Movies with Roman Kroitor
- 21-87 1963 · ★ 6.8
- Rebels with a Camera 2006
Movies directed by Roman Kroitor
- Lonely Boy 1962 · ★ 6.0
- The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max 1991 · ★ 7.4
- Universe 1960 · ★ 7.5
- Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman 1953 · ★ 5.9
- Stravinsky 1966 · ★ 7.8
- Glenn Gould: On the Record 1959 · ★ 8.5
- In the Labyrinth 1967 · ★ 8.5
- Festival in Puerto Rico 1961 · ★ 10.0
- Glenn Gould: Off the Record 1959 · ★ 7.0
- Rescue Party 1953 · ★ 7.0
- Above the Horizon 1964 · ★ 9.0
- Circus World 1974 · ★ 8.0
- Echoes of the Sun 1990 · ★ 8.0
- The Living Machine 1962