Roman Kroitor

Born: 1926-12-12

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.


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Released: 1963-04-24

This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract collage of snippets from discarded footage...

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The Reality Trip

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Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations -...

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Live Before the Letter

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Released: 2006-01-01

Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers,...

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