Roman Kroitor

Producer

Roman Kroitor

Born December 12, 1926 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, CanadaDied September 16, 201249 films

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.

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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.

Filmography

49 films
  1. TBAStarbreakerExecutive Producer
  2. TBAWhy Men RapeExecutive Producer
  3. 2000CyberWorldCo-Producer
  4. 1988BeaversAssociate Producer
  5. 1985We Are Born of StarsCo-Producer
  6. 1983Laughter in My SoulExecutive Producer
  7. 1982First WinterExecutive Producer
  8. 1982Hail Columbia!Producer
  9. 1980Challenger: An Industrial RomanceExecutive Producer
  10. 1980Bravery in the FieldExecutive Producer
  11. 1980Nose and TinaExecutive Producer
  12. 1979Canada Vignettes: Love on WheelsExecutive Producer
  13. 1979Twice Upon a TimeProducer
  14. 1978The Red DressExecutive Producer
  15. 1978Margaret Laurence, First Lady of ManawakaExecutive Producer
  16. 1978So Long To RunProducer
  17. 1977Henry Ford's AmericaExecutive Producer
  18. 1977Flora: Scenes from a Leadership ConventionExecutive Producer
  19. 1977Hold the KetchupExecutive Producer
  20. 1977Strangers at the DoorProducer
  21. 1977Bekevar JubileeExecutive Producer
  22. 1974Circus WorldProducer
  23. 1974Man Belongs to the EarthProducer
  24. 1971North of SuperiorProducer
  25. 1966The BaymenProducer
  26. 1966Little White CrimesProducer
  27. 1966StravinskyProducer
  28. 1964Nobody Waved GoodbyeProducer
  29. 1964The HutteritesProducer
  30. 1964Above the HorizonProducer
  31. 1963Toronto JazzProducer
  32. 1962Lonely BoyProducer
  33. 1961Festival in Puerto RicoProducer
  34. 1961The Days of Whisky GapProducer
  35. 1960I Was a Ninety-pound WeaklingProducer
  36. 1960The Cars in Your LifeProducer
  37. 1959The Back-breaking LeafProducer
  38. 1959The End of the LineProducer
  39. 1959Emergency WardProducer
  40. 1959Glenn Gould: Off the RecordProducer
  41. 1959Glenn Gould: On the RecordProducer
  42. 1958The Days Before ChristmasProducer
  43. 1958PoliceProducer
  44. 1958Memory of SummerProducer
  45. 1958PilgrimageProducer
  46. 1958Country ThreshingProducer
  47. 1958A Foreign LanguageProducer
  48. 1958Blood and FireProducer
  49. 1953Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway SwitchmanProducer