Production
Roman Kroitor
EN, FR cinema · 61 credits
Born
12 December 1926
Died
16 September 2012 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
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
Starbreaker
Executive Producer
Why Men Rape
Executive Producer
CyberWorld
Co-Producer
Echoes of the Sun
Director
Beavers
Associate Producer
We Are Born of Stars
Writer, Co-Producer
Laughter in My Soul
Executive Producer
Hail Columbia!
Writer, Producer
First Winter
Executive Producer
Nose and Tina
Executive Producer
Challenger: An Industrial Romance
Executive Producer
Bravery in the Field
Executive Producer, Producer
Twice Upon a Time
Producer
Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels
Executive Producer
The Red Dress
Executive Producer
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka
1978
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka
Executive Producer
Hold the Ketchup
1977
Hold the Ketchup
Executive Producer, Producer
Flora: Scenes from a Leadership Convention
Executive Producer
Bekevar Jubilee
1977
Bekevar Jubilee
Executive Producer
Henry Ford's America
Executive Producer
Circus World
Producer, Director, Editor
North of Superior
Producer
Tiger Child
Original Music Composer
In the Labyrinth
Director
The Baymen
Producer
Little White Crimes
Producer
Stravinsky
Director, Producer
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Producer
The Hutterites
Producer
Above the Horizon
Director, Producer
21-87
as (Archive audio)
Toronto Jazz
Producer
Lonely Boy
Director, Producer
Festival in Puerto Rico
Director, Editor, Producer
Universe
Director, Writer
The End of the Line
Producer
Emergency Ward
Producer
Glenn Gould: Off the Record
Director, Producer
Glenn Gould: On the Record
Director, Producer
The Days Before Christmas
Editor, Producer
Blood and Fire
Producer
A Foreign Language
Producer
Pilgrimage
Producer
Police
Producer
Memory of Summer
Producer
City of Gold
Writer
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
Director, Producer, Editor, Script
Age of the Beaver
1952
Age of the Beaver
Writer, Editor