Roman Kroitor
Production
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
Production49
movieCyberWorld
2000
Co-Producer
movieBeavers
1988
Associate Producer
movieWe Are Born of Stars
1985
Co-Producer
movieLaughter in My Soul
1983
Executive Producer
movieFirst Winter
1982
Executive Producer
movieHail Columbia!
1982
Producer
movieChallenger: An Industrial Romance
1980
Executive Producer
movieBravery in the Field
1980
Executive Producer, Producer
movieNose and Tina
1980
Executive Producer
movieCanada Vignettes: Love on Wheels
1979
Executive Producer
movieTwice Upon a Time
1979
Producer
movieThe Red Dress
1978
Executive Producer
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka
1978
Executive Producer
movieHenry Ford's America
1977
Executive Producer
movieFlora: Scenes from a Leadership Convention
1977
Executive Producer
Hold the Ketchup
1977
Executive Producer, Producer
movieStrangers at the Door
1977
Producer
Bekevar Jubilee
1977
Executive Producer
movieCircus World
1974
Producer
movieNorth of Superior
1971
Producer
movieThe Baymen
1966
Producer
movieLittle White Crimes
1966
Producer
movieStravinsky
1966
Producer
movieNobody Waved Goodbye
1964
Producer
movieThe Hutterites
1964
Producer
movieAbove the Horizon
1964
Producer
movieToronto Jazz
1963
Producer
movieLonely Boy
1962
Producer
movieFestival in Puerto Rico
1961
Producer
movieThe Days of Whisky Gap
1961
Producer
movieThe Cars in Your Life
1960
Producer
movieThe Back-breaking Leaf
1959
Producer
movieThe End of the Line
1959
Producer
movieEmergency Ward
1959
Producer
moviePolice
1958
Producer
movieMemory of Summer
1958
Producer
moviePilgrimage
1958
Producer
movieA Foreign Language
1958
Producer
movieBlood and Fire
1958
Producer
Starbreaker
Executive Producer
movieWhy Men Rape
Executive Producer
Directing13
movieCircus World
1974
Director
movieIn the Labyrinth
1967
Director
movieStravinsky
1966
Director
movieAbove the Horizon
1964
Director
movieLonely Boy
1962
Director
movieThe Living Machine
1962
Director
movieFestival in Puerto Rico
1961
Director
movieUniverse
1960
Director
Writing6
Editing5
Acting2
movie21-87
1963
(Archive audio)
Crew1
Sound1
movieTiger Child
1970
Original Music Composer